World War Z

[thecandyman123]

All talks aside, movie was really realistic and It di get your heart running.

[hellman]

Well you'll maybe see it in sequel. I'm pretty sure it will happen!

if there is a sequel then its going to b a big flop... yes they never told how the virus spread so prequel can b made too

[yeewhat]

i was quite surprised to find out that the production of this movie was marred by problems, but i thought they did a great job with the ending anyway, where brad pitt's character finds the "solution" and is reunited with his family in nova scotia.

i can't wait for the sequel - zombie movies hardly show the effect of the global apocalypse on a global scale, so i want to see how the different people across the world deal with the zombie apocalypse. because in the book, living people do end up reclaiming the world from the zombies. i'm optimistic for the sequel, if they can avoid the production problems they had while shooting the first.

[slikrapid]

but i thought they did a great job with the ending anyway, where brad pitt's character finds the "solution" and is reunited with his family in nova scotia.

didn't he find the solution by injecting himself randomly until the zombies calmed down? not to mention the 'invisible to zombies' vaccine solution - thats just lazy scriptwriting (or in this case probably intentional)

zombie movies hardly show the effect of the global apocalypse on a global scale, so i want to see how the different people across the world deal with the zombie apocalypse. because in the book, living people do end up reclaiming the world from the zombies.

several problems with that:
- people will deal with it similarly regardless of where they are located (unnecessary repetition of similar actions)
- too many characters to deal with (not enough time spent on establishing their background/motivations/personality/...)
- has been done before by using newsflashes, reports, etc. to inform the viewer of the (global) situation (a good solution, doesn't waste too much on-screen time)
- also, this movie is not really about zombies, its about pharma/vaccination propaganda, fear-mongering, globalism, using zombies as a metaphor for people that are not in-line with the majority (or with the governing system)

[yeewhat]

didn't he find the solution by injecting himself randomly until the zombies calmed down? not to mention the 'invisible to zombies' vaccine solution - thats just lazy scriptwriting (or in this case probably intentional)

i didn't mind the vaccine solution. true, they didn't really explain how the vaccine worked exactly, but i think the jump from brad pitt injecting himself with a virus, to eventually a vaccine being concocted, is reasonable. vaccines work by transmitting a bit of the virus into your body anyway, to boost its immunity to that virus. i don't think it was unreasonable for the movie to ask us to suspend our disbelief that their 'invisible to zombies' solution works in a similar way.

several problems with that:
- people will deal with it similarly regardless of where they are located (unnecessary repetition of similar actions)
- too many characters to deal with (not enough time spent on establishing their background/motivations/personality/...)
- has been done before by using newsflashes, reports, etc. to inform the viewer of the (global) situation (a good solution, doesn't waste too much on-screen time)
- also, this movie is not really about zombies, its about pharma/vaccination propaganda, fear-mongering, globalism, using zombies as a metaphor for people that are not in-line with the majority (or with the governing system)

it's not true to say that people will necessarily deal with it similarly regardless of where they're located. certainly the book and movie illustrate this - north korea responded by taking all the people's teeth out and putting them into an underground bunker. israel built a massive wall around jerusalem. in the book, the americans try to fight back by using a conventional military and fail.

but even stepping back from how to kill the huge amount of zombies, it'll be interesting to see how the world adjusts in the aftermath in the economic and geopolitical sense. how are china, the US, africa etc going to react to each other? is everyone going to be friends, or is the world going to become more distrustful and isolated? the possibilities are endless. you're right in saying that you could deal with these issues in news reports like other films have, but given brad pitt's character's unique position within the UN, we could be given an intimate look at the politiking behind the scenes. that would be awesome. no other zombie film has looked at it from that global institutions perspective before. rather, most films tell stories about how particular individuals try and survive the apocalypse.

your 2nd and 3rd objections can be overcome with sufficient direction and writing, which hopefully the film will receive. in relation to your 4th objection, there's no reason those themes are not consistent with a geopolitical thriller that's set in global zombie apocalypse.

[slikrapid]

@yeewhat:

i think the jump from brad pitt injecting himself with a virus, to eventually a vaccine being concocted, is reasonable. vaccines work by transmitting a bit of the virus into your body anyway, to boost its immunity to that virus. i don't think it was unreasonable for the movie to ask us to suspend our disbelief that their 'invisible to zombies' solution works in a similar way.

- so brad pitt injecting himself randomly with multiple vaccines is reasonable? the more the merrier?
- 'invisible to zombies' would work only if all of their senses were shut-down or extremely impaired or if brad pitt removed himself from their vicinity (none of which was done or could be done, especially not with vaccines...but they just had to have vaccines as the savior, eh?)
laaaazy

it's not true to say that people will necessarily deal with it similarly regardless of where they're located...north korea responded by taking all the people's teeth out and putting them into an underground bunker. israel built a massive wall around jerusalem. in the book, the americans try to fight back by using a conventional military and fail.

dude, thats fiction, the first 2 solutions don't make any sense (though they do contain metaphorical innuendo), the 3rd is believable (and guess what, all countries would try it, especially since the zombies were really aggressive)

it'll be interesting to see how the world adjusts in the aftermath in the economic and geopolitical sense. how are china, the US, africa etc going to react to each other? is everyone going to be friends, or is the world going to become more distrustful and isolated? the possibilities are endless.

well, that movie could then be called: 'after world war z' (hopefully without the abominable 'smith jr. & sr. duo' hehe), it would be even less about zombies, a different genre and probably not nearly as profitable - as for the rest, fictional possibilities may indeed be close to 'endless', realistic/practical ones not even nearly - though i do agree with this: competent filmmakers are able to turn just about any theme into an interesting movie

can be overcome with sufficient direction and writing, which hopefully the film will receive

judging from the current global film-making situation, chances for that would be less than improbable