World War Z is a very interesting take on the apocolypse and approaches it with zombies, but these are a new 'breed', so to say. They do not kill humans, they just take their bodies for hosts and then basically do nothing else. Actually, I did not know, this was based on the horror novel 'World War Z'.
I am yet to see a film, except Warm Bodies, that changes the basic concepts we have about zombies.
Story wise this film is set in the present and very cleverly joins real life situations to the events of the movie. This pandamic disease turns living people into the "undead" and the process of this is very intelligently shown by director Marc Foster. The film stars Brad Pitt as Gerry Lane, a retired United Nations investigator who (due to some problems) leaves his job. When this disease breaks out like wild fire, Gerry is contacted by his previous UN boss to help them find the cause and hopefully a cure for this zombie outbreak.
In the film, the zombies seem to survive just on....SPOILER ALERT!
....a healthy host body, which helps them live... well...you know what I mean.
These zombies...CAN RUN! Zombies are usually portrayed as the undead (obviously) but they also find it difficult to walk, which means they ponder along at a super slow speed...but in World War Z, they can run...very fast.
Brad Pitt, like always, impresses with his brilliant portrayal as the ex-UN investigator, while his wife in the film, Mirielle Enos, captivates the audience with her realistic and emotional acting. Their daughters, Abigail Hargrove and Sterling Jerins, are spectacular, even in the short roles that they have. Abigail Hargrove shows great ability in the way she acts like an asthmatic young girl.
To be honest, there was no loose canon in the acting side of things. Daniella Kertesz, plays an Israeli soldier known only as Segen, acts extremely well especially in one of the scenes where she has to show brutal amounts pain and suffering....actually may cause the soft-hearted to even shed a tear.
World War Z can be an official action-packed thriller film in my opinion. The word "thriller" (mostly associated with "Thriller", a chartbuster of a song from 1983) literally is the best description for this film. There definitely are surprises and a lot of scenes may cause you to jump out of your seat, as they seem slightly expected but the way they are shot....EXCELLENTLY EXECUTED.
Definitely Brad Pitt adds a lot more to the film with his star power but everything in this film is seriously top level! I might even say this is one of the best takes on zombies ever. Films like I Am Legend have revolutionised zombie movies, and World War Z, might just be the same caliber.
The narration at the end of the film, to be honest does disappoint due to the fact that it is not a very well explained conclusion. That being said, this film was a complete shocker for me, I did not expect to like it as much as I did, but make sure you watch the film with an open mind...as ...
SPOILER ALERT!
the ending, may disappoint some fellow viewers.
RATING SYSTEM
Performance 8/10
Direction 8/10
Story/Script 9/10
Action 8.5/10
Cinematography 8/10
Action 8.5/10
Cinematography 8/10
Music/Soundtrack 6.5/10
I give this film (surprisingly) a 8/10 "8 out of 10"Rating: Great! Horrorly Epic! Should be a blockbuster!
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