Movie Review: World War Z (English)
Just last week came a superhero movie where an alien took upon himself to save the world. This week, it's one of our fellow earthlings who decides to play superhero against all odds to save the planet from zombie apocalypse. Welcome to World War Z! Having languished in development hell for some time, the apocalyptic action cum eerily realistic zombie thriller directed by Marc Forster stars Brad Pitt as former UN investigator Gerry Lane who is called back to his job after a global pandemic threatens to wipe out the entire world population.
Opening with the Lane family trapped in a Philadelphia gridlock as a mass zombie attack hits, WWZ gets off to a terrifying start, packing in enough punch and perfectly setting the tone for what's in store. Gerry uses his previous UN connections to arrange for a rescue, but is asked to determine the source of the outbreak in return for this favour. Keeping his family's safety in mind, he relents to their demands and sets out on a globe trotting ride hopping from South Korea to Jerusalem to Wales as he attempts to trace its origins and stop it before it's all too late.
I don't know if zombies exist for real, but if they were anything close to what's depicted on screen I would be scared stiff! Unnervingly similar to Steven Soderbergh's Contagion in its treatment and scale, WWZ tremendously succeeds in portraying a world on the verge of collapse, punctuated by interesting geopolitical observations and tense, nail-biting moments that leave you gasping for breath. Adapted from Max Brooks's novel of the same name, World War Z is fast, furious, smart and surprisingly devoid of gore! Definitely worth a watch, but only in 2D.
P.S.: The instrumentals Isolated System and Follow Me that play during the opening and closing credits are simply mind-blowing! Muse, you guys rock!
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I don't know if zombies exist for real, but if they were anything close to what's depicted on screen I would be scared stiff! Unnervingly similar to Steven Soderbergh's Contagion in its treatment and scale, WWZ tremendously succeeds in portraying a world on the verge of collapse, punctuated by interesting geopolitical observations and tense, nail-biting moments that leave you gasping for breath. Adapted from Max Brooks's novel of the same name, World War Z is fast, furious, smart and surprisingly devoid of gore! Definitely worth a watch, but only in 2D.
P.S.: The instrumentals Isolated System and Follow Me that play during the opening and closing credits are simply mind-blowing! Muse, you guys rock!
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