What's
new in this flick about zombies, bio - warfare, and survival??? Nothing
much when you break it down to the basics. To sum it all up; its 'I am
legend' meets 'Contagion' with a slightly bigger budget. The storyline
itself is entertaining, if you're into the post apocalyptic, zombie
genre, a la 'Walking Dead' hype . A UN military agent finds himself at ground zero when a deadly virus
spreads across the city, then nation and soon world, at lightening
speed. In a race against time he must find the cure to save his family
and all mankind. His quests takes him around the world to parts of
Africa, the Middle East, and Europe while fighting zombies who fear
nothing and bite everything. Throw in some CGI and Brad Pitt and boom,
World War Z.
The
plot, though at times predictable, had me somewhat amused for the first
hour...then trailed off into a weak rip off of other
humans-turn-zombies-because-of-virus movies. I'll let you see it if you
don't want to wait for the DVD, but personally it made me want to watch
'I am Legend' again. (The second adaptation of the same titled novel The
Omega Man with Charlton Heston wasn't that bad either).
I'm
seeing a trend here as writer Max Brooks, son of Mel Brooks, lays on
the elite agenda like primer before a paint job on a banged up hoopty. The world is over
populated, we need the UN to save us, and on and on. If you pay
attention closely you can point out the Illuminati maxims that are
hidden in plain sight. It's rife with symbolism, so on that note its
worth a watch. But I still say wait for the DVD or PBay it.
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