This film is an epic, nonstop ride from beginning to end. From the very beginning we see the danger that the world is in. How a virus has spread and consumed the living, turning the people into bloodthirsty zombies. These zombies, however, are not you campy, low budget movie zombies. They are not over the top nor are they overly gory. They seem to be grounded in reality. When I think of a zombie apocalypse this is what I think of.
Each moment in this film made you want more. In each moment your constant thoughts will be of what is next to come. The story, though, isn’t all that predicable. The ending in particular seems more realistic than the typical zombie movie and is in fact rather believable. Again, this film is based in reality. Your thoughts will lead you to wonder if something like this really could happen and in some ways that is scarier than the film itself.
Brad Pitt (unsurprisingly) does an amazing job as Gerry, The UN representative sent to investigate the spread of the zombie virus. Torn between not wanting to go back to his past and keeping his family safe he makes the difficult decision to go back to work for the Government to find out a cure, if any.
The film focuses on how quickly things can change for the worse. How the North Koreans were able to put a stop to the spread of the virus was legitimately terrifying. While the walled city of Jerusalem quickly fell leading to the death of thousands of people who had put their trust in it.
Is such an apocalyptic scenario possible? Could there actually be a “zombie” like virus? This film could be a prophecy of what is to come. I personally don’t put anything past Mother Nature and that as viruses continue to evolve something like this just might happen.
Makes you think, doesn’t it?
9.5 out of 10
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