This was my first time seeing Warm Bodies and I was definitely a little more than just
skeptical. I honestly thought it was
just going to be another one of those million zombie movies out there.
But I was pleasantly surprised.
I actually really enjoyed the movie a lot. I liked the fact that the plot focused more
on the development of the characters rather than just the action, which is
extremely uncommon for zombie movies today.
This movie is a testament to how far you can stretch
the Romeo and Juliet story while keeping the integrity of the classic play. I thought it was hilarious that they decided
to incorporate the iconic balcony scene but put a twist on it by having Julie
and “R” be interrupted.
Even though I’m not really on the whole zombie apocalypse
bandwagon, I really liked the story that was created around Shakespeare’s Romeo
and Juliet. Seeing the slow
transformation that “R” made in the beginning from zombie to human was really
moving. Not only this, but the fact that
the other zombies banded together to change for the better was actually very
inspiring.
They were the dead literally fighting for their
lives.
Though the movie was riddled with some action and
humor, the true message was never lost—that is, you can heal all things with
love.
I found this to be an amazing (and ironic) contrast
to the classic Romeo and Juliet story because their love benefited no one.
It resulted in the deaths of several people including themselves. But the love between “R” and Julie was
completely selfless. They broke
boundaries to help the misunderstood and succeeded. Now that’s inspirational.
Not to be super cynical and/or be the confrontational internet guy, but OG Romeo and Juliet's romance -totally- benefited people. It took their deaths for their families to realize how silly their feud was.
ReplyDeleteOf course, I'd make the argument that if they'd sat down and talked to their families, instead of, I dunno, letting things escalate ridiculously and then dieing because of it, their families still would have benefited (probably more, because no one would be dead) but in the end, the fighting did stop.
I had a hard time seeing how Warm Bodies was similar to Romeo and Juliet, and agree it definitely is a stretch. However, I really like how the difference is their relationship allowed them to save each other and others. Romeo and Juliet with a happy ending :)
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