World War Z (末日之戰) is an 2013 film. The movie stars Brad Pitt. The supporting cast include Mireille Enos, Matthew Fox, Daniella Kertesz, and Fana Mokoena. The movie is based on a fiction novel of the same name by Max Brooks. The zombie "rules" in the film are different than that of the book.
The film starts with Brad Pitt as Gerry Lane, a retired UN officer playing homemaker in Philadelphia. While on the way to school, the city starts to go into a panic. Gerry senses that there something sinister happening and focuses on getting his family to safety. With his UN connections, they get to a navy ship. Initially reluctant, Lane sets out with a neural scientist to find a "cure" on a US base in South Korea. When they get there, things go wrong from the get go when the scientist dies. From there, Lane gathers clues to try to stop this pandemic.
This movie was pretty awesome. I haven't been at the edge of my seat in a movie since The Avengers. Iron Man 3 was pretty awesome too, but it didn't have the same suspense level. World War Z did well by giving us times of calm followed by a blitzkrieg of "will they survive" moments. The emotional connection he has for his family made his desperation all the more compelling. Why is he trying so hard to find a "cure"?
This movie has been written to death these past few months. From Entertainment Weekly, to movie blog sites, to other news sites. World War Z was heavily covered. I hope it does well enough at the box office for Parts 2 and 3 to be made. Pitt's production company planned to make this a trilogy. I think they have a good chance to make their money back and than some.
As I've read in articles, the book's zombie's are more like The Walking Dead type zombies. Slow. The movie zombies are like things from mother nature, such as ants. They swarm and act like insects. At this point, any new "zombie" film will try to add their own zombie rules. It's up to us to figure it out.
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