Director: Jonathan Levine
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich
My Rating: Liked It
(I wrote this a while ago, not when I published this)
The trailers for Warm
Bodies didn’t interest me at all - I wrote it off, and quite frankly, I forgot
about it. It came out on DVD recently and my boredom drove me to redbox, and
I figured, “What the hell? Why not?” I’m very glad I was bored that night.
The world is comprised of mostly zombies, aimlessly walking
around in search of fresh, living flesh to tear into. The main character, R, is
an interesting exception to all of the zombies; He can easily formulate
thoughts and he’s even an avid collector. Not only is he a bright zombie, but
he can also spit out a word or two, here and there, to get his point across to
whomever. R and a posse of zombies literally stumble across a group of
survivors. R, being the smart and horny undead he is, eyes a living blonde
goddess and saves her from the other zombies. The movie follows their
relationship, which ultimately changes the whole world for the better.
There are some brilliant ideas put forth in Warm Bodies. For instance, if a zombie
eats a living person’s brains, then he/she can see their memories. It’s kind of
like their way of dreaming or using drugs; it’s really their only entertainment
seeing as how they can’t ever fall asleep. I should add that the casting is
perfect; everyone suits his or her part. Rob Corddry (Hot Tub Time Machine, Cedar Rapids) adds some absolutely hysterical
comic relief that had me literally laughing out loud.
I don’t want to ruin the movie, but the message is strong
and simple: when we are in love, we feel alive, more alive than we did before;
and the way it presents that is very creative to me. I recommend this to
everyone. Warm Bodies is the best take on zombies I’ve seen in a while. It may
not be as fun or funny as Zombieland,
but it’s got the brain and heart to match it.