I am doing my essay on Warm Bodies. I really enjoyed the
movie. It’s considered a “Chick-Flick”, but I wouldn’t say this is anymore a “Chick-Flick”
than Zombieland is. I liked that they
kept this movie PG-13 because everything that was in the movie felt pretty
necessary. There weren’t any scenes where I was like, “This movie could’ve done
without that.” There weren’t any distractions from what the movie was about and
what was important. I was a little shocked when I read in the article that I
brought to class that the director just called it a “zombie romance”. There is
so much that this movie could offer as a reflection on our society like love
(of course), connection and communication, expectations placed on relationships
(of all kinds), or the lack of religion in any way, shape, or form. I’m definitely
going to have to do more research about the director to see if I can dig a
little deeper into his personal views. However, I liked the idea that Dr.
Hanrahan brought up in which maybe to him it is just a “zombie romance” that
has unintentional meaning. Maybe by following the book and in an effort to
relate to his audience, he inadvertently made statements within the movie about
society. This is an idea I think I will bring up in my essay somewhere. Does
that sound like a good idea or will it distract from my topic?
I was thinking about either writing about what the movie
says about connection and communication in our society or the expectations and
habits placed within a relationship. I’m not really sure exactly what my
question will be, but I think these could be interesting.
Do all of you think that a lot of movies have unintentional
meaning that is interpreted differently by different viewers?
I agree! I think the majority of films are like that. How can the director possibily plan for all the unintended reactions. I mean aftter all each person veiws the world through there own eyes. So everyone has there own opinion. I think that is also why the world is so unique too. Makes people fun to talk to.
ReplyDeleteI agree! I think the majority of films are like that. How can the director possibily plan for all the unintended reactions. I mean aftter all each person veiws the world through there own eyes. So everyone has there own opinion. I think that is also why the world is so unique too. Makes people fun to talk to.
ReplyDeleteEvery movie and play has different meaning to the viewers! I really like that you found more of a meaning in the movie. To me, "warm bodies" is a zombie remake of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. i.e. the zombie's name is R and the girl's name is Juliet. so yeah :P But all together I agree on your ideals of the film.
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