When this movie was released first on January 31,
2013 in the Philippines, Russia, and Greece, people thought it is the start of
something new about Zombie topics in the movie industry. The movie created a
different set of perspective in the never-ending human versus zombie post
apocalyptic battles, injecting a typical young love amid chaos love affair. The
plot almost came unbelievably loaded with fresh concepts about the mythology of
Zombie-ism. Gone are the days when viewers would always view Zombies as plain
brain-dead antagonists feasting on human flesh without any sign of human
emotion and consideration. Warm Bodies
introduced a new dimension to Zombie-ism stories, “the Bonies”.
The Bonies, in this movie, were the usual ferocious dead
people walking, while R, the main cast of the movie took on a fresher concept
playing protagonist, positively holding on with that small light of human emotion
left inside him to be human once again. It is cute to watch the plot being
presented in a not-so clever storyline with minor attempts that sound ambitious.
But because the world of zombie-ism as a sheer mythology allows us endless
possibilities, it has left more space in our hearts to believe in this new
perspective. Warm Bodies has entirely offered a different twist to the zombie
movie genre.
As we see humanized zombies fighting hand in hand
with human to erase the lurking dangers created by a group of fully dead
walking people, we too find it fully entertaining, as the plots developed from
one scene to another. It was charming to watch that behind festering wounds of
zombies lay a heart that is entirely capable to love again. Love conquers all;
that even in the most dangerous and chaotic situations, people still desire to
love again. It was almost funny, yet acceptable to find a potential Romeo and
Juliet concept in a zombie genre, but because nothing limits our imagination,
the movie turned out to be more compelling, as the two main characters slowly
build a relationship with the hope that a better world, nobody else believes
in, is totally possible, if given the chance.
This movie wasn’t perfect at all, but even in its flaw,
human emotions prevail, coming up with one of the most heartwarming, almost
funny, and a highly unusual zombie movie of all time.
Warm Bodies, upon its release in the United States
on February 1, 2013 gained mixed reviews from critics all over the world. For
the fresh perspective in zombie theme, Warm Bodies holds 80% certified fresh
rating based on 174 reviews. The movie garnered a whooping $66.4 million in the
US and another $50.5 million worldwide.
In its total viewing rating, Warm Movie was given PG
13 with few zombie violence and language, but overall, the movie featured nothing
too offensive or gory. It was clean and the seemingly violent scenes were
presented too quickly.
Finally, Warm Bodies has one of the best endings, as
the two main casts watched the destruction of city walls, which signals the end
of the zombie-filled world, and a new beginning where human and zombies
interacts peacefully.
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