LEAD CAST: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale, Matthew Fox,
DIRECTOR:Marc
Forster SCREENWRITER:Matthew
Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard, DamonLindelof
PRODUCER: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner,
Ian Bryce EDITOR: Roger Barton, Matt Chesse MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Marco
Beltrami
GENRE: Drama, Action & Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ben
Seresin RUNNING TIME: 116
minutes DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount
Pictures LOCATION: US, Malta, Budapest,
Glasgow
Technical
assessment: 4
Moral
assessment: 3
MTRCB
Rating: PG 13
CINEMA Rating: V14
Gerry
Lane (Brad Pitt) is a former United Nations employee who sacrifices to leave
his family (wife and two daughters) to seek cure for the zombie pandemic.
He joins the mission and travels to South Korea and Israel to stop the
world’s destruction and save humanity. The search leads the mission team to the
World Health Organization (WHO) research center where vaccines to serve as
camouflage of humanity against zombie attacks can be found. The problem
is, the zombies have also infested the center’s laboratories, compelling the
WHO officials to lock up the entire premises for security reasons. But time is of
the essence, and so, with the future of humanity in mind, Gerry takes a great
risk no other person would.
World War Z is an adaptation
of a novel entitled World War Z: An Oral
History of the Zombie War by Max Brook. For a film medium it presents
a good plot and excellent computere generated special effects. It is a
spectacle movie that stirs the interest of young people who are very much into
online zombie games. The direction successfully combines drama in
emotions and excitement in actions. The chase scenes may be a bit long but keep
up to the thrills of this fiction film; there are also no usual gory zombie
attacks that viewers with a queasy stomach may find offensive. Acting-wise,
Pitt is at his best in this film. His presence is powerful and viewers
can readily relate to him as the epitome of a responsible man who is oozing
with love and concern for the family, the world, and humanity. Overall, the film is above average in
all aspects of its technical work.
One distinct trait in the
character of Gerry Lane is his calmness in facing crisis situations when everybody
else is scared to death. It is
important to remain calm before we become victims of our own fear. World
War Z
showcases a heroic effort by a man to save humanity from a pandemic attack.
Amidst the massive crisis when he is compelled to embark on a delicate mission
in the hope of saving humanity and his family, God blesses him with the courage
and strength to focus on the task at hand. There is
grace in putting the benefit of the greater good before our personal concerns. Overall,
the movie is rich in positive values manifested by the central character for
viewers to reflect. However, in view of stressful scenes and the carnage
resulting from the zombie attacks and military counter attacks, CINEMA believes
the movie is not suitable for children.
