Chris Martin

SPOILERS: Hi! I’m not AI, I loved the first film and I loved this one as well. Yes there were some strange plot holes. But the main story is about the boys journey in coping with death. It’s kind of a “coming of age” zombie movie about accepting death is a part of life. If that sounds terrible to you, then stop reading and don’t watch it. It doesn’t branch off into a huge storyline they keep it pretty close-knit. It’s not an epic zombie movie it’s a story of a boy growing up set in a zombie apocalypse. I think some people were upset they didn’t get more out of the storyline than the story of this boy. Like they wanted to see how the world was faring and I totally get that. And so maybe that’s the thing to know: the world plot isn’t being developed here.. it’s more of a personal journey. Like the Oddessey it’s a heroes journey of a 12 year old that has a zombie apocalypse setting. For that I’m wiling to overlook some strange “British” things like the Jimmy troupe at the end. But more than that… I think it is “anti-alpha” a little bit. In a world where we have this super masculine aggressive energy… the boy rejects his dad who tells him to “keep looking” and wants him to “get his first kill” and wants to save his sick mom. Further the scene shows his dad cheating and it pisses him off so he makes a plan. It’s heartfelt and emotionally it makes sense. There are some seemingly random scenes of British archers that are slid in and I think it’s a swipe at British masculinity. Let me explain further… Similarly in 28 days later.. the alpha soldiers at the fort are just as bad as the zombies. Their depression and suicidal tendencies allowed them to justify rape for the sake of the future of mankind. This film has “alpha” zombies.. and a hunter dad who is “not afraid” and warns of the “doctor” (education- themes of tree of knowledge etc) and the boy seeks him out anyway. What he finds isn’t a cure but an acceptance of death and his mother’s death and after seeing all of the gruesome ways to die he’s at peace with the way she went. At the end he doesn’t want to go home to become celebrated as a hero because he doesn’t view himself that way. The entire party was uncomfortable for him to begin with and so he goes on his own journey.. Few plot things: Someone pointed out they should’ve killed the alpha when sedated but the doctor didn’t seem the type.. like he was a scientist studying and not a zombie killer but more of a “don’t interact it’s animal planet” sort of way. So it didn’t stand out to me. Also.. I’d like to point out that in 28 Days later we have a story of a man waking up in a hospital out of a coma where he’s scared and basically worthless in the beginning and ends up being a badass and taking out a fort of soldiers at the end. We have a Isimilar transition here with a 12 year old boy. Was it a standard zombie film? No… so if you’re looking for a horror survival standard zombie film you may be disappointed. To me it’s kind of a reflection on .. what is a hero and what is heroic? Him trying to save his mom is more heroic than “getting a few kills”