The film stars Brad Pitt, who is a happy househusband, that has retired from his work with the UN as an investigator. While out with his family in Philadelphia, he lands smack in the middle of a virus outbreak that has people dying and coming back to life. The most intriguing part of the film was when Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt), his wife Karin (Mireille Enos), and their two children try to survive the pandemic that breaks out in the city during rush-hour traffic. The family are soon contacted thereafter by Gerry's former colleague as they try to make their way to a safe area to catch a helicopter to escape.
Gerry, although at first resistant, joins a virologist and team of Navy SEAL members who are tasked with finding the origin of the outbreak to find a cure. The team set out for South Korea were out reluctant hero finds little information and must move on. Gerry is an intelligent problem solver who manages to lead in any given scenario and makes fast decisions to save those around him such as quickly cutting someone's hand off who has been bitten to stop the infection.
World War Z follows the typical story of global devastation with the occasional slice of terror and mayhem. The well-written script is constructed in such a way that it doesn't need to rely heavingly on gore that most zombie movies are known for. The action-packed sequences are combined with that of people coming together, such as the Israeli Jews and Palestinians separated by the Jerusalem wall, to fight a common cause. Gerry soon teams of with the badass Israeli solider called Segen (Daniella Kertesz). The duo later find themselves on a plane were Economy Class is taking their revenge when an outbreak occurs on board.
World War Z features a realistic approach to the undead were Gerry and his team must work quietly as not to attract the attention of the blood-thirsty cannibals. Also, we find that they are not attracted to those individuals who are diseased or have terminal illnesses. I found this to be a very smart and clever take on the undead were even if they are unnatural--they would still want to survive and thus not eat diseased meat.
All-in-all, World War Z is a modern take on what a viral outbreak would be like in today's world. Brad Pitt produced World Way Z after reading Max Brook's book and tried to instill that same amount of serious attention to global consciousness within the body of the film. If you like smart horror movies then check out World War Z today! To learn more, visit the official World War Z website.
Movie Information
Released: June 21, 2013
Directed by: Marc Forster
Cast: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Matthew Fox, James Badge Dale, More
Screenplay by: Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard, Damon Lindelof
Story by: J. Michael Straczynski, Matthew Michael Carnahan, Max Brooks
Score: 9 out of 10