What if there will be a zombie apocalypse? It’s just a matter of time, are you prepared for it? Well, in that case, you need to have a set of rules to survive among zombies. Before actually following the main rules you need to remember the basic rule “GO WATCH ZOMBIELAND!!!!!!!!!!!”
Zombieland is a 2009 American zombie-apocalypse comedy film directed by Ruben Fleischer starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin, This movie is both critical and commercial success and won various awards under Best Horror Film category.
Storyline:
Few days after a deadly zombie-virus outspread entire America and all over the world turning everyone into zombies, However, a college student from texas named Columbus(Jesse Eisenberg) survived last few days from zombies by setting up some rules, is on his way to meet his parents in Ohio, hoping they are still alive. On his way to Ohio Columbus encounters Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) another survivor who is professionally vicious in killing zombies and obsessed with twinkies. Though Tallahassee didn’t like him he doesn’t have many options and decided to travel together, After hours of the journey they meet two sisters Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin), rest of the story is about their journey with surprising fun elements and how these survivors survived in Zombieland
Cinematography:
Michael Bonvillain is the cinematographer of Zombieland, did tremendous camerawork in capturing minute scenes which resemble sharp details of the film like violence, comedy and thrill elements.
Effects:
This film would not be this huge without special effects and not to mention “realistic zombie” looks, The credit goes to special effects makeup designer Tony Gardener for making zombies look scarier and real, also the survival rules by Columbus often appear onscreen
Character arcs:
Columbus:
The narrator of the film and one of the few non-zombie left in the country is very strict at following the rules of survival he made himself
Tallahassee:
The badass guy who enjoys killing and torturing zombies is a trustworthy friend, also deep inside a child obsessed with twinkies
Wichita:
Another non-zombie who is overprotective of her little sister, who breaks a rule of “No attachments’ by kissing Columbus. Her real name is Krista
Little Rock:
The little sister of Wichita, Little Rock is a 12-year-girl not an innocent and she likes killing zombies.
Sequel:
The sequel of this film is Zombieland Double Tap released in 2019 also got a good response from the audience
The audience enjoys watching this film as it perfectly balances comedy with the main storyline and tops the list of the best zombie films.
