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Chan790

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32. ...and there is no anti-Semitism in the book that I recall.

Reply to Marrah_G (Reply #30)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 11:17 AM

Jul 2013

This is almost entirely unrelated from the source work though. The book was mostly a social commentary...the movie is an action flick with all the social commentary stripped away.

It's like they had a bad script for a zombie movie and thought "Fuck, I bet we can make millions globally if we tack the WWZ brand name on it since we hold the production rights to the book and people really like the book."

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World War Z is a bad movie, and not in a good way - (SPOILERS INSIDE!) [View all] hedgehog Jul 2013 OP

Hmm....I didn't view any of this as racist when I watched it... cynatnite Jul 2013 #1

You may be reading too much into it but I do agree that the movie was BAD. A major disappointment.. leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #2

I'm hoping I didn't see what I think i saw, but when I recall the scenes hedgehog Jul 2013 #5

Good, I'm glad you said that, because I also was confused - closeupready Jul 2013 #13

i guess you see what you go in looking for... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2013 #3

Just by way of fact, zombie or no zombie when I meet a black woman in Cardiff, I assume she's Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #4

Point taken! I watch enough shows from the BBC that I should know this! hedgehog Jul 2013 #6

I thought it was damn good naaman fletcher Jul 2013 #7

I completely agree!!! HeroInAHalfShell Jul 2013 #34

thank you so much for ruining the movie for so many here, there are many ways emphasis your Demonaut Jul 2013 #8

He did state he was going to have spoilers. closeupready Jul 2013 #10

should have beenn in the op headline Demonaut Jul 2013 #12

Maybe he can edit - Hedgehog? closeupready Jul 2013 #14

Done! hedgehog Jul 2013 #18

First line of the post indicates spoilers Goblinmonger Jul 2013 #16

There's no ruining this movie, and if telling someone plot points keeps them from going to see it kenny blankenship Jul 2013 #19

It was really bad........ Marrah_G Jul 2013 #26

I enjoyed the film - saw it on Saturday afternoon. Didn't see racism closeupready Jul 2013 #9

That's a shame. The book was good Recursion Jul 2013 #11

It was so bad as entertainment that I stopped responding to its ugly ideological baggage. kenny blankenship Jul 2013 #15

I totally loathe zombie movies. Skidmore Jul 2013 #17

Shun Goblinmonger Jul 2013 #20

I loathe zombie movies. Skidmore Jul 2013 #29

There are a few really great ones Marrah_G Jul 2013 #23

I think the zombie theme can be a metaphor asking what humans would do today if faced hedgehog Jul 2013 #25

I hate them, too... cynatnite Jul 2013 #35

WWZ is one of my favorite books Marrah_G Jul 2013 #21

I hate how the movie bad mouths zombies too. Dash87 Jul 2013 #22

<3 prole_for_peace Jul 2013 #38

I didn't notice the other stuff, but I did pick up on the I/P thing. Iggo Jul 2013 #24

Zombie shit is so lame. GeorgeGist Jul 2013 #27

IMO Mr Dixon Jul 2013 #28

As far as the thoughts about anti-semitism............ Marrah_G Jul 2013 #30

...and there is no anti-Semitism in the book that I recall. Chan790 Jul 2013 #32

I agree- nothing like the book Marrah_G Jul 2013 #33

I didn't notice any racism in the movie -- I thought it was pretty good Jessy169 Jul 2013 #31

Yeah, but what about the depiction of Zombies? The movies razorman Jul 2013 #36

You're probably reading too much into it LordGlenconner Jul 2013 #37