Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

JP Liz V1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWr3mLI8Xl8

Elizabeth Bennett was always kick ass

Hande hoche!

Well it looks more promising than Abraham Lincoln vampire hunter.

RoyalMarine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVh84GYVJHY

YES.

e_e

PG-13 zombie movie.

Tried reading the book and my opinion was: too much pride and prejudice, not enough zombies.

pixelburp

I don't get our culture's sudden obsession with all things zombie; I can sorta get my head around the Twilight / vampire fad; certainly since Bram Stoker's time vampires have possessed a strong sexual quality - and we all know sex sells. Zombies though? Is it just we've all become nihilists / fatalists, and love glorying in the fantasy of smashing in our fellow man's collective heads?

I think it's because Zombies are utterly terrifying. Plus we're reaching a time where mass pandemics are becoming a worry for the human race.. and zombies sort of reflect this, I think.

endacl

Deleted User wrote: »

Tried reading the book and my opinion was: too much pride and prejudice, not enough zombies.

Quite unmentionable, d'you see...

endacl

pixelburp wrote: »

I don't get our culture's sudden obsession with all things zombie; I can sorta get my head around the Twilight / vampire fad; certainly since Bram Stoker's time vampires have possessed a strong sexual quality - and we all know sex sells. Zombies though? Is it just we've all become nihilists / fatalists, and love glorying in the fantasy of smashing in our fellow man's collective heads?

More like a reflection of an overwhelming culture of mindless consumerism, of celebrity unworthy of celebration, of individuality becoming the exception rather than the norm?

Or am I missing something...?

silverharp

there is a possible connection with the economy, all the 30's horror movies were during the depression, the next time horror movies were popular was the 70's which was a sh1t time for the economy. in the 90's the "horror" movie tended to be lighthearted and the economy was doing well. the walking dead and the rest might be tapping into a combination of the economy, resources, terrorism etc.

Well, the godfather of modern zombie movies, George Romero's early zombie movies (Night of the Living Dead, et al) were essentially allegories for modern commercialism, race relations, and other things. The original Dawn of the Dead has mindless people shambling towards a mall!

Plus there's the fact that Zombies are among the most scary monsters out there - imagine being chased by something, who was once a loved one, but will not stop, does not get tired, and feels no pain.

I also reckon a lot of it has to do with World War Z by Max Brooks.

Mickeroo

The book was funny at first but the one joke premise wore off very quickly, think it could potentially work a lot better as a film.

johnny_ultimate

endacl wrote: »

More like a reflection of an overwhelming culture of mindless consumerism, of celebrity unworthy of celebration, of individuality becoming the exception rather than the norm?

I do often find myself wondering what percentage of the fans who participate in mass zombie walks and consume more or less anything with the word 'zombie' (or synonyms) in the title are aware of the inherent irony therein...

Hrududu

Mickeroo wrote: »

The book was funny at first but the one joke premise wore off very quickly, think it could potentially work a lot better as a film.

I agree. Once the joke wore off I just wanted to stop and do a reread of Pride and Prejudice. I never finished the book but might check out the film

johnny_ultimate

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

I do often find myself wondering what percentage of the fans who participate in mass zombie walks and consume more or less anything with the word 'zombie' (or synonyms) in the title are aware of the inherent irony therein...

Was there not always an irony surrounding it? I mean, the likes of the original Dawn of the Dead, which is arguably the first to point towards mass consumerism in a zombie movie, was a financial success, was it not?

vinegar_zombie

pixelburp wrote:

I don't get our culture's sudden obsession with all things zombie; I can sorta get my head around the Twilight / vampire fad; certainly since Bram Stoker's time vampires have possessed a strong sexual quality - and we all know sex sells. Zombies though? Is it just we've all become nihilists / fatalists, and love glorying in the fantasy of smashing in our fellow man's collective heads?

I guess it's like in 80 everybody was obsessed with aliens, and 90 was all about vampires. I guess each generation takes a monster. Sex does sell indeed to a level that you may order your own zombie or unicorn dildo... What a wonderful time to be alive

IMDB actually put together a infographic for the top movie monsters by decade and it's actually pretty interesting -

vinegar_zombie

silverharp wrote:

there is a possible connection with the economy, all the 30's horror movies were during the depression, the next time horror movies were popular was the 70's which was a sh1t time for the economy. in the 90's the "horror" movie tended to be lighthearted and the economy was doing well. the walking dead and the rest might be tapping into a combination of the economy, resources, terrorism etc.

Not quite. Horror has many subgeneras and because of limitations the horrors in 70 were about suspense. Not knowing what is the evil was more scary than a guy in rubber suit. In 70 couple of new genera has been created one of the most known is slasher. Slasher are horrors that are more about the body count and kill scenes are almost slapstick. Notable example would be Friday 13th. Horrors are just much more mainstream than they used to and various directors did experiment with them like scifi horror Alien, or zombie pandemics planet horror. There is hundreds of horrors coming out every year but most of them just go into obscurity. I feel that this is happening because of the movies like the ring, or Paranormal Activity becoming so highly rated. Many directors just wants to cash in on horror but if you are a fan of bad movies and b list movies you will see that very few horrors actually makes it.
I am also not negating your point, the true is that durning the times of revision art always takes a hit because people simply don't have money. Movies, statues, painting they all become not essential.

vinegar_zombie

Deleted User wrote:

Plus there's the fact that Zombies are among the most scary monsters out there - imagine being chased by something, who was once a loved one, but will not stop, does not get tired, and feels no pain.

Being eaten alive by a family member... Scary though and point taken. Similar to killing a family member, all the internal conflict. I personally being overweight hope that I don't have to deal with 40 days latter zombies. Those things knew how to sprint! Before you had a small bit of chance because how slow they were but now...ah well I guess fat people will be first to go

vinegar_zombie

Deleted User wrote:

and it's actually pretty interesting -

Indeed. In 1970s 2 horror movies were nominated for the oscars. Exorcism ,and Omen. People suddenly were interested in demons and possessions.

ps3lover

e_e wrote: »

PG-13 zombie movie.

I'm surprised You haven't been attacked and lectured for saying this.