"Warm Bodies" (2013) - Review

"I kinda love this movie." (Richard Roeper).

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“Warm Bodies” (2013) is a horror-comedy movie by director Jonathan Levine. It was made into film based on Isaac Marion’s novel “Warm Bodies” in 2010. The movie talks about the romantic relationship yet bizarre between a girl who is a zombie survivor, Julie (starring Teresa Palmer) and “R”, a half-zombie half-human (starring Nicholas Hoult). Julie met “R” when she was out scavenging for supplies for her community. She was frightened when she first met “R” because she considered him as a walking dead. However, she soon realized “R” is totally different from other zombies. They soon became close, she taught him how to do human things, listen to good music, dance, and play. The only thing that worries Julie is that her father is the boss of the army that is protecting the country from external danger, if he finds out she is falling in love with an enemy, he would shoot “R” in the head without hesitation.

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My favorite scene was when Julie was introduced by “R” to other zombies that are like him, that are still not completely dead. They are still alive, they can still feel love, they can still think and process, they can still have emotions. Then, all together they fight the skeletons which represent the complete demons. This applies to also in real life, everyone has their own evil side in them, the darkest part that hid deeply inside our heart. Zombies are imaginary products of our own internal thoughts and conflicts. However, with love and unity, we shall overcome the evil demons that are haunting our soul, creating depressions and anxiety. The director has done a great job at using metaphors to speak up the ideas and give audiences laughters but also deep thoughts about what we see as viewers and as a person.

Humans are the real monsters.