The Success & Failure of World War Z

Rumor has it that, in order to capture the essence of a lawless wasteland full of ravaged cannibals, the directors and producers just filmed a normal day in Philly and greenscreened the actors into the footage.

The book is absolutely great, because it doesn't settle into one genre. Each interview has a different vibe, some VASTLY so. Some war, some horror, some character drama, some mystery. There's even an anime-action episode with a blind zen bushido guy!

The stuffed animal countdown to the infection taking over is still one of my favorite scenes in a zombie film

In my opinion WWZ would be great as an anthology series with interviews with the characters at the beginning and end of each story. Similar to HBO' Band of Brothers

This was a sign of zombies peaking at mainstream. A Brad Pitt zombie movie… the closest thing prior was Will Smith in I am Legend

The first book, Max Brooks Zombie Survival Guide, has mentions that the virus has basically always been apart of mankind throughout history. Essentially becoming lost and buried with time

I still love the scene where he took caution and was ready to jump off if he starts turning. It just adds realism to the fact that he is a family man above all else.

My favorite part of the whole “zombie apocalypse” scenario is the beginning of the outbreak and how society collapses and seeing how almost all zombie or infected movies and shows focus on the post apocalypse aspect I liked how WWZ focused on the beginning. I also love the game and I appreciate how it’s still being updated and worked on to this day with new content.

I was one of the extras during the chaos scene that was supposed to show Philly. it was actualy filmed in St George Square in Glasgow Scotland and me and my friends just decided to submit our names for the scene. it was actually very organized in terms of how people were running in groups. I was part of Group B3 or B4 (it was a really long time ago) and each group had a specific time when they would start running. everything was timed strictly.

I love how the zombie behavior is inspired by animals. They build bridges like ants and lunge like tigers. The way the movie and video game portrays the zombies are outright horrifying and it’s easy to understand why so many militaries failed to contain them, as opposed to the book where it said the US Army failed an offensive against the zombies, whom are similar to the Walking Dead versions. Rick Grimes and Joel Miller couldn’t put up with this shit

Please, if you haven't, listen to the audiobook presentation of the novel. It's very well made and it has great voice actors like Mark Hamill in it. Also it's a very logical take on zombies, I think.

you really have to listen to the audiobook to get the full experience. totally different product but far superior imo

World War Z is one of the best audiobooks I've listened to, and the amount of thought that went into the logistics of a zombie war is incredible. I would've never considered what it would be like to clear zombies out of places like the paris catacombs, the ocean floor, etc.

The fact Peter Capaldi is the W.H.O. Doctor is such a funny coinkidink to the fact he becomes the Doctor Who later on in his career.

World War Z is one of my favourite zombie movies. I think a good way to continue with WWZ is to make a series consisting of 9 episodes telling 3 stories from 3 different people's pov. 1 - a regular 9-5 person surviving by moving from place to place 2 - an off the grid person coming in contact with zombies and has no idea what happened to the outside world 3 - and then finally end it with patient zero and the days leading up to the outbreak with episode 9 showing the outbreak happen and the chaos that followed.

The affair plot line sounds like the first 2 seasons of the Walking Dead with Shane, Lori and Rick

This movie is such monumental for the genre. The big production value, actor, and scope of film is unheard of for a zombie movie.

also they said in the movie that a small percentage of the population takes around 10 minutes to turn, that’s how a zombie got on the plane

WWZ is still one of my absolute favorites and go to movies ever. I would put it on in the background while doing laundry or cleaning the house. I've probably seen it at least 150 times and each time is like the first. I love it!

Dawn of the dead 04 still holds weight in my heart when I think of zombies we don't want. There are so many unanswered questions, and that's the real-life point of view