Warm Bodies

Very beautifully made movie . As a viewer you are actually getting to know the life of zombies . I just loved this film as it's so wonderfully made. It is a lovestory yes that we have always seen throughout our lives but this film is unique in its own way.

A genuinely pleasant surprise! Here's a film that takes a dead-on-arrival plot (no pun intended) and turns it into something that is fresh for the uber-popular zombie genre. While the film gets off to a slow start and the acting can be *ahem* stiff at times, we as an audience are invested in this endearing and lovely relationship between the zombie, R, and his living girlfriend, Julie. We want to see them live happily together and survive in the odd, post-apocalyptic conditions that plague their world. I also can't help but dig the nice use of music in this film. Nice work!

I have to say 'Warm Bodies' is more of a love story than of a zombie story. For the first part of the movie, I was a little confused that zombies in this movie do not show typical characteristics of them: empty, rotten, slow, infectious, turning others into zombie by eating flesh, making monstrous sound, and etc. R can run, think, and feel. I was holding onto something I could not solve. I kept thinking 'Gosh, somebody explain how this Zombie works. This does not make sense. Why is R so different from other zombies? How does it define Zombie?' However, once I let go of the zombie part, I could finally be engrossed in the story and appreciate the movie as it is. 'Zombie' part is just a tool to emphasize the differences of species. It is interchangeable: looks, heights, skin colors, ethnicity, nationality, social status, and anything that parts human beings based on narrow views. Ordinary zombie movies are full of violence, blood, grotesque, clamor, and chaos. However, 'Warm Bodies' is even serene. Audience can empathize that R and Julie have really missed the nature and the open field because the director portrays sunset and rain so nostalgically. Finally I want to add I love Nicholas Hoult's acting. He 'nails' at being vulnerable but protective of the one he loves. R is hopelessly in love with Julie, and Hoult really conveys passion, eagerness, and affection with his acting.

This film isn't your usual Zombie film, yes there is a load of zombies in it but it is with a twist. This time it is about good zombies. There is still quite a few fight scenes but nothing over the top/too gory.

I didn't think this plot could work, a zombie and a human forming a relationship? it sounds silly but it actually works! The excellent Nicholas Hoult portrays 'R' the zombie extremely well and the on screen friendship he forms with Julie (Teresa Palmer) is really touching. OK it is a bit predictable but the way it all developed is great and we are left with a great ending.

I think this film will really surprise a few people, it is definitely worth watching. A romantic film which includes zombies and is also funny, a winner for me.

8/10

In a post-apocalyptic United States of America, the survivors live in a city surrounded by walls that separate them from the living dead. Their leader Grigio (John Malkovich) sends a group of teenagers, including his daughter Julie (Teresa Palmer), her boyfriend Perry (Dave Franco) and her friend Nora (Analeigh Tipton), to the outside to collect food and supplies for the population. However, they are surprised by a group of zombies. Among them, R (Nicholas Hoult), who is a young zombie without recollections but very introspective.

R eats Perry's brain and revives his memories and sensations with Julie, and he falls in love with her. R saves Julie from the other zombies and hides her in the plane where he lives. Along the days, they develop a weird relationship and become friends. When a group of zombies led by R's friend M (Rob Corddry) finds Julie, R protects her. Soon the zombies including R change their emotions and are capable to dream. But the fearful Bonies are seeking out Julie and R to eat them.

"Warm Bodies" is a movie that combines comedy with romance, horror and action genres. The story is brainless since the very beginning; for example, a group of teenagers go to a dangerous environment without any skilled soldier to help them. But the delightful story is worthwhile; the zombie with existential crisis is adorable; Julie comparing R with the cover of Lucio Fulci's "Zombie" in Blu-Ray is cult; the chemistry and the romance are adorable and in the end I loved this cute movie. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Meu Namorado é um Zumbi" ("My Boyfriend is a Zombie")

Note: On 01 May 2019, I saw this film again.