Hey what's up guys. Today I'll show you a horror paranormal romantic film: "Warm Bodies"!
Spoiler ahead, watch out and take care! Usually, we believe that Zombies cannot talk,
but actually can they? In this post-apocalyptic, zombie romance film, the possibility of zombies
talking, thinking, and desiring to be human again is explored. As we will see, the driving force of
the film is hope. The film is an exploration of hope during a time, when hope seems to be lost
amid a chaotic world. We can see this exhibited in the main character, R, as he strongly hopes
to be human again. It also shows the impact of hopelessness through the characterization of the
main enemy, Boneys, showing us that hope is the one string that all of us hold on to; and without
it, we lose ourselves. Overall, the film is a good romance film, which uses the formula of a
"monster falling in love with a human." However, it did it in a way that is not only romantic
but also motivational, with the motivational message being "hope is the ultimate cure!"
The film opens in an airport. The protagonist describes what he should do with his life,
only to tell the audience that he is now dead. He cannot remember his name,
his family, the world prior, or how everything had turned out the
way it is now. He thinks that his name starts with "R", but has forgotten it.
While wandering around, R spots a group of deformed zombies called Boneys, noting that
they will eat anything with a heartbeat, and that all dead people will eventually turn like them.
Eventually, he meets with his best friend. Even though they can't speak anymore like normal
humans do, they are able to communicate with each other, sometimes even uttering words like "hungry"
and "city." Because of this, they decide to find food while walking slowly in a pack.
In the next scene, a thriving human settlement is shown. A group of young men and women stop
in front of a big television, where they get a briefing. This group consists of scavengers
for the settlement, with one of them being the announcer's daughter, Julie. After the briefing,
the group heads outside of the settlement to scavenge for medical supplies. Meanwhile,
R's pack smells something, immediately heading towards the source of the smell.
The two groups eventually converge inside a room full of medicine. The human group,
led by Perry, shoots against R's pack of zombies. While the chaos is ensuing,
R spots Julie firing at them, and he is stunned by her beauty and smelly hormones.
Eventually, however, R gets shot by Perry, and R responds by angrily pulling Perry down
to the ground to bite him. R narrates that he is not proud of doing this;
but he has no choice. R decides to eat Perry's brain to gain his memories.
After eating Perry's brain, R sees all of Perry's memories. In the memory, it is shown that Perry
and Julie are lovers; but this memory gets cut off when Julie starts to search for Perry. R
then stores some of Perry's leftover brains in his pockets to be eaten later. Afterward,
R approaches Julie while saying her name. He then tells the scared Julie the word "safe",
when the pack of zombies starts to gather in the room. He then tells Julie to come
with them; and Julie has no choice, but to follow and leave her friend behind.
R leads Julie to the airport. While leading her there, R thinks to himself that what he is doing
is weird and insane. He then leads Julie to an abandoned airplane full of collected objects,
telling Julie that this is his home. Julie still looks disturbed by what
is happening to her. R assures her that he will not eat her due to her smelly hormones;
but Julie is understandably still terrified of him. After R leaves, Julie cries in fear.
Shortly after, R goes to a secluded place to eat Perry's leftover brain, so that he can learn more
about Julie. He then continues to revisit Perry's memories. There, it is shown that Julie's dad
is the mastermind for creating the walls of the settlement. It is also shown that Julie and Perry
once escaped the settlement to reach Perry's dad, who was working outside the walls. Upon reaching
his dad's workplace, Perry finds out that his dad has turned into a zombie. With Perry's dad rushing
towards them, Julie shoots Perry's father. They then get chased by a horde of zombies. After the
memory finishes, R decides to approach Julie in a different way, so that she won't be scared of him.
After returning, R gives Julie a blanket; and then heads towards the phonograph to play music. At
this point, Julie is confused by R's human-like actions, asking him what the hell he is.
The following day, Julie wakes up feeling hungry. After R tells her that it is not safe,
Julie then asks R to give her some food. R is happy to oblige. But after R leaves, Julie escapes
and makes a run for it. However, she stops when she sees multiple groups of zombies. Suddenly,
R shows up behind Julie to smear blood on her face, telling her not to run and then
act dead. At first, Julie comically walks like a stereotypical zombie; but R tells her that it's
too much. They then find a canned fruit cocktail; and Julie happily eats it back in the airplane.
R gives Julie a bottle of beer. Julie delightfully drinks the beer,
telling R that he's not that bad. R then tells her that he has a name, and that it starts with "R";
but he cannot remember. After settling with just "R," Julie tells R that she wants to go home;
but R tells her that she has to wait a few days. Afterward, the two drive a car. After having her
fun, Julie then teaches R how to drive. After they do this, they return back to the airplane,
where Julie plays a record. This is followed by a montage, showing the two bonding together.
The following day, Julie asks R if her dead boyfriend will return; and R immediately
answers no! Julie then tells R that it is for the best, tearfully telling him that she has
been preparing for it for a very long time. That night, while Julie is sleeping, R eats
another piece of Perry's brain, stating that the dead can't sleep and dream. In that memory,
it is shown that Perry becomes a soldier due to his father's death. R also sees the events
leading to Perry's eventual death, making R spit his brain in disgust. When R looks
at Julie again, he finds that she is gone. In the next scene, Julie is fighting a group
of zombies surrounding her. When Julie is about to get bitten by R's best friend,
R arrives just in time to punch his best friend in the face. After finishing the fight, Julie tells R
that it has been a few days, and that she really needs to go home. R tells her to stay together.
R's best friend rises from the floor, and angrily tells R that the living should be
eaten. Just as he said this, a Boney arrives at the scene, making Julie and R leave.
They then run together, but the Boney is hot on their trail. They are able to escape the Boney
for a while; but they eventually meet a group of Boneys. Just as the Boneys are approaching them,
R's best friend arrives while driving a baggage truck, hitting and knocking down the Boneys. R's
best friend then offers his help because he likes Julie. They then head to the garage.
There, a horde of zombies is awaiting them. Out of fear, Julie holds R's hand. After
the zombies witness this, they let the two pass to get to their car. They immediately
head out when Boneys are fast approaching them. While driving during a rainy night, Julie has to
stop over because she is freezing. They stop by at a house in an abandoned neighborhood. Later,
when Julie is about to go to sleep, she invites R to the room because the house creeps her out.
Meanwhile, back in the airport, R's best friend sees a picture of two people holding hands,
making him remember a time when he was holding someone's hand. He then asks the zombie beside
him if he can feel it; and the zombie nods at him. They then start to have heartbeats. However,
behind them, a group of Boneys appear, with one of them shouting at his face.
Back in the abandoned house, Julie and R see an army convoy, with Julie's dad aboard in one
of the trucks. Julie then comments that her father will immediately kill R if he sees him. Afterward,
Julie goes to bed; while R lays down on the floor. After taking off her still-soaked clothes, Julie
tells R that he's a good person for trying to be human. However, filled with guilt, R confesses
that he's the one that killed Perry when giving her Perry's watch. After knowing this, Julie turns
her back at R, with R apologizing to her. In the middle of the night, R unexpectedly
dreams. In his dream, he sees Julie, Perry, and another girl. Perry tells R that he can't
dream because only humans dream, but Julie tells R that he can dream whatever he wants.
The following day, R wakes up, only to find that Julie is not in her bed
anymore. R immediately heads outside to look for her; but Julie is nowhere to be found. R
walks away feeling defeated, telling himself that this is what he gets for desiring more.
Meanwhile, Julie arrives at the gate of the settlement; but she is checked
by the guard to make sure she is not infected. Julie's dad gets out of the gate to meet her,
telling her that he's been looking for her. Her dad then gives her a hug, and welcomes her home.
While walking to the airport, R tells himself that he will forget about Julie. However,
when it rains, R suddenly feels cold, telling himself that the dead don't get cold.
R then encounters his best friend along with other zombies. R hugs his best friend.
Afterward, R asks his best friend why he is out here; and his best friend replies that he got
chased out by Boneys. He then tells R that Boneys have been looking for him and Julie, telling R
that he started something. His best friend tells him that he remembers his mom, cream, wheat, and a
hormone-smelly girl. R then tells him that it is a dream, telling his best friend that he thinks
they are changing. R then decides that he must tell Julie about this, asking the other zombies
for their help. After the zombies accept, the group then slowly marches toward the settlement.
After telling the group to stay, R goes alone to the settlement, walking at the
path where Perry and Julie walked together to get out of the settlement. Because of this,
R secretly manages to get inside the settlement, and blends in with the humans.
That night, Julie tells her friend that she actually misses R, and her friend
thinks that it is weird. After her friend leaves the room, Julie goes to the balcony,
and that is where she sees R. Julie is surprised but immediately gets concerned for R's well-being.
They then meet each other at the door, giving each other a hug.
Upstairs, Julie's friend interviews and examines R. R then tells Julie that a lot of the zombies
are changing; but they have to move fast because Boneys are fast approaching. Upon hearing this,
Julie decides to talk to her unreasonable dad. Seeing that there is no other choice,
Julie and her friend decide to put some makeup on R's face, so that people won't notice him.
Afterward, they head toward Julie's dad. Julie approaches her father, asking him what
is happening. Julie's dad tells her that Boneys and zombies are seen approaching the settlement;
so they must prepare. Julie then tells her dad that the zombies are somehow curing themselves;
but her dad does not believe her. R then approaches Julie's dad to explain. Upon R's
reaching Julie's dad, the dad concludes that R is a zombie. so he immediately takes out his gun
to threaten R. luckily, R is saved by Julie's friend, who pointed a gun toward Julie's dad.
The two escape and arrive at the stadium where the other zombies are. Julie gets shocked by
the sight of many zombies. Afterward, Boneys arrive as well, and R asks his best friend
to hold them off. They then get chased by both Boneys and soldiers alike. When the
other soldiers arrive to where the zombies are, they see a confusing battle between zombies and
Boneys. They then decide to help the zombies. After running so much, Julie and R encounter
a large group of Boneys. When they open the door to escape the Boneys,
they see that it is a dead end. With no other way to escape, the two decide to jump, with R holding
Julie close as they plunge to the water below. After getting in the water, the two then tongue
massage each other. Julie notices that the light in R's eyes returns; but this is abruptly cut when
R gets shot in the chest by Julie's dad. Julie tries to explain to her dad that
R is different; and when she turns around, she sees that R is bleeding,
indicating that he is alive. Julie's dad then informs his men that the situation has changed.
Afterward, it is shown that humans and zombies unite to finish off the Boneys.
The world begins to change after that, with humans slowly accepting zombies, eventually
leading them to live side by side. The zombies also start learning how to live again like humans.
The film ends with R and Julie sitting together, with R being content with his one-letter name!
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