Is Zombie Love the Next Big Thing?
Yesterday we reported on Zombies in Love – an upcoming art exhibition celebrating Valentine’s Day and zombies. Today comes news of two zombie flicks in production with a romantic bend: Diablo Cody Hopes to Spark Zombie Romance with Breathers and Jonathan Levine Directing Warm Bodies Zombie Love Film.
Obviously the commercial success of vampire/romance crossover Twilight is to take some of the blame, but does this mean we’ll soon see sparkly zombies? Or is this an attempt to lighten up the typical doomsday scenarios of most zombie movies?
Here’s why I don’t think it will take off as a fad: zombies make terrible protagonists. The very definition of the word zombie uses the term “a soulless corpse” – not exactly something that would be exciting to watch. A soulless corpse is boring, has no motivation and a desire for little other than human flesh. The best zombie flicks tell stories about human interactions – betrayal, cooperation, mortality, and endurance of the human spirit. Telling these stories through the eyes of a zombie seems gimmicky at best. Audiences will it find it difficult to connect with characters that look as gruesome as a corpse.
What are your thoughts? Care to disagree? Let us know in the comments!
Comments(5)
A zombie that can fall in love is hardly a zombie at all. I want my flesh-eaters back.
While not the kind of love you’re talking about, Fido shows how zombies and love can go together really well.
If any one has seen Grave yard Alive (A Zombie Nurse In Love) which is a good move they can see that it might make for a good movie!
For zombie protagonists, try Monster Nation and Monster Planet by David Wellington. The first one (Monster Island) didn’t have any on the protagonist side.
I tried reading Monster Island it is very slow and i could not get into it very well.