Action, spectacle, more action, zombies. All imagery and suspense, light on characters and plot, and that's ok sometimes.
The film boasts impressive fast-zombie horde scenes. The sheer scale and intensity of these sequences make "World War Z" worth watching. The film's story meanwhile, while being somewhat "off the shelf", takes place all over the world, contributing to the sense of urgency and scale.
There's an easy cinematic technique to make a scene feel crowded with action. The camera views the actors normally, but people (or zombies ) move quickly in both directions across the shot close in so they're blurs of arms and torsos. "World War Z" does this a lot, like really A LOT. It's an effective technique, but like all filmic tricks it gets annoying when you start to see it.
I'm told the film takes significant liberties with the source material. Maybe all they wanted was the title, that happens. Anyway, it's a fun movie, with a bit of a different take on the genre.
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