The zombie subgenre isn't going anywhere anytime soon. HBO's "The Last of Us" proves there's still a way to tell compelling stories within the medium, and "The Walking Dead" is getting a slew of spin-offs, including one focusing on Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira). Zombie stories are here to stay, so it's only appropriate that 10 years after "World War Z" came out, it's due another look.
Even with its deviations from the source material and troubled shoot, many critics were able to look past those issues and take the film for what it was — a high-concept action film with zombies at the center of the conflict. Film critic Christy Lemire compared the movie favorably to "Aliens," writing, "As both thrilling spectacle and escapist summer entertainment, World War Z is enormously effective, with Brad Pitt at the center hopscotching the globe in search of the origin of a zombie apocalypse."
A good portion of the film's praise went toward director Marc Forster, who has an eclectic filmography, including "Monster's Ball," "Christopher Robin," and "A Man Called Otto." Sean Axmaker of Stream on Demand wrote, "Forster proves adept at choreographing the chaos of a world overrun by the hive behavior of zombie masses and creating a cinematic order to the presentation." Everyone's experience will differ, but clearly, "World War Z" struck a chord with some, making it worth another look, especially with what we might get in the future.
