Necrophilia, The True Story Behind Warm Bodies

So you met a zombie, he didn't eat you, and you fell in love. Sounds like somebody has a fetish. Of course, I'm not being fair. The film Warm Bodies, based on the book by Isaac Marion, has more to it than a perverse longing for an undead boyfriend. R isn't your typical mindless zombie. He is receptive to emotions and he dreams of a world of the living. And he used to be a handsome actor named Nicholas Hoult. The female love interest of this story falls for the parts of R that are most alive, such as his hoarding habit, his love of vinyl and his sensitive personality. For those who have seen Bob's Burgers, R is Tina's wet dream.

This story takes our basic understanding of a zombie apocalypse and removes the scientific aspect from it. It is meant to be seen purely as an allegory and a commentary on society. A reviewer compared it to Twilight, and I have to disagree wholeheartedly. Twilight is unwatchable beetle dung, a disgrace to America that we can only blame on some guilty pleasure of watching teens get half naked and argue about sex. Its popularity baffles me. I used to write stuff like Twilight all the time, when I was TWELVE. Guess I should have gotten a book deal, eh Stephenie Meyer? Admittedly, Warm Bodies has the same production value as movies like Twilight or Beautiful Creatures, but it has something special going for it. Warm bodies has a story, a well developed main character, a comical and engaging script and a beautiful message about humanity and relationships.

"This is my best friend. By best friend I mean we occasionally grunt and stare awkwardly at each other."

It's quite funny too, but the whole movie isn't completely tongue and cheek. The flesh eating zombies are to be taken seriously, especially the truly wicked ones called Boneys. It is R's self-deprecation, his awkwardness around girls and his friendship with Marcus the zombie that I found so comical. This is a very enjoyable movie, and if your significant other hates horror movies, you can pass it off as a romantic comedy.

Survival Tip of the Day:

(R must keep Julie safe as they pass a crowd a zombies)
R: Be dead. (walks like Frankenstein and moans)
Julie: (imitates R) BLLEEEGGHHH!!
R: That's.... too much...
Julie: rrrrrrrrrr.