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The 'World War Z' Trailer Looks Nothing Like the Novel

Like millions out there who have read Max Brooks' World War Z, I have been waiting patiently for the trailer and movie adaptation of one of my favorite novels. However, it looks like they are departing so far from the actual concept of the movie that there is no recollection between it and the print version. Sorry, Brad Pitt, but this might be the first time one of your movies disappoint me, even if the movie itself looks awesome. Maybe they should change the name?

 

World War Z, the novel by Max Brooks, is actually pretty fascinating. Set entirely after the end of a zombie infestation, the entire book is structured as a fake oral history, interviews with citizens, military personnel, and government officials painting the picture of what it was like to live in the time of zombies. We've known for quite a while that the movie version, directed by Marc Foster and starring Brad Pitt, would be going in a different direction, but watching the first trailer you begin to wonder why they used the title at all. Read More

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