I saw World War Z last week. I am honestly not into the zombie thing at all. I've never seen a George A. Romero sequel. I don't watch The Walking Dead. I don't read zombie-themed literature. Other than my fascination with Tom Gunn's perception of the world, I have absolutely nothing to do with the undead.
But yeah, World War Z was really good. The best part: actually pondering how our society, government and culture would respond to the sudden unprepared onset of a zombie apocalypse -- or any apocalypse for that matter. World War Z gets a rating of 1 Julianne Moore.
Since watching World War Z, I've had recurrent thoughts about what would happen in certain situations of my life if the premise of World War Z actualized at that moment.
Last week, I was at a diner with my wife, son, daughter and mother-in-law. I was enjoying a really tasty tuna melt while my M-I-L chomped on some spinach salad. Amidst a really nice conversation, I told my M-I-L that if this was World War Z, she'd be screwed because she was sitting in a corner with no access to high ground or an exit. My M-I-L looked at me in a confused fashion and carried on with her conversation about crafts or some other boring shit.
While driving home from Cleveland to Milwaukee a few days ago, amidst a long tedious stretch on the Indiana Turnpike, I thought to myself, if this was World War Z, I'd probably head south on I-65 and make my stand downstate at Compton's Cow Palace in Shelbyville, IN. Because you know, when zombies attack, you might as well be surrounded by tasty meat.
Today in clinic, I was looking in a 2 year old boy's ear with my otoscope and I thought to myself, if this was World War Z, this kid would be fucking trying to bite me to turn me into a zombie rather than just fucking trying to bite me for no reason.
Bottom line: see World War Z. But don't think about it too much.
But yeah, World War Z was really good. The best part: actually pondering how our society, government and culture would respond to the sudden unprepared onset of a zombie apocalypse -- or any apocalypse for that matter. World War Z gets a rating of 1 Julianne Moore.
Since watching World War Z, I've had recurrent thoughts about what would happen in certain situations of my life if the premise of World War Z actualized at that moment.
Last week, I was at a diner with my wife, son, daughter and mother-in-law. I was enjoying a really tasty tuna melt while my M-I-L chomped on some spinach salad. Amidst a really nice conversation, I told my M-I-L that if this was World War Z, she'd be screwed because she was sitting in a corner with no access to high ground or an exit. My M-I-L looked at me in a confused fashion and carried on with her conversation about crafts or some other boring shit.
While driving home from Cleveland to Milwaukee a few days ago, amidst a long tedious stretch on the Indiana Turnpike, I thought to myself, if this was World War Z, I'd probably head south on I-65 and make my stand downstate at Compton's Cow Palace in Shelbyville, IN. Because you know, when zombies attack, you might as well be surrounded by tasty meat.
Today in clinic, I was looking in a 2 year old boy's ear with my otoscope and I thought to myself, if this was World War Z, this kid would be fucking trying to bite me to turn me into a zombie rather than just fucking trying to bite me for no reason.
Bottom line: see World War Z. But don't think about it too much.