Watching Zombies Expose Human Nature, and Discussing Life with Zombies

Aracely 2022-09-19 09:52:02

Virus/Zombie-like/Doom/Irish movie. It's dark, depressing, and a little bloody. It should be regarded as a man's film, anyway, I don't enjoy it very much. The disaster in the film, the relationship between people, has many levels and different meanings, but the most intuitive, if the situation is reduced by a hundred times, it is actually a microcosm of our life.

Let’s talk about the virus in the movie first: the confusion virus, which is in a violent and unconscious state at the onset of the disease, biting, attacking, infecting or even killing normal people and even their relatives. After recovering from the disease, I have memories of everything that happened when I got sick (this disease is quite twisted, like Jingfen?). People who recover from illness are divided into two groups: one group feels guilty, remorseful, and even some people cannot accept themselves and commit suicide. The other group resents healthy people, seeing them as inconsiderate and unacceptable, seeing themselves as aliens, and seeking revenge. Healthy people are also divided into two groups: those who understand and accept the recovered, think that they cannot control themselves when they are sick. The other faction hates the cured and opposes them, believing that they are demons or beasts, and will not forgive them for their past atrocities.

In our life, have we hurt others or even our own relatives because of anger/depression/sadness/disappointment? Have we done harm to others or loved ones because we cannot control our temper, desire or selfishness? Do those who hurt people feel remorse, shame, and grievance? Do you think that the other party does not understand you and does not forgive yourself? Will the victim choose to accept and forgive or hate and reject?

Movies always expose human nature and explore life. It's just that it is higher than life and magnifies the disasters and misunderstandings in life, because it is afraid that people will not see, perceive, or think in life like walking dead.

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The Cured quotes

  • Dr. Lyons: You know we found the cure together? You can't imagine the excitement. Later we realized that the subject remembered what they did when infected.

    Senan: Was it worth it? After everything we've done?

    Dr. Lyons: You weren't in control, you were just sick. We cured you. You get to choose who you want to be.

  • Conor: Do you think we deserve forgiveness?

    Abbie: Yes.

    Conor: And if you were faced with the man that killed your husband... would you forgive him?

    Abbie: They weren't in control.

    [Starts to stand]

    Abbie: I'd better check on Cillian.

    Conor: [Puts hand over Abbie's] I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you.

    Abbie: You didn't.