Dingo928 answers “I watched the movie and really enjoyed it....”

Jeffrey Lee asked this question about World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War:

I watched the movie and really enjoyed it. It was very exciting and I couldn't stop watching it. I was pretty excited when I stumbled across this book. Is it similar to the movie? Is this book good? Please give me your suggestions.

Dingo928 The Film did not stay true to the book. The book has so many stories within it, that it is impossible to translate it into a film trilogy let alone on…moreThe Film did not stay true to the book. The book has so many stories within it, that it is impossible to translate it into a film trilogy let alone one movie. Not even Peter Jackson himself can milk three Long films out of this book. WWZ would have been ideal for a series or even an HBO miniseries. The only similarities that the film has with the book, are some locations/war zones described in the book. Basically the studios that bought the rights from Mr. Brooks paid for the name only which is a shame because this could hinder any future attempts at creating a series that can truly do this book justice. I would have enjoyed the movie more if it had a different title.(less)

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Tristan O'Dwyer I think the best format for the screen would have been a documentary series. Think along the lines of that classic WW2 series "The World At War". Inte ...more
Feb 05, 2018 04:39AM · flag

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