Mar 08, 20 warm bodies, written and directed by jonathan levine, is a surprisingly heartfelt romcom about zombies in a postapocalyptic future. Romeo doe she same at the end of the book and kills paris, also, some other. The movies pace is well done and the movie itself is well directed by the director of the 2011 drama 5050, jonathan levin. Warm bodies comparison to romeo and juliet by mahnoor. Fear is a big part of it, then theres the fact that when youve been doing something a particular way for some time, it must be a good way to do things. In warm bodies 2010, our world has been overrun by the zombies, and the few humans who are left are fighting a rearguard action.
You catch the romeo and juliet parallels almost immediately upon reading the blurb for warm bodies. He wrote some of the worlds most famous plays, including hamlet and romeo and juliet, so its no wonder hollywood adapted his literary works for the big screen. He doesnt remember his name, just that it started with an r. Our zombie narrator, r, shambles around, groans a lot, and rides escalators all day long, just like your typical teenage mall rat. Equals is based on a story thatll take fans by surprise. In rs every act he shows his kindness and faithfulness. May 04, 2018 based on author isaac marions clever young adult novel, warm bodies is part romeo and juliet love story, part shaun of the dead biting comedy. Sure, i watched the trailer for zombie hamlet for which, q. Here, the identification between novel and shakespeare source depends on visual evidence from the film and. Feb 22, 20 warm bodies isnt just a zombieromance, its a new twist on a classic story. Neither the faithful nor the sinners can stay alive without hope and love, and without expressing it to each other. Isaac marions 2010 novel warm bodies and 20 movie was shakespeares romeo and juliet with an undead twist. In the centuries since young romeo and juliet first discovered their stars were crossed, shakespeares tale of woe has been recounted beyond.
Like everything in warm bodies, the ultimate result is life. To better celebrate shakespeare month this april, the stephen a. Its just as easy to guess that hollywood saw this as a potential way to make a zombie film that would also appeal to girls, especially fans of twilight. As stated in the novel, julie was 12 when her mother left them and died by giving her self to zombies. While fighting with and feeding on a human scavenger party, r meets.
A chooseablepath adventure by ryan north, juliet immortal by stacey jay, prince of shadows by rachel c. He lives in an airport outside of a city somewhere in the world. Theres fearthe living have isolated themselves in a stadium away from the dead. Many of the characters in shakespeare s works are teenagers, so it makes sense that ya authors have been inspired by his plays and have created novels of their own based around the stories.
Warm bodies is another loose shakespeare adaptation, but it focuses on the forbidden love between zombie r nicholas hoult and the woman he can never be with, julie teresa palmer. They huddle in walled enclosures, sending out occasional armed expeditions for food and supplies. The author, based in seattle, originally wrote a short story titled i am a zombie filled with love. Ive always been a big fan of the zombie genre, and i thought zombieland was a brilliant and funny deconstruction of it. For an example in the beginning r eats perrys brain killing him. After a highly unusual zombie saves a stillliving girl from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion events that might transform the entire lifeless world. Shakespeare connections young adult novels book lists. Warm bodies isnt just a zombieromance, its a new twist on a. Obviously, the hurdles would be quite high for a human to ever trust a zombie.
And the longer youve been doing it that way, the better it is warm bodies tackles this head on. Oct 01, 2010 warm bodies is a dystopian novel, written by the seattle based isaac marion. Warm bodies comparison to romeo and juliet by mahnoor adnan. Shakespeare day is celebrated every april 23 to recognize the birth and death of english poet and playwright william shakespeare. Dec 06, 20 this movie was based off a book by isaac marion and he created this story with romeo and juliet in mind. Warm bodies shows that shakespeare s writings can be enjoyed in any way you rework them. Kill shakespeare by conor mccreery, anthony del col, and andy belanger. Hatred is most commonly used between the montagues and capulets when trying to persuade their children to stay away from each other. Warm bodies is a beauty and the beast love story crossed with the typical zombie horror flick. Oct 19, 20 warm bodies doesnt give this a religious frame, which is probably for the best given hollywoods management of religion in general, but anyone of faith or has studied the aspect will see the underlying message. According to the dvd, r is said to be 21 years of age when he meets julie, which means he was years of age when plague broke out. And thats what makes warm bodies based on a book by isaac marion so curiously moving. Warm bodies is romeo and juliet and zombies, only better. In prison and among zombies, shakespeares reflection shines in prison and among zombies, shakespeares reflection shines in the romeo and juliet inspired warm bodies, a zombie known only as r.
The author has said that warm bodies was in part inspired by romeo and juliet. Julie grigio is the daughter of general grigio and his deceased wife audrey. When you were mine rebecca stead othello retellings andor connections. R, both from the movie and the novelized version of warm bodies, is based off the character of romeo from shakespeare s romeo and juliet. This alone shows the crazy longevity of the written word. Mar 27, 2018 shakespeare adaptations aimed at teens.
May 24, 20 bardfilm is normally written as one word, though it can also be found under a search for bard film blog. M tries, even if zombies cant have sex armies are evil. With much of the worlds population now an undead horde, r is a young and oddly introspective zombie. I do not understand the recent acceleration in the production of zombierelated books, games, and films.
He also wrote the screenplay, which he based on a 2010 novel of the same name warm bodies by isaac marion. Nicholas hoult stars as r, a walking dead who yearns for the affection of julie teresa palmer, a living girl. Schwarzman building will be hosting a series of events this week celebrating the famous playwright. One day, while hunting for brains, he eats the brain of perry kelvin. Isaac marion there is a shakespeare motif running through warm bodies, although. Top 10 novels inspired by shakespeare books the guardian. Honestly, how many film adaptations of romeo and juliet have been produced. These are the people who think theres nothing we can do to stop global warmingsocial injusticeeconomic inequalitytake your pick, so we just keep trundling toward the apocalypse, slowly and surely.
Whether it is a work of science fiction with a romantic edge or a romantic comedy with undertones of science fiction is debatable, but it has many relatable themes. The book was described as a zombie romance by the seattle postintelligencer and makes allusions to william shakespeare s romeo and juliet. Warm bodies romeo and juliet tone setting setting the two most common tones used throughout the play are hatred and affection. Warm bodies 20 a paranormal romantic zombie comedy, the film has been described as an undead take on romeo and juliet. Five movies you forgot were based on shakespeare plays. This is the attitude thats destroying the planet and, in warm bodies, destroying humanity itself. The film stars nicholas hoult, teresa palmer, analeigh tipton, and john malkovich. The only problem is that warm bodies isnt zombieland. Shakespeare adaptations are a dime a dozenweve been putting his work on film practically from the moment film was a thingbut were. It gestures in these directions, especially through the mildly offbeat voiceover narration of the main character, the emolooking zombie male simply named r. Marions classic is inspired, however, because starcrossed lovers is an eternal theme that always works, whether the reasons you cant be with your love involve. Warm bodies even uses it as its epigraph which you can read more about in our whats up with the epigraph. Nov 10, 2017 a similar dialectic governs the novel and film warm bodies, a zombie drama that also has no discernible relation to shakespearethat is, until the late appearance of a balcony reunion between the zombiehero r and his human love julie.
Focusing on the starcrossed lovers theme, warm bodies follows a young, male zombie nicholas hoult who falls in love with one of humanitys surviving females teresa. Warm bodies isnt just a zombieromance, its a new twist on a classic story. Based on author isaac marions clever young adult novel, warm bodies is part romeo and juliet love story, part shaun of the dead biting comedy. Will you be bringing any other shakespearean themesmotifs to your next books. Warm bodies is a 20 american paranormal romantic zombie comedy film written and directed by jonathan levine and based on isaac marion s novel of the same name. Its the end of shakespeare s birthday week, but the playwright has provided yearround inspiration for writers from herman melville to. This dark fantasy manga series is loosely based on richard iii. The book was described as a zombie romance by the seattle postintelligencer and makes allusions to william shakespeares romeo and juliet. I went into warm bodies expecting a silly movie that was fun to watch, but not good. The author has said that warm bodies was in part inspired.
The 20 film warm bodies based off of the novel by isaac marion turns out to be much more than a. This caused her father, general grigio, to become less affectionate, which lead to julies hardened personality. Get more ideas from the shakespeare section of this epic reads retelling flowchart. Taken on these terms, the movie fails to either be as touchingly romantic as a true romance film or as scary as a zombie movie. Hoult starred as a zombie who fell in love with a human girl. Warm bodies was a 20 film surrounding the forbidden love between a zombie boy played by nicholas hoult named r and a living girl, teresa palmer julie, whose mission is to kill as many of the undead as she can. Its easy to dismiss the 20 zombie film warm bodies as a mashup between romeo and juliet and the zombie genre. Warm bodies is based on a book of the same name from isaac marion that makes no effort to hide its shakespearean allusions while the adaptations marketing has certainly downplayed this aspect of. Nick harkaway, author of the goneaway world isaac marion has a great new voice that hooks you from page one and accomplishes the impossible. Tempestuous amy helmes and kate askew twelfth night retellings andor connections.
Warm bodies comparisons events many events that happened in romeo and juliet are very similar to what happens in warm bodies. Warm bodies is a 20 american paranormal romantic zombie comedy film written and directed by jonathan levine and based on isaac marions novel of the same name. Warm bodies is a surprisingly clever movie blending the romanticcomedy genre with zombies could have resulted in. Warm bodies is a terrific book a compelling literary fantasy which is also a strange and affecting popculture parable. Oct 12, 20 centuries my have passed since william shakespeare last put ink to paper, but the stories hes spun arent going anywhere. A similar dialectic governs the novel and film warm bodies, a zombie drama that also has no discernible relation to shakespeare that is, until the late appearance of a balcony reunion between the zombiehero r and his human love julie. Bodies as a novel is its ability to make the most vociferous zombie book hater fall in love with it. If you are looking for ideas for shakespeare themed programs, the yalsablog has a great round up. If theres a less obvious way to retell romeo and juliet than through zombie apocalypse, we dont know what it is. Books based on shakespeare score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. There is even a scene that mimics romeo and juliet entirely. Julie, since she hadnt had a beer since the beginning of the zombie apocalypse. Warm bodies is a dystopian novel, written by the seattle based isaac marion. A very mild example, as it was partially done to keep her safe, and in any case, was far more wholesome than the usual stuff zombies try to do to humans the alcoholic.
The infamous balcony scene in romeo and juliet was duplicated in warm bodies when r comes to visit julie. The film focuses on the development of the relationship between julie palmer, a young woman, and. Romeo and juliet vs warm bodies by rachel sittler on prezi. Were the world mine 2008 based on a midsummer nights dream. How they are received is another story but, every movie has at least one fan. With nicholas hoult, teresa palmer, john malkovich, analeigh tipton. When r decides not to eat julie and instead saves her from his fellow zombies, an unlikely relationship begins. Warm bodies this movie also based on a novel took place in a dystopian society after the zombie apocalypse. Warm bodies is a funny and softhearted film that plays far more on zombie and datemovie tropes than it does on the bard, and puts an optimistic spin on the undead apocalypse. It should comes as no surprise, though, that shakespeare would also get a braineating twist. The author, based in seattle, originally wrote a short story titled i am a. A similar dialectic governs the novel and film warm bodies, a zombie drama that also has no discernible relation to shakespeare that is, until the late appearance of a balcony reunion between. Warm bodies stars teresa palmer as a woman who falls deeply in love with a zombie. Based on isaac marions novel of the same name, the film chronicles the development of the relationship between a young woman named julie and the zombie r eight years after a zombie apocalypse.
This theme would be perfect for a shakespeare themed book display to celebrate shakespeare s birthday and the anniversary of his death in april. Bardfilm is a shakespeare blog admittedly, one of many shakespeare blogs, and it is dedicated to commentary on films shakespeare movies, the shakespeare movie, shakespeare on television, shakespeare at the cinema, plays, and other matter related to shakespeare allusions to. What i got was great acting, spot on soundtrack choices, an actual storyline to care about, heavy character development, and real humor to be fair, there were a couple cheap laughs, but only after the movie established itself as actually funny. The 17 best movies based on william shakespeares plays. Based on the novel by isaac marion, inspired by william shakespeares romeo and juliet. Modern retellings of shakespeare for every reader book riot. Warm bodies was a 20 film surrounding the forbidden love between a zombie boy played by nicholas hoult named r and a living girl, teresa palmer julie, whose mission is. Pretty much every character has a meaningful name based on this.
For those of you who cant attend but still want to get your shakespeare on, heres a list of titles that are either modern retellings of shakespeare s classics or novels featuring andor inspired by characters he created. The characters in that book in any book stay alive long after its author has moved on. The film stars nicholas hoult, teresa palmer, analeigh tipton, and john malkovich the film focuses on the development of the relationship between julie, a young woman, and r, a zombie, and how their eventual romance. Minor but persistent shakespeare use in warm bodies. The feud between the montagues and the capulets is embodied by the undead versus the living in this zombie romance.
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