World War Z *WARNING—SPOILERS*
First of all, it's important to point out that Father Z is not actually in this film (although he could have been to be honest). I went to watch Brad Pitt's new film 'World War Z' with my brother-in-law (who I will refer to as 'The Doctor' from this point on) a while ago. It's a zombie film and I do love the genre. I'm not mad on the violence, I think it could be categorised as sadist, but what I find very engaging are the ideas. The genre explores ideas like the mollifying effect of consumerism on society, for example Dawn of the Dead takes satirical jabs at modern consumer society, Night of the Living Dead looks at the Vietnam War, racism, what it is that makes us human, and where the line of de-humanisation lies. The Doctor and I also like mulling over dooms-day scenarios. Where we would go, what we would do, in a situation where society breaks down. I really enjoyed the recent Nat Geo series Doomsday Preppers although many of the people ...