A lot of you guys may have seen the posters of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies around, or even watched the trailer of the 2016 movie. This movie is a complete treat if, like me, you love Pride and Prejudice.
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| Pride + Prejudice + Zombies (2016) |
When I told my friends and family that I was going to watch this movie, responses I got were always along the lines of "really?", "why?", "it looks like a joke", "is it a comedy?", "it doesn't look good" and "are you really going to waste your money on this movie?" To all these questions, I'm answering: yes, really, because I love the original novel by Jane Austen and also love the 2005 adaptation movie with Keira Knightley, it looks like a fun movie, it doesn't matter if this movie doesn't win an Oscar come on, it could be good and I'm really going to spend my hard-earned on this movie on the sole reason of its title. I ended up going alone to the cinema on a weekday early afternoon.
Besides, with Lily James (Cinderella)las Elizabeth Bennet, it can't be that bad, can it?
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| Pride + Prejudice + Zombies (2016) |
It was great. Unexpectedly great.
I admit it. I wasn't expecting much either, which I believe is the reason why I was pleasantly surprised. In fact, I felt like a little girl through the entire movie because I was so excited, anticipating the scenes, the characters, the story, and seeing the differences and parallels between the two worlds, the one we know and the one on the verge of a zombie apocalypse. A lot of funny moments, some that don't make sense (of course, but who cares) and cool fight scenes (girl power, hey). It was also not scary.
It's a very enjoyable movie and I'm glad I watched it! I definitely recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the novel and who is looking for something fun and light in this cold and gloomy season.
Fun fact: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies movie is actually adapted from the New York Times bestseller parody novel of the same name, written by Seth Grahame-Smith and published in 2009. Seth also credited Jane Austen as co-author!
Voilà!
