Read the book....Skip the movie

Rating: 4/10 (6 October 2013)

I read the book and could not stop wondering how they could possibly make a movie that was faithful to the book. Either they did not read the book or just chose to pretty much ignore it. About the only thing in common with the book was the title.
In the book, the zombie war is over after 10 years and a journalist is traveling the world to interview survivors so he can write a book. The stories of survival and the politics of the war are totally ignored in the movie. Actually, pretty much everything in the book was ignored by the movie. The Brad Pitt character does not even exist in the book. The battles, decisions and strategies from the book are absent from the movie while the action scenes are totally made up for the movie. Now, I will say that the scene in the WHO was quite intense and great for those who cherish action over plot and script.
I think this movie was made to set up the possibility of sequels to this movie. This movie sets the beginning of the war before people begin to stand up and fight back. If that is true, perhaps some of the well written accounts can be brought to the screen. Hopefully they have time to read the book before the next one is made.