The author has said that warm bodies was in part inspired by romeo and juliet. The book was described as a zombie romance by the seattle postintelligencer and makes allusions to william shakespeare s romeo and juliet. Zombie romeo and juliet novel warm bodies gets a sequel tor. They huddle in walled enclosures, sending out occasional armed expeditions for food and supplies. 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. Warm bodies is a beauty and the beast love story crossed with the typical zombie horror flick. A chooseablepath adventure by ryan north, juliet immortal by stacey jay, prince of shadows by rachel c. 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. The author, based in seattle, originally wrote a short story titled i am a. Our zombie narrator, r, shambles around, groans a lot, and rides escalators all day long, just like your typical teenage mall rat. It gestures in these directions, especially through the mildly offbeat voiceover narration of the main character, the emolooking zombie male simply named r. 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. Hoult starred as a zombie who fell in love with a human girl.
He also wrote the screenplay, which he based on a 2010 novel of the same name warm bodies by isaac marion. Warm bodies isnt just a zombieromance, its a new twist on a classic story. Kill shakespeare by conor mccreery, anthony del col, and andy belanger. Oct 01, 2010 warm bodies is a dystopian novel, written by the seattle based isaac marion. Warm bodies is a dystopian novel, written by the seattle based isaac marion. Warm bodies romeo and juliet tone setting setting the two most common tones used throughout the play are hatred and affection. You catch the romeo and juliet parallels almost immediately upon reading the blurb for warm bodies. Warm bodies 20 a paranormal romantic zombie comedy, the film has been described as an undead take on romeo and juliet. Warm bodies stars teresa palmer as a woman who falls deeply in love with a zombie. Warm bodies comparison to romeo and juliet by mahnoor. Sure, i watched the trailer for zombie hamlet for which, q. 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. 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.
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. This caused her father, general grigio, to become less affectionate, which lead to julies hardened personality. 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. Julie grigio is the daughter of general grigio and his deceased wife audrey. Will you be bringing any other shakespearean themesmotifs to your next books.
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. The characters in that book in any book stay alive long after its author has moved on. 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. He lives in an airport outside of a city somewhere in the world. Julie, since she hadnt had a beer since the beginning of the zombie apocalypse. Warm bodies is a surprisingly clever movie blending the romanticcomedy genre with zombies could have resulted in. Mar 08, 20 warm bodies, written and directed by jonathan levine, is a surprisingly heartfelt romcom about zombies in a postapocalyptic future. I do not understand the recent acceleration in the production of zombierelated books, games, and films.
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. 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. 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. M tries, even if zombies cant have sex armies are evil. 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. Feb 22, 20 warm bodies isnt just a zombieromance, its a new twist on a classic story. Like everything in warm bodies, the ultimate result is life. 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. Were the world mine 2008 based on a midsummer nights dream. 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. Warm bodies isnt just a zombieromance, its a new twist on a. 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 feud between the montagues and the capulets is embodied by the undead versus the living in this zombie romance. When r decides not to eat julie and instead saves her from his fellow zombies, an unlikely relationship begins. Get more ideas from the shakespeare section of this epic reads retelling flowchart. Nicholas hoult stars as r, a walking dead who yearns for the affection of julie teresa palmer, a living girl. Warm bodies this movie also based on a novel took place in a dystopian society after the zombie apocalypse. I went into warm bodies expecting a silly movie that was fun to watch, but not good. And the longer youve been doing it that way, the better it is warm bodies tackles this head on. 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. 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. Warm bodies even uses it as its epigraph which you can read more about in our whats up with the epigraph. In the centuries since young romeo and juliet first discovered their stars were crossed, shakespeares tale of woe has been recounted beyond. Its easy to dismiss the 20 zombie film warm bodies as a mashup between romeo and juliet and the zombie genre.
Based on the novel by isaac marion, inspired by william shakespeares romeo and juliet. Bodies as a novel is its ability to make the most vociferous zombie book hater fall in love with it. Top 10 novels inspired by shakespeare books the guardian. To better celebrate shakespeare month this april, the stephen a.
Warm bodies comparisons events many events that happened in romeo and juliet are very similar to what happens in warm bodies. This dark fantasy manga series is loosely based on richard iii. When you were mine rebecca stead othello retellings andor connections. The film focuses on the development of the relationship between julie palmer, a young woman, and. Warm bodies is a terrific book a compelling literary fantasy which is also a strange and affecting popculture parable. 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. May 24, 20 bardfilm is normally written as one word, though it can also be found under a search for bard film blog.
How they are received is another story but, every movie has at least one fan. Honestly, how many film adaptations of romeo and juliet have been produced. 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. Modern retellings of shakespeare for every reader book riot. If you are looking for ideas for shakespeare themed programs, the yalsablog has a great round up.
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. With nicholas hoult, teresa palmer, john malkovich, analeigh tipton. Theres fearthe living have isolated themselves in a stadium away from the dead. The film stars nicholas hoult, teresa palmer, analeigh tipton, and john malkovich. It should comes as no surprise, though, that shakespeare would also get a braineating twist. Nick harkaway, author of the goneaway world isaac marion has a great new voice that hooks you from page one and accomplishes the impossible. 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. Shakespeare day is celebrated every april 23 to recognize the birth and death of english poet and playwright william shakespeare. Pretty much every character has a meaningful name based on this. Tempestuous amy helmes and kate askew twelfth night retellings andor connections.
Oct 12, 20 centuries my have passed since william shakespeare last put ink to paper, but the stories hes spun arent going anywhere. Romeo and juliet vs warm bodies by rachel sittler on prezi. In warm bodies 2010, our world has been overrun by the zombies, and the few humans who are left are fighting a rearguard action. 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. One day, while hunting for brains, he eats the brain of perry kelvin. 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. Ive always been a big fan of the zombie genre, and i thought zombieland was a brilliant and funny deconstruction of it. Five movies you forgot were based on shakespeare plays. The book was described as a zombie romance by the seattle postintelligencer and makes allusions to william shakespeares romeo and juliet. Hatred is most commonly used between the montagues and capulets when trying to persuade their children to stay away from each other. This is the attitude thats destroying the planet and, in warm bodies, destroying humanity itself. Dec 06, 20 this movie was based off a book by isaac marion and he created this story with romeo and juliet in mind. For an example in the beginning r eats perrys brain killing him.
The 17 best movies based on william shakespeares plays. Its the end of shakespeare s birthday week, but the playwright has provided yearround inspiration for writers from herman melville to. 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. Shakespeare connections young adult novels book lists. 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. Shakespeare adaptations are a dime a dozenweve been putting his work on film practically from the moment film was a thingbut were. The 20 film warm bodies based off of the novel by isaac marion turns out to be much more than a.
This alone shows the crazy longevity of the written word. Warm bodies shows that shakespeare s writings can be enjoyed in any way you rework them. He doesnt remember his name, just that it started with an r. Mar 27, 2018 shakespeare adaptations aimed at teens. 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. Isaac marions 2010 novel warm bodies and 20 movie was shakespeares romeo and juliet with an undead twist. The infamous balcony scene in romeo and juliet was duplicated in warm bodies when r comes to visit julie. 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. 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. If theres a less obvious way to retell romeo and juliet than through zombie apocalypse, we dont know what it is. The author has said that warm bodies was in part inspired. With much of the worlds population now an undead horde, r is a young and oddly introspective zombie. 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.
Isaac marion there is a shakespeare motif running through warm bodies, although. In rs every act he shows his kindness and faithfulness. Warm bodies comparison to romeo and juliet by mahnoor adnan. Romeo doe she same at the end of the book and kills paris, also, some other. 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. 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. This theme would be perfect for a shakespeare themed book display to celebrate shakespeare s birthday and the anniversary of his death in april. Neither the faithful nor the sinners can stay alive without hope and love, and without expressing it to each other.
Equals is based on a story thatll take fans by surprise. The movies pace is well done and the movie itself is well directed by the director of the 2011 drama 5050, jonathan levin. Schwarzman building will be hosting a series of events this week celebrating the famous playwright. The author, based in seattle, originally wrote a short story titled i am a zombie filled with love. As stated in the novel, julie was 12 when her mother left them and died by giving her self to zombies. Warm bodies is romeo and juliet and zombies, only better. While fighting with and feeding on a human scavenger party, r meets. And thats what makes warm bodies based on a book by isaac marion so curiously moving. The only problem is that warm bodies isnt zombieland.