The world of movies have been a home for the undead for many years. The zombie genre has been one that has not just infected the movie world, but the entirety of pop culture. Yet in the case of the movies it feels like this subgenre has been done to death (no pun intended). With so many films featuring the zombie apocalypse motif, what could one possibly make this scenario a unique cinematic experience? How about meshing the idea with an iconic novel. Such is the case for the new action horror film:
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Directed by Burr Steers, this film is based on the 2009 novel written by Seth Graham-Smith which takes the Jane Austen classic and blends it with zombie elements. A concept such as this sound ludicrous, and yet it has all the potential in the world to work as a film. So does
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies bring some elegance to the horror genre, or is this an idea that should have been left dead and buried.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies features a 19th century England that has been plagued with the dead walking the earth and eating human flesh. Despite the harsh environment, the citizens continually to go about their daily lives; with the exception that many of the inhabitants are ready to fight the zombie hordes. Such is the case for the Bennet family where all the daughters have been trained to be fighters. This is especially seen in Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James). Elizabeth is content on being a warrior and not someone's bride. However the heroines resolve is put to the test when Elizabeth meets the hardened soldier: Mr.Darcy (Sam Riley). As romantic turmoil inflict both Elizabeth and Darcy, the two must also deal with the zombie problem; which continues to escalate as the days go by.
