“Zombieland: Double Tap” ``Unchanged'' sense of security even after 10 years - 99 minutes of ``reunion'' full of happiness

``Down-to-earth'' decisions without adding unnecessary changes

"Zombieland: Double Tap" is set about 10 years after the previous film. Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), Wichita (Emma Stone), and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) are based in the White House and should be enjoying their happiness together, but the girls' team can't shake off a sense of staleness.

Little Rock, who wants to fall in love, is tired of Tallahassee acting like a father. Wichita also can no longer love Columbus as she used to. The sisters leave Columbus and Tallahassee, but on the way, Little Rock elopes with a hippie man. Columbus, Tallahassee, and Wichita reunite and, with the help of the smart woman Madison (Zoey Dewich), go to bring Little Rock back...

This is the general outline of the film, but nothing dramatic has changed in the story itself. Everything is the same as in the previous film, from the dialogue full of references to names like " Terminator 2: Judgment Day ," "Garfield" (2004), " The Walking Dead " (2010-), Elvis Presley, and Wesley Snipes, to the slow-motion footage at the beginning, and the "rules for survival" devised by Columbus appearing in text on the screen. The story unfolds without being too slow or flashy, and without any unnecessary changes just because it's been 10 years, with the content remaining pleasantly "unchanged." Rather, it could be said that the decision to "not change" is the biggest one in this film (more on this later).

Being a sequel, it has of course evolved. For example, the number of types of Dawn of the Dead has increased. There are the fast-moving "Ninja", the fat and stupid "Homer", the highly intelligent "Hawking" (named after Dr. Stephen Hawking), and the hard-to-death "T-800" (of course, a reference to " The Terminator "). The action and camerawork are flashier, and the "rules" have doubled from 32 to 73, but care has been taken not to make the scale itself too large, so there is no sense of "being overpowered" that is common in sequels. On the contrary, it is so faithful to the original that it makes you smile and think, "How much did they love that world?"

The theme also redefines "living happily in a post-apocalyptic world." In the previous film, Columbus, who lived alone, met friends and grew up, but this film depicts acceptance and reconciliation centered on two types of "love": the romantic relationship between Columbus and Wichita, and the pseudo-parent-child relationship between Tallahassee and Little Rock, and shows a deeper inner growth. The director and screenwriter team's straightforward narrative style remains unchanged, resulting in a likeable finish throughout the film.

Accurate depiction of “everyday life” in the apocalyptic world