What does Army of the Dead, an original Dawn of the Dead epic, bring to the genre?

*This article touches on the core of the story, so we recommend reading it after watching the movie.

"Army of the Dead" synopsis

Scott Ward (Dave Bautista), who used to be a mercenary and now runs a hamburger shop, receives a request from Tanaka (Hiroyuki Sanada), the owner of a casino, because he was in charge of evacuation of residents in Las Vegas. The request is to recover $200 million hidden in an underground vault in Vegas. However, their destination, Las Vegas, has turned into a dangerous area where Dawn of the Dead roam.

Index

• Infiltrate the Dawn of the Dead kingdom and steal a huge amount of money!
• Individualization as a Dawn of the Dead movie and the illusion of globalism
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Infiltrate the Dawn of the Dead kingdom and steal a huge amount of money!

Scott Ward (Dave Bautista), who used to be a mercenary and now runs a hamburger shop, receives a request from Tanaka (Hiroyuki Sanada), the owner of a casino, because he was in charge of evacuation of residents in Las Vegas. The request is to recover $200 million hidden in an underground vault in Vegas. However, their destination, Las Vegas, has turned into a dangerous area where Dawn of the Dead roam.

Zack Snyder, a top Hollywood director who is currently leading the way in the DC Extended Universe, has released his latest work, a Dawn of the Dead movie that will be his first distributed original work. Titled ``Army of the Dead,'' it has a double meaning: the military is the origin of the story, and the Dawn of the Dead are organized like an army.

“Army of the Dead” trailer

Well, what happened was that a military vehicle transporting secret material from Area 51 crashed, and Dawn of the Dead emerged from the damaged vehicle. The soldiers trying to calm down the situation are attacked and infected. Then a mass outbreak of these people occurs in Las Vegas, and the city is quarantined by the government.

The reason why the military was transporting the Dawn of the Dead will be revealed later, but the plot unfolds quickly in the avant-garde titles and opening credits, and in the high-art visual style typical of Snyder. The story revolves around Ward, and a heist team formed from colleagues who have fought alongside him, a helicopter driver, and a safe-cracking genius, enters Las Vegas, which has become a Dawn of the Dead kingdom, and carries out a mission. To go. The time limit is 24 hours before Las Vegas is destroyed by a military nuclear attack.

Individualization as a Dawn of the Dead movie and the illusion of globalism