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walk DeadandZombielandare two of the most iconic automaton place of the last several decades – and as it turns out , each dealership has shouted out the other , leave it up to fan of the writing style to decide who really comes out on top as the true purveyor of flesh - feeding , undead content .
2019’sZombieland : Double Tap , the sequel to the original film , take a lineal reference toWalking Dead , in what was a definite barb across the bowing of the comic book series . Walking Deadcreator Robert Kirkman was more diplomatic in his analysis of the film , which he offer extolment for , while noting that it did n’t quite populate up to the high bar fix byShaun of the Dead .
Both series are beloved by sports fan , and critically spat for their respective takes on the genre – but for zombi enthusiasts , it ’s still deserving enquire who did it better .
The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman has a zombi film revered above all the rest . And it may not be the classic some fan will expect .
Zombieland And Walking Dead Can Coexist – But Could Their Zombies?
" The walk Deadis known for its bleak , unrelenting play and calamity , whileZombieland’scentral creatures exist in the realm of an action - comedy , of course crap their purpose in the story and their fundamental interaction with the primary characters on the whole different . "
In the first ten arcminute ofZombieland : Double Tap , Jesse Eisenberg ’s character reference Columbus is express readingWalking Dead#27,noting : " God , this is really terrifying . But whole unrealistic . “The joke is interesting , have that many fans would categorizeDead’sundead as more " realistic " thanZombieland ’s . More than likely , this punchline was mean to double as a way of setting a tone for the sequel ’s living dead - infested world . By having a character reference declareWalking Dead’szombies " unrealistic , " it allows the franchise to forge its own vision of zombification .
fan of the zombi musical style are notorious for drawing comparison between dissimilar iteration of reanimated , figure - eating legion . WhileWalking DeadandZombielandmay be able to coexist as iconic zombi dealership ; it is less clean-cut whether their zombi would match in well together . Zombieland : dual Tapdoes note thatWalking Deadis " terrifying . " The latter series is do it for its bleak , persistent dramatic event and calamity , whileZombieland’scentral creatures exist inthe realm of an military action - clowning , naturally making their office in the story and their interactions with the main fictitious character altogether unlike .
Zombieland’s Nod To Walking Dead Is The Character’s Critique, Not The Creators'
Robert Kirkman’sWalking Deadcomic debuted in 2003 ; itsAMC television adaptationwas in production when the firstZombielandfilm was discharge in 2009 . Whether or not the success of Kirkman ’s comic had a hand in gettingZombielandgreenlit by a studio is unknown – but it is unmortgaged that by 2019 , the enfranchisement was ready to make a caper at its herald ’s disbursement . Kirkman , meanwhile , propose praise forZombielandas late as 2023 , in the letter page ofWalking Dead Deluxe#69 , calling it " all kinds of amazing . "
" Best use of be given zombies , I ’d say , " Kirkman went as far as to creditZombielandwith . Still , it " does n’t derive close to Shaun of the Dead , " the author take down , citing that flick as being in conference with George Romero ’s classics , which specify the other genre . In the end , Zombieland : Douple Tap’sreference toThe Walking Dead , if a review at all , is the lineament Columbus ' opinion of the series , in the context of his own zombie experiences . As for how the moving-picture show creators ' smell , it seems to stand for a storey of respect for the influence ofThe walk Deadon modern zombie stories , withZombielandbeing no exception .
