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Mixed feelings

posted 8 years ago by Dreamcatcher9000
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First of all, I'm fed up with zombie movies and TV shows. I've had enough. Every lazy company now makes a "zombie" film because, well, what else, because it's EASY material. And it can be low budget.

But I watched this movie because of Arnie, and especially because from the trailer it seemed like a different film for him. He had the chance to do something more serious and dramatic. And I was right, he was great. Maybe the best performance of his career. And I liked that the film was a bit different that most of the other zombie films. For the first time, there is a..."normal" society in a zombie film, and zombies are just sick people who go to quarantine. I appreciated that this film was "quite", and didn't have much action or anything very cheap thrilling. It was more of a drama than horror.

But despite my good will to see the film from a positive point of view, after it ended, I wondered: why was it made? What did it give to us? Nothing much. It was a slow, pretty boring film that really didn't lead anywhere. Again, it's not bad, I prefer it much better than "Walking Dead" which goes endlessly on and on and on just because AMC is making money, but..."Maggie" could have had a bit of a stronger plot. Something more happening than just...wait for Maggie to...well, you know. It would be great for a no budget student film, really, but a "major" film with Schwarzenegger? You expect something more.
And also, a more inspiring eff-ing title wouldn't harm. Seriously, "Maggie"? Ok, so the next zombie movie in which the main character is gonna be named Karen, they're gonna name it..."Karen"? :p

[–] lm362 8 years ago

why was it made? What did it give to us?

I do not know why the writers and others made this movie, but I can answer what it gives at least some of us.
For me, it gave a sympathetic, not just fearful view of zombies.
It made me feel that there must be some better why to handle this "disease" rather than putting the infected into a horrible(according to some of the characters)quarantine zone or place.
It made me want more for the infected than to be put there, be killed or else them end their lives.
In the Walking Dead, the "healthy" feel that zombies must be killed, they are not people anymore and thus deserve no sympathy or kindness. This movie really made me not want any of these things for Maggie or any of the other infected ones. Even as she is slowly transforming and even right up til the end, she was still a person to me. Surely, the fear was there, but I still cared for her. I wanted her humanely treated and if possible, not be killed.

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[–] Dreamcatcher9000 8 years ago

We're on the same page. Like I said, this was a different zombie movie. In almost all the rest of the zombie movies, the "heroes" treat them like they're evil monsters, and they forget that they were once good people (well, at least some of them were good!). It could be their neighbour. It's not their fault that they turned into zombies. They're victims. But the living kill them like they enjoy it. "Take that mother******!". It's so stupid.

But my "problem" with Maggie is that although it was different, it didn't have a strong story to hold the film. If it was like a zero budget student film, it would be ok, but although it's not a blockbuster (despite Schwarzenegger being in it), I just felt like something was missing, especially in the second part. I can not say that the movie thrilled me or excited me so much, so that's why I have mixed feelings about it. The intentions were good, but it felt like it needed a bit more inspiration. It felt like it began with a good story, and then it got stuck.