MAGGIE: The Bitter Reality of a Zombie Apocalypse

Maggie (2016) is a deep dive into the relationship of a father and daughter but also how the world would view the Necroambulist infected once they are bitten and how society will treat them and want to swiftly get rid of them to back to the status quo.
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0:00 Intro
1:52 Movie Analysis
34:25 Final Thoughts and Review
36:40 Outro

[@lewislabuff8862]

I like how we're supposed to be annoyed with the people pulling their children farther away from her, but she's infected with something that has a 100% mortality rate, and is easily spreadable.

[@incredibleedibledez]

I’d pull my kids away 🤷🏻‍♀️ feelings don’t trump my kids safety

[@rachelmazza4079]

It’s so so real though. Like you know there would be people shaming others for not wanting to be around the ‘infected’ because ‘they are still people’ and ‘aren’t dangerous unless until they are symptomatic’ and it would turn into a moral debate and there would be zombie activist groups and such.

[@lewislabuff8862]

@@rachelmazza4079 yeah, that's actually the later plots of the Dead Rising series.

[@hannahchristine5240]

@@incredibleedibledez That was exactly the point of any scene with kids not infected. Your children trump the safety of others, but that other person is still a person and someone else’s child. What would happen if it was your kid? That’s the perspective we got, but we also imagine what if our kids were put at risk by someone infected with something. It’s a two way street of “my kid(s) trump anyone else (to me)” they wanted to display and did an excellent job with it.

[@fumothfan9]

Reminds me of the book apocalypse of the dead. The military guy basically went full survival and anyone with a bite got shot b/c "his only mission was to make sure they survived". So it makes sense with the background given.

[@adammartinez1764]

This is a rare kind of zombie movie. This is about emotions and reality rather than just gore and killing only. More zombie movies like this would be great.

[@dannyzero692]

it's strange that most zombie movies that focused on the human side of things like emotions and reality tends to do better than objective zombie movies (with some exceptions). I think it's because these are the kind of zombie movies that we people can relate to, and feel instead of having mindless fun watching. Train to Busan and Maggie are a rare example.

[@thekingshussar1808]

Korean Zombie Movies: Say no more

[@0912sooli]

In the flesh series were great but its kind of about after cure was invented

[@Trilliman707]

Why not have both? Like train to Busan

[@thetaminus2334]

Ironically, the Last of Us show is like that, huh.

[@thatmoviegirl3814]

Personally, I don't judge Caroline at all for leaving. She was there until Maggie started losing control. And even then, she never turned Maggie in to Quarantine behind Wade's back or tried to kill her herself. But she has little kids and what else can she do for Maggie? She knew Wade would wait until the last possible moment and at what point does the risk become too great?

[@ronaldreaganhater6982]

Yeah, i think the only truly fucked up thing she did is scold Maggie for the bite wound showing at the start. But shes a human in a difficult situation going through a lot so while it was insenstive and unneeded, i cant hate the character for it

[@ArtisticCeleste]

Yeah, plus as she said she had viewed Maggie as her own daughter, and grief effects people differently. A parent never wants to see their child suffer, and people sometimes just can't handle the reality and have to step back out of grief, anger, or fear. It's true for any death really, my own mother couldn't get on a phone call with her mother's cousin (who might as well have been her mother's sister they were so close) before she died in hospice because she couldn't handle the knowledge that would be last time they ever spoke-she didn't want that last conversation to just be her sobbing. You can't really fault someone trying to come to terms with their own emtions.

[@demonitized6661]

@@ronaldreaganhater6982to be fair she had an uncovered wound leaking blood that could infect anyone upon it touching them

[@aa.design.excellence]

Yeah she wasn’t that bad based on me watching this video and not the movie, she was just scared for her other kids and struggling to deal with what was happening to Maggie

[@jbear3478]

I think she was strong to leave. She loves Maggie, but she will always love her flesh and blood more and this is between Maggie and her father. She has to take care of her other children

[@goofygoober9719]

As a father of a four year old daughter, even this recap made me chocke down a bit. This is a rather good movie. Arnold has no right being this good of a dramatic actor

[@giggitycore1982]

I actually agree, he's been getting better as an actor with age. I watched that fubar show and he is actually really ggood. Not saying his predators Dutch was bad because he was young, but still. I genuinely laughed at fubar.

[@kieranklein2527]

my boy turned 4 last week and listening to this made me think shit. Hes gonna make me tear up isnt he?

[@connoratwood7893]

He was SO GOOD in this movie… always thought he was just a fun hung ho action actor… but this movie brought out a side of his acting prowess that I never thought he had

[@goofygoober9719]

@@connoratwood7893 Yeah. I grew up on predator and last action hero. I'm glad the man refined himself this much as an actor. I'll love young Arnie to death, but this movie was a whole new caliber.

[@chandrajicha907]

Right? I have a son a little over four and a daughter who turned one in April. I couldn’t imagine what Bonnie experienced losing both her young daughter and husband to the illness. But also understand that we doom the entire human race by choosing to “save” your family when they already are past being saved… It’s heart wrenching and an impossible choice. People might say something different now than when they are actually faced with a dire situation where you need to make a choice regarding your loved ones fate.

[@oddeyes9413]

I watched this movie just after my mom was diagnosed with cancer. The whole film got to me in a way a movie hasn't in a long time, and I haven't watched it since. She passed in 2015. We also learned that the cancer she had is genetic and 100% inoperable, if any of us get it, all they can do is make us comfortable. So this movie it just... hits different.

[@Voland1871]

I’m sorry for your loss, I’ve got something similar but I can try to give you some good news. Medical technology is improving and if we are lucky, these cancers may no longer be inoperable and may instead become merely a bygone inconvenience.

[@oddeyes9413]

@@Voland1871 Thank you, and I hope that we find a cure one day. Thus far myself, siblings or other family members haven't had the early signs of it. But it's definitely scary.

[@vindix9137]

Sorry for your loss buddy. Godspeed.

[@maelkew3337]

​@@oddeyes9413be safe man keep ya chin up

[@PROJEKT_R3D]

The hardest part of life is accepting what you are stuck with. When I was 4 I was diagnosed with a chronic condition that was estimated to have shortened my life span by up to 20 years. That never really registered to me until I graduated highschool. I'm sorry to hear of your loss. Hopefully the genetic technology being tested today will follow through with the claims on eliminating cancer from genetics.

[@ireviewthing2414]

Imagine your analysis being so spot on and emotional that KZbin and other people have to check up on you.

[@GrimReaperNegi]

I find it scary that a machine is able to listen so well to humans.

[@fluffynator6222]

Wdym?

[@pouncelygrin6699]

word

[@sabrinatscha2554]

KZbin doesn’t give a shit about anyone

[@jaythor92]

@@GrimReaperNegi Really? Because that type of technology has been around for a hell of a long time.

[@SomeAustrianGuy_]

Putting a guy like Arnold, who is known to play one man army type characters that face all their problems head on, in the role of a helpless, damned to watch his only reminder of his past wife die man is honestly such a powerful move. It shows you that not even the "biggest" and most "badass" people can withstand something of this magnitude really makes you feel how hopeless this whole thing is once bitten. Kudos to the director. This is truly a piece of art

[@Francesco-gf1sv]

Can superman solve deseases and the famine of dead crops? Can a punch solve human mortality? If only, things were that simple.

[@bronzeplayergaming2244]

If anyone's read "My Daughter Is a Zombie" Webtoon, it's also a pretty good read. It's basically about a father who tries to get his daughter to disguise as a regular person despite her obvious ailment

[@kyriss12]

I’ll look that up. Currently reading I am mom. Lady gets turned just as she’s giving birth, and her desire to protect her kid helps her cling to a portion of her humanity through sheer force of will.

[@ChonkyCaterpillar]

I read that a few years ago. The wonky artstyle tricked me into thinking that the webtoon will stay funny til the end lmao

[@raisin8328]

I legit read all the episodes in the span of 80 days using fast pass daily, it was so amazing it's my favourite webtoon up till now

[@chouette3125]

​@@ChonkyCaterpillarcould you remind me of what the ending was? it's been quite a while since I read it.

[@ChonkyCaterpillar]

@@chouette3125 sure. Spoiler alert to anyone who hasn't read it yet. The military find out that Su-ah is a zombie (i forgot how they found out), and ambush her and Jeonghwan (her father) at their house. Jeonghwan lets Su-ah bite him and tries to protect her til the last moment. The soldiers notice that he is not aggressive, unlike other zombies. However Jeonghwan charges at them and the soldiers shot him out of self defense, resulting in him dying. But they choose not to kill Su-ah since she seems almost like a normal person. The soldier report back, and the government decides to try to cure Su-ah. She recovers quickly and her and her father's story hits the national news. It turns out that when taking care of Su-ah, Jeonghwan was actually exposed to small doses of the virus through her saliva (i think so), over time, he became kinda immune to it. And the antibodies in his blood help develop a cure for the zombie virus, which turns Su-ah and many others back into human. 5 years after being cured, Su-ah is now living with her grandma, her new mom - Yeonhwa (Jeonghwan's gf), and Suho (Jeonghwan and Yeonhwa's son). She wishes she could remember things when she was a zombie, thanks her dad for always protecting her and says that she misses him so much. The end. (I'm sorry if there are anything unclear or incorrect, it's been years since I finished the webtoon :'D )

[@drewm.2790]

It's insane how media has turned the zombie apocalypse into this very fun frenzy of slaying and killing and shooting but we almost never thought of those bodies previously being of someone else's most precious loved one

[@pro_154]

You*

[@SwobyJ]

Ironically, a movie like Maggie brings things a little back to both earlier modern and the traditional zombie/zombi stories. Its a different, yet in some ways similar to a Night(s and Days) of the Living Dead. It keeps the infected as avatars kept alive unnaturally-seeming but through human ritual, a little like voodoo zombi. They're not allowed a normal life anymore, and wander for remaining days and weeks feeling as if they're already the dead. It was never meant to be a massive World War Z film-not-book at least (not that there isn't enjoyment there).

[@drewm.2790]

@@pro_154 well I’ve been playing Left 4 dead for almost 10 years now so no shit I’m apart of those 😆

[@heliotikis]

The scene of zombified Sophia walking out of the barn in The Walking Dead was one where I really felt this. Especially as her mother cries and Daryl holds her back

[@drewm.2790]

@@heliotikis yup! So heartbreaking

[@Whendidweloseit.]

As a parent this movie had me crying. It was so depressing and realistic. My mother was sick and i had to watch her slowly die, until one day she made her decision to go her way. To imagine a parent going through that is just horrifying to me.

[@Dr.Gainzzz]

Or a child seeing their parent go thru that. Glad you are doing ok

[@ErinJeanette]

Same. As a mother of a teenage girl, and a daughter of a mom who passed away slowly not long ago. This is a heartbreaking beautiful story.

[@DarqnessGacha]

Maggie is a great and realistic film for how an apocalypse might really be like.

[@elwiwi4638]

I think fortnite is a lot more accurate

[@XxSTACKxX]

@@elwiwi4638 nah, Roblox is way more realistic

[@Ituasmi]

@@XxSTACKxX Nah rdr1 undead nightmare is more accurate

[@1retiredknight]

I don't buy it. Outside of a relative few sheltered city-dwellers, I don't see many people being so selfish and reckless. Farmers and rancher are very familiar with the concept of culling the infected to protect the healthy, no matter how much that hurts.

[@elwiwi4638]

@@1retiredknight ratio

[@tallmex7183]

When you imagined an Arnold zombie movie would be about him slaughtering zombies left and right instead it's a realistic scenario that's heart breaking

[@bassbot1286]

I think this is genuinely the first time you've made me cry. The way you summarize the film's plot with such empathy and understanding really took me through it and I sat there stunned for a bit once I finished the video. You knocked it out of the park with this one.

[@WowSuchGaming]

thank you!

[@bassbot1286]

@@WowSuchGaming Of course! :)

[@trava4156]

Agreed. So freaking sad

[@ErinJeanette]

Same here. I cried so much during this.

[@mrfootball4663]

It’s crazy to think that if a zombie apocalypse started we all think it would be fun where we can kill zombies and just hangout with friends but the thought of if your friends got bit you would either have to cut of the infected body part(if possible) or kill them, either before they turn or after

[@shekkie]

A note, the mention of cutting off limbs, it’s completely impossible, unless done within literal seconds. It’d be just a fruitless effort.

[@mrfootball4663]

@@shekkie well yeah that’s the thing it’s possible but it’s gotta be quick and almost off of instinct

[@stuglife5514]

It takes 45 seconds for blood to go around the entire body in a calm person. During stress, that time is significantly shorter. If someone got bit on the hand, you’d have roughly 5 seconds at best to cut it off at the elbow, without killing them from shock, or blood loss, or a infection from the open wound

[@mrfootball4663]

@@stuglife5514 still 5 seconds tho

[@serfaI]

its crazy to think you believe a zombie apocalypse would be fun.

[@randomuser3555]

As a father this movie broke me. IDK what I would do if my children or new grandchildren were afflicted in such a manner.

[@1retiredknight]

Hopefully, do what is necessary to protect those who still have a chance of survival, them agonize about it when and if you have the luxury of time to do so.

[@erikwilliams1562]

This and Train to Busan Though I just got hit in the feelz here. Train to Busan had me weeping!!

[@randomuser3555]

@@erikwilliams1562 Aww shit man, That movie was FANTASTIC. Thank God for the South Koreans and Japanese. Lately they seem to be making the only truly good artful cinema!!!!

[@Batman-ro9mj]

Yeah, watching movies or stories like this as a father really give a whole different perspective.

[@just.8797]

​@@1retiredknighteasier said than done

[@santoineallenhhu7874]

Being a father of a young daughter , and listening to this entire summary made me realize I ain’t cut out for this

[@smugwendigo5123]

I think that means you are a good father

[@minecraftsteve2504]

You got this, big man. It's never gonna be easy, being a parent was never meant to be an easy job But you can do it You'll figure it out along the way Besides, do it for her

[@justinbayless8284]

The storm was a prefect representation of death. The thunder representing your heart skipping a beat every time you think about the inevitable end. The way it looks around them was a great metaphor for the fact that no matter how normal you act, that knowledge that it’s not gonna last looms over you. Then the rain. We all know what the rain means. It’s really sad. This movies rules

[@commanderhurst3283]

Arnold did an amazing job in this film. Kinda funny seeing him play the character of an American country side father in a world of zombies and a still functioning society.

[@James_Randal]

I didn't watch the original film, what kind of accent did he have?

[@djinngeist114]

Well he was the governor of California, So he was familiar with at least half of what that roll called for.

[@moxiemaxie3543]

Why? Did you type cast him ? Its normal to

[@lizzyrank5405]

@@James_Randal his own accent but his facial acting was good.

[@merriquelynn866]

There are people with accents from all over that live in California. It’s like a little flavor but nothing special. At one of my jobs, I serve people who just moved here from X country, may not speak much English if any at all, or foreign exchange students, speak great English with like, the kind of accent you expect from a top tier foreign film. It’s a lot of fun. But not really weird to have people with European accents in the countryside. I watched this movie when it came out and it was amazing to me. I enjoyed the acting, the atmosphere and just the father and the daughter. It really captures the despair and how painful it is when confronted with terminal illness or end of life care. And the desperate need for compassion while balancing taking care of yourself and how hard everything is. Please, consider watching “Maggie” for anyone in the comments who are on the fence.

[@jameshouchin5689]

The news of this movie reflects the real tragedy of the 24 hour news cycle. Five people die in an accident or mad shooting, it’s a tragedy and the victims names are everywhere. When it’s five hundred victims of an accident or some thing similar, the victims are treated as statistic. With only friends and family remembering them.

[@michielvanmol3529]

Damn, you really hit the nial on the head there.

[@TheMFThatAsked]

As sad as it is, you can't name every last one and who they are. There's too many. Instead of focusing on identifying them, you need to focus on stopping it from being a growing number because that's when it starts to become a major issue.

[@kingol4801]

This is Stalin’s quote, btw

[@razzdarkstar]

Great pick! This was easily one of the most unique zombie movies out there, and I can say it made me shed a tear or two

[@ryanhall7607]

I love this movie. Too many zombie movies are just weird prepper porn, but a deep character-driven drama (with actual really good acting from Arnold Schwarzenegger of all people) is a beautiful example of what the genre is capable of.

[@heavensgate2245]

Arnie always had range, it's just that in his youth he was mostly picked for action roles because that's what people saw him as

[@heavensgate2245]

Arnie always had range, it's just that in his youth he was mostly picked for action roles because that's what people saw him as

[@milewesler9592]

Well, most zombie movies have zombies that wouldn't be a serious threat to any armed american with a decent amount of ammo and a little practice.

[@heavensgate2245]

Hooray for KZbin duping my comment

[@ryanhall7607]

@@milewesler9592 Yes, prepper porn. That’s so boring to me.

[@Anesthesia1619]

I watched this movie when it came out. It was by far one of my favourite zombie movies I've seen in years. As a mother, I would be right there with Arnold's character. The movie had me in tears on so many occasions. Absolutely amazing analysis of the movie. I wish more people would see this movie. It's an underrated gem. Thank you for covering it!

[@WowSuchGaming]

Same here. I put off watching it for a long time and when i finally sat down i had to go in depth about it. Its just that good with its themes

[@cainabel6356]

I feel bad for the father. Lost not just one, but two; his wife and daughter. His daughter the only thing left of his first wife, the very thing he held on to. Then had to bury his own daughter. Breaks my heart to hear about stories like this.

[@handlerone5172]

Maggie is such a hidden gem of a zombie movie! You don't see many zombies but when you do they are pretty terrifying, and they did the concept of 'not showing the monster' too much well. Seeing Maggie transform reminds me a lot of Contracted and I really like the zombification process some movies and shows do. This movie is so much more than a simple zombie flick though. It really portrays watching someone you love degrade from an illness you can't cure and having to cope with losing them. Adding to that, since they will become dangerous once they turn, having to build up the courage to kill them for good. Oh and Arnold really shines here. He certainly had been type-cast but he really put some heart and emotion into this movie. You really get the sense that Maggie is his daughter.

[@TealWolf26]

People forget about the humanity of loss in zombie movies. The existential dread of knowing that your end is coming, seeing more reminders of it every day. Coming to grips with the ethics and morality. Weighing what would be best for you and your loved ones. A cancer of death that spreads not just within but without. Monsters are scary. Becoming them is even scarier.

[@TheMFThatAsked]

I had a dream once about being in a zombie apocalypse. I think my mother was gone and dead as well as my father and just being in the apocalypse knowing this... I broke into tears. I couldn't live in this kimd of apocalypse... I would instantly resort to suicide. I couldn't bare to see my family die like this or make my family watch my watch me die like that... It's the only way I could escape it. It's quite sad, isn't it?

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

​@@TheMFThatAsked Yes it is, since your chances of seeing life come to an end in your eyes is greatly increased.

[@reddie1705]

the daisy patch made me bawl like a child. Wade's struggle is on par with Maggie's in my opinion, and to watch them both fight their fates and console eachother until they couldn't anymore was saddening. Then, the daisy patch. No matter how much Wade struggled with the plight of his daughter, and coping with his late wife, he carried and created this beauty that all 3 of them needed, the mom included. That's the most amazing, dedicated father I've seen in a film and of course they use it to hurt us more 😭

[@error4v0r47]

Everyone thinks of getting their family out of the apocalypse, but when the time really comes, will you save them? Or will your fear spell misfortune? Or what if you can’t save them? What if there isn’t something you can do? What if it’s just hopeless?

[@HAHAd2]

Lil bro being all dramatic and shii 😂

[@darkweeman133]

Wow bro So deep

[@lilheinz9496]

Own a gun to avoid that last option

[@TheTillmanSneakerReview]

What if you're the family member that couldn't be saved? 🤔

[@leradmuiel7634]

Always save a bullet in the end for whatever reason.

[@warrio6]

Wow, Maggie kissed her father goodbye at the end of the movie is so touching. It signified the love for her father and coming to term with her end. Even though her dad is willing to accept whatever outcome, no matter how bad it can be. Seeing her love for made him to make up his mind and choose the least painful option for her. I got really emotional after watching that scene 😢

[@lysanderwong]

I would love to hear you talk about the tv show In The Flesh! Season 1 is only 3 episodes long, and it touches on a lot of similar themes about how society adapts after a zombie outbreak, and how families adjust to living with someone who is infected. In the show, a medication is found to treat the zombies and integrate them back into society, and it's an absolutely heart-wrenching watch that I highly recommend!

[@keania2000]

My boyfriend and I were so upset when we saw they didn’t continue the series, especially after that big death at the end of last episodes they made.

[@appalachiabrauchfrau]

Z Nation has some comedy in it but it does some similar things. The last seasons are about integrating zombies called "talkers" back into society and the prejudices that come in the wake of that.

[@changelingsys]

its so good, i was hoping someone had brought up this show. its really a shame it got cancelled when it did. i really hope the creator finds a way to finish telling the story even if it has to be a different medium.

[@joshportal2808]

This reminds me of the short story about a fisherman in WWZ by Max Brooks. Instead of a daughter it’s his son that is slowly turning. What is very tragic of the story besides the son’s age is how the son was sheltered during the zombie apocalypse. He lived before, during, and post zombie apocalypse and never been on dry land. The first time he finally got to step on dry land an old time quiet zombie bit him. He dies 2 weeks later. The fisherman is even more devastated when he explains how it happened 20 years ago a was me does not understand why death still had not come for him.

[@metalk1tt3n]

dude.. i enjoy your regular content alot. but damn you've outdone yourself with this one. The emotional understanding towards all sides and emphasizing the humanity of it really made this movie hit home a second time.

[@Sevness]

I acually really liked warm bodies, was a great move, and funny, with a pretty good ending. But Maggie, it hit hard because it wasn't a typical zombie movie, but a post-outbreak movie, and no matter how it may "drag" on, it is good that it does, as every moment was an important one, to an inevitable end.

[@BailakYT]

Back in early 2020, i was diagnosed with Pneumonia, and having Asthma, i was at risk, my parents had to go away for a conference and was left with my sister and grandmother, i honestly thought i was gonna die, and i just don't want to be alone when it happens, the scary part is, i was diagnosed on the second visit, i was diagnosed with tonsillitis, but as my condition grew worse my parents made the decision to take me back, had they not done that, i might not be here today, I still think about it to this day... Constant nose bleeds, trouble breathing, losing nearly a quarter of my weight from not eating, because i couldn't keep anything down without feeling immense pain, truly one of the worst times in my life. and i doubt it'll be the last

[@drks650]

Dang I hope your doing better ❤

[@HeyGuy4321]

It wasn't THAT bad I'm sure. Glad your ok.

[@acrellama]

​@@HeyGuy4321ikr I have tonsillitis on the regular (it lessened now that I'm older), it's just like flu to me atp + with the thornlike pain in the throat, but the pain is tolerable -it's on the same pain level as diarrhea I had dengue and pneumonia at the same time (I live in a tropical country that's prone to mosquito virus carriers) - tbh I was in the hospital for a week because of that, but the dengue is somewhere more dangerous, and pneumonia is not really a hazard at this century So ye none of this sounds severely life threatening or shocking tbh

[@cat_dono296]

I'ma be honest, out of those 3 options, anyone with any sense would just want the bullet. It's going to a insane asylum during the 1800s, a fucking painful death from the inside, or a quick snap and gone. I am kind of put off by the chemical option as a whole, it'd take a special kind of someone to be like "Yeah I'll subject my loved one to a painful chemical death"

[@adisca2k]

The chemical being painful is just for the sake of making the choice harder and pushing the father to the more personal hands-on approach. If the infected already lost their pain receptors it makes no sense that the best disposal method they could find brings a painful inhumane death. The chemical offers the detachment needed for some people, aiming a gun at your loved ones and staring in their eyes before pulling the trigger is a position I wouldn't wish for anyone. Quarantine represents abandoning her, the chemical is easier for the father but painful for the daughter and the gun is easier for the daughter but painful for the father.

[@shabushabu5319]

Movies like Maggie always let me know that my decision to blow myself up in the event of a zombie outbreak would be the best choice.

[@therandomsaiyajin]

Before this video was released my mother was diagnosed with heart failure and after seeing this it’s making me feel more and more pain in my own heart due to the fact any moment now she could go to sleep without any chance of waking up. I’m gonna go try and enjoy as much time as I can with her before the day happens. Best you guys also do the same if your parent or guardian is going through something similar

[@girlinawolfhoodiewolf2426]

Sending you a hug*

[@drks650]

dang…your right tho..I would know. But I hope the best for your mother ❤

[@pro_154]

That final scene was a perfect metaphor about the duality of mercy in death, being both beatifully altruistic,and disgustingly nesscesary.

[@HeyGuy4321]

Triality you mean

[@supernova582]

That does make it more personal and brings a better understanding of people in zombie movies not instantly killing the zombie form of their loved ones. You know the experience you're watching them hug there about to turn loved ones saying stop there doomed there going to turn say your good byes and get on with it. It's refreshing to have a zombie movie be on the more personal level. I guess I already know that I will become a cold hearted person means to an end type in a zombie apocalypse but should have seen that coming because I can just shut off any emotional attachment to anyone at any time like the person I knew is now figuratively dead am I a monster?. Ok on 2nd thought the Apocalypse better not come I might become a raider lol

[@kingol4801]

Most people would adopt raider lifestyles after a while. Even without the zombies, surviving without majority of human civilization is immensely difficult, since our society evolved past relying on primitive tools and non-industrial farming. We are not ready to be thrown into Stone Age. Hell, people hate camping exactly because it is just inconvenient and uncomfortable for people with modern domestic lifestyles, because it genuinely IS. People can work with their brains or niche within large society. But in smaller ones, I quote: “You have to your own medic, engineer and Jackie f***** Chan” - Sam B, Dead Island 2

[@supernova582]

@@kingol4801 if I recall there is a saying people are civilized and some cases "nice" until you take away the luxuries of confert then people become savages. We can't deny the existence of the dark savage side of humanity. There are two types those who become the un civilized savage and those just waiting to release it. After all some people just want to set the world on fire and civilization is fragile also camping in a tent and campfire is fun just getting away from society is refreshing

[@insaneproductions9117]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@supernova582human nature is bad I know myself because I am a human and hopefully you are too. Humans show there true nature when either everything’s on the line, nothing is, or both. You’ll now when somebody’s a good honorable human being when they don’t follow there innate instinct. After all if there wasn’t a compelling reason to be bad then it wouldn’t mean anything when your good. Men (and therefore Women) are meant to conquer there desires and if they don’t there still Boys. Also the quote makes it out to be that everyone is just waiting to let there savage out of them. Which then I guess the purge makes sense, but if that were the case I doubt we would even have built order in the first place and we would still be living in tribes. I do believe we all have waiting demons, but after all we don’t like our demons or other people’s demons. Morals and for some cases religion helps people including myself fight those demons. Also I disagree with “civilization is fragile” because ever sense countries became a thing when they fall the lands don’t just fall into anarchy for forever or even just 10 years they just brake into city states or smaller countries. You have to remember civilization just means a rule of law, and humans are pack animals and they really like order (when there not just thinking of the now)

[@beansworth5694]

@@supernova582 If 'savage' is the norm of civility that one is developmentally accustomed to then it hardly requires a dark heart in order to make it in that world, although time may wear on us in that way. What I mean to say is, if one becomes well-adjusted to their world it doesn't require inhumanity to navigate effectively, even if it is principally inhumane by any reasonable analysis. For example, our modern 'civil' society regularly subjects us to be agents of inhumanity towards one another as a state of affairs, yet not everyone who engages in these ritualistic cruelties of capitalism or the current state of social politics conducts themselves with malice or absolute disregard for the humanity of their chosen enemy or obstacle.

[@cutiepiettvjackson8744]

@@beansworth5694 It's a little unrealistic, the only reason I think people would suffer is that Americans and people from industrial societies do not farm or anything, so they never think of farming when situations like this occur.

[@ptonpc]

This is probably the best 'zombie' movie I have seen in decades. Everyone gave an excellent performance, the writing, cinematography, sound design, make up etc were all spot on. Everyone acted in a consistent sane manner consistent with their situation.

[@SnowyJakub]

Honestly, I'm surprised you didn't mention Resident Evil at the start, where the zombies are just kinda a thing that happened that the world took care of, and now have new laws and agencies and all that to effectively take care of zombies, or the various other zombie-like threats of that universe, whenever they pop up

[@shadowslayer9988]

Resident Evil is realistic in the fact that countries learned to deal with viruses.

[@orchidrose1410]

This was a wholly different role for Arnold Schwarzenegger, but he did a phenomenal job! Truly a heartwarming and heart wrenching film

[@the1grove]

I teared up a lot during this movie, I don't know if I could ever kill someone who I love who is infected. I honestly might just do what Wade almost allows to happen at the end and let my loved one bite me, so I could join them in whatever we become.

[@beansworth5694]

I could, for the simple reason that living as a zombie would be far more cruel end than being dealt a compassionate death before the last pieces of conscious humanity are eroded away. Unless it's a rage zombie 'turn in seconds'-type situation there's no reason to neglect treating the unfortunate infected with humanity up until that point, though- I'd fight and die for their humanity while it remains, and that's the compromise I'd make in order to drive myself to do whatever had to be done for everyone's sake. This element of zombie media is something that I find fascinating in a really cathartic way, and something I've already processed heavily in regards to both people doing evil unto others, being terminally ill, or other cases where the situation tries to seduce one into a simple 'trolley problem' type conception of morality for the sake of tackling it efficiently. Ultimately that sort of careless instrumentalism of the soul which drives us to harm each other is something that is far more insidiously evil than the naked suffering stemming from the environment, no matter how horrible that environment may be.

[@unironicallydel7527]

Unfortunately this would be reality. I mean, we joke abt gathering guns and weapons, hunkering in bunkers and preparing for zombies, but. You'll never be prepared enough to lose a loved one that soon. Most of us would probably die, not from a random zombie bite, but either getting bitten by choice from said loved one, or, well, going our own way out. Surviving in a world like that, while possible, would be incredibly tough and overwhelming.

[@Lukemyfather1]

6:55 "A distant boom of thunder is heard... in the distance"... You always have such good scripts on these, so its funny to catch these little things

[@TrueDiox]

There are fears I only knew as a parent. The idea of having to put something, ANYTHING over the wellbeing of my daughters is just unthinkable. The idea of them being sick and having to face losing them chokes me up as I type. So I love what they did here, even if I'll never watch it myself. I would've watched this movie and found it to be great before them. Now, I think it's amazing even when the recap alone is a gruelling watch.

[@X.Y.Z.07]

It reminds me of the situation during the 1st year of COVID outbreak. The people paranoia of the unknown disease was really scary.. A mere sneeze at a public space can cause people to stare at you like you're a rabid animal.. One of my neighbour had a seizure while walking on the street, and nobody dared to approach him, until an ambulance arrived... Some people even tried to stopped ambulances from using their siren when passing through their neighborhood, saying that it cause anxiety among them.. Glad that the paranoia finally subsided after the 1st year...

[@eglop5841]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[@eternal7912]

The covid paranoia wasn't even scary for me. It was just annoying, because it wasn't even anything to panic about.

[@X.Y.Z.07]

@@eternal7912 well, what's scary about it here is that, if people found out or suspected you have covid, you will be isolated. The local government can also bring in medical staff to forcibly bring you to a quarantine area if you're tested positive.. And if you have businesses, in my case a factory and a shop, they may also force me to temporarily close it down..

[@kingol4801]

@@eternal7912 A lethal decease without a cure at the time is nothing to be scared about? Yeah, sure

[@eternal7912]

@@kingol4801 Covid is no more lethal than the flu. Yeah it can kill people, but most people will catch it and recover without any lasting affects contrary to what the media tells you. Its mortality rate is EXTREMELY low. I mean look at the Spanish Flu in 1918. Without the ability to travel around the globe as fast as we can today, it killed 50 million people in less than half the time that we've been dealing with Covid. That was lethal, and actually something to panic about, and it isn't even the most lethal pandemic humans have experienced. The Black Death killed some 75 million people. Around 60% of Europe's population at the time. And you know what's really scary? The plague is still one of the most lethal infectious diseases on the planet today, even with antibiotics and other modern medical treatments. Pneumonic Plague in particular has a 100% mortality rate if not treated within 24 hours of the first symptoms. When it comes to diseases, Covid is child's play compared to what's out there.

[@GriffinatorOriginal]

If you’re a zombie movie fan that constantly feels starved for content I definitely recommend this movie. Sure Arnold is a bit of a meme but he definitely performs more than well in this flick. Really all of them do. Stellar performances all around. And too many zombie movies barely focus on the start or after so it’s a good switch to the typical. Very emotional.

[@harryc657]

You also have to question if you still have a conscious at the brink/already turned into a zombie. Imagine eating your own father in an uncontrollable state of starvation.

[@loyaltyisroyalty5616]

I always thought of myself like a badass thinking what I would do in a zombie apocalypse (kind of like michonne lol). But now that I have two little girls, I can definitely see my reality being more like Wade. Defending my kids and afraid to let go.

[@Free_Palestine_75]

Caroline is the most normal character I think, I wouldn't want to be in a house with someone that's going to turn into a zombie, step child or not, I wouldn't stay there I would leave

[@shadowslayer9988]

Same and I would report them to the authorities.

[@Free_Palestine_75]

@@shadowslayer9988 I'm not sure if I could do that, I know logically I'd have to but if it's somebody I cared about I don't know if I could bring myself to

[@ronaldreaganhater6982]

​@@shadowslayer9988the authorities know in the movie

[@HeyGuy4321]

​@@Free_Palestine_75Can I have one! I'm interested

[@bluedragon8762]

​@@Free_Palestine_75why care they're infected so you should stop caring right?

[@OpossumOnTheMoon]

There’s a British tv show that plays on the same idea. Apocalypse is over and the zombies are back to being “normal” (as normal as they can be). They have treatment and medication for it but not everyone is happy they are back.

[@francecruz5157]

What show

[@OpossumOnTheMoon]

@@francecruz5157 In the Flesh. It’s only two seasons but it’s pretty good. Very much an emotional show over a normal zombie show

[@KillerWolvs]

I zombie had a few seasons like that. It was a really good show.

[@roberttregidgo6345]

Was that the show that was a thinly veiled aids analogy? It was a good show, I especially liked the former zombie hunters trying to hold on to their glory days.

[@OpossumOnTheMoon]

@@roberttregidgo6345 yeah, I watched it when I was younger so I didn’t pick up on the AIDS thing. I found the family coping with the main characters suicide very engaging.

[@theicelander06]

I just finished watching this movie and the ending almost made me tear up, A beautiful story not being dragged out like most films today, short and gets to the point.

[@TewbBelrog]

Thanks for the editing this countless times in order to push it through the algorithm. 7 minutes in you've hooked me on the premise and I had to take a look at the movie myself.

[@cyndlehick9777]

I remember this movie. I didn’t realize Arnold played the dad. I watched this with my dad, he fell asleep by the ending, but I was so sad to see their relationship just get torn apart. I love my dad, he’s had some health issues recently in the past few years and I just love him to death. Seeing an illness slowly taking a family members health away is so heartbreaking. He’s doing fine now, he’s with his girlfriend and they are planning a big road trip. Love you daddy.

[@Oakoms]

I appreciate how you were able to relate the gravity of the situation in your narration

[@gwencatz2483]

The only other brutally emotional zombie movie I can think about is Savageland, a film that came around the same time as Maggie, actually. It's been getting noticed again by people here and there. It's comparatively far more depressing, especially since this one actually has some brightness near the end with the daisy field, but man it was gripping from beginning to end. Great vid btw!

[@Imrealiswear.]

God I would simply not survive this movie-Holding back tears just listening to the summery, I just know I’d be SOBBING if I actually watched it. Reality hurts so much more than any “what would you do?” Situation

[@Scarlett-Hofferson]

Even your description of the story portrays just how Real the whole movie feels. It makes me think way too hard about the people in my life and how I could even begin to deal with something like that happening to me. I have 3 younger sibling (ages 8-14) and the scene where she says goodbye to her brother instantly had me crying. I really don't think I'd be able to watch the whole movie so thanks for such a great video on it.

[@jonathanshirley4366]

I clicked on this video completely, forgetting I actually watched this film until you started talking about it. The movie is very emotionally powerful, and I distinctly remember being horrified not only by Maggie eating the fox but also by her inability to stop and her being forced to come to terms with what she had just done. It's all very heart-wrenching and takes such a unique perspective on zombie infections. Very good film and a recap of it.

[@mongooseunleashed]

Your choice of background music is sending me through memory lane. I know almost every game they came from.

[@kiah9085]

The making it quick thing is so true to. It’s been proven time and time again that as far as the death penalty goes, injection is one of the worst possible ways to go, with doctors refusing to be the ones to do it and the rate of botched ones being very high, it’s just difficult to tell due to paralyzing agents in the injection. The options we go for are usually the ones that don’t help the people dying but help the people putting them down, one that make us feel humane and civil.

[@Phantom6.6.6]

Man so emotional, I remember watching this video from roanoke but he tends to be a bit clinical and joking but seeing you talk about the emotional side of things, the human side of things is just so 😢. Great video

[@jiado6893]

The zombie fandom has totally failed me. The movie came out 7 whole years ago, but I’ve never HEARD of this until today, when your video showed up in my feed.

[@REfan2002]

Maggie just reminded me of story set in the WWZ universe. And I mean the book.

[@marialyar6097]

You don't sound sick at all dude, no worries! Great vid as always, the way you narrated the movie had me tearing up like a 5 year old 😂 definitely going to check this film out

[@demogorgontizzy1267]

You did this movie a great service with this review, another great video!

[@stalktrap2977]

Love the video and love the new content really makin me miss a lot of nostalgic films and movies and I'm just exited to see the direction this great channel is goin👍😤

[@RoseOfSharyn18]

Such an underrated movie. Glad to see someone talking about it! Great video! (Also the first of yours I found and also the one that got me to sub)

[@BlackVulcan22]

You did a hell of a job with this vid and narration

[@gabriellewilson9094]

Been waiting for someone to cover this

[@ShinePaw101]

So I’ve never seen this move but have seen really good breakdowns before this. This movie is stunning. Personally I think this is something people should think over- not because it could ever happen but it really puts things into perspective about life. Take care of yourself, and take care of others… but know you should do what must be done if the time comes.

[@g0mb0_]

love your videos man keep up the good work 👍

[@ObsidionshadowX]

Great review, and God I forgot how depressing this movie was.. especially with the thoughts it invoke.

[@Enter_the_Toshiverse_1996]

Bruh, I've never even seen this movie and yet I was tearing up a lot just listening to you explain the story beats. This has to be the most genuinely sad zombie movie I've ever seen, but it's brilliant at showing the bitter reality of living in a situation like this.

[@rose_of_venus]

You articulated this so beautifully, thank you ❤

[@curiousauthor9827]

i watched this movie with my mom a couple years ago, it was such a good view at the personal level of being infected and having an infected loved one. definitely hit different for me and my mother to be watching it with each other edit: typed video instead of movie lol

[@gembocobo9484]

This movie also has great parallels with my current experience with my dad who is currently completely bedridden and not being able to exist independently. The choice of being there for your family instead of leaving them in the care of strangers. In the instance of this movie there are repercussions beyond the burden on our family. But the sentiment and the dilemma is still the same to me at least. Even if it was a matter of the financial aspect being a non-issue. Do we leave them to -professional- strangers or do we stand by them as -loved ones-? I'd rather be there till the end. I was carrying my grandma in my arms as my mum and me were driving her to hospital but she died in my arms during the ride. That was the single most harrowing ride of my life but it was peaceful in hindsight.

[@kjh.2720]

Yes, definitely want more of these in-depth analysis videos 😁

[@sardonicapple5369]

Awesome touch using the music from the Dead Island trailer in the video. I love that trailer and it hit the right nostalgia note. This movie was a mixed bag of emotions for me because of the reasons you explained when discussing Caroline. Great Job!

[@shiny1556]

This recap hurt a lot. The second the Daisy scene shown up I nearly broke. Cannot imagine actually watching the movie. Kinda funny how some total apocalypse movies are easier to watch than this.

[@RedLogicYT]

Zack never disappoints! Great video.

[@masonmurray4345]

Man this video had me tearing up... im speechless. This is a great view on how a zombie apocalypse would (probably) be like, well done.

[@kylebean5743]

Damn This movie hits different. Keep up the great work as usual dude

[@ragequazar]

Hey, have you heard of In the Flesh? It's a British series that's tackles the same subject as Warm Bodies, but, yknow, actually *well.* It's only 9 episodes long too, I'm sure you would adore it.

[@kingol4801]

Warm bodies is still the GOAT. That show is too political and highlights the worst in humanity. Like always. I would rather watch an action/drama/romcom than another vile thing designed only to slander humanity and incite controversy. Not because I don’t understand the message and it’s importance, but simply because those kinds of movies are bad for my mental health. If you surround yourself with negativity, don’t expect none to cling to you.

[@ragequazar]

I didn't like it personally, but yknow, personal taste and all that. In the Flesh handles the ins and outs of the subject much, much better. I can understand that interpretation of the people in the show, but I think it does an incredible job of portraying both sides' arguments, and what blind faith does to a person, regardless of what cause they believe in.

[@Niuskayz]

Well, that was a lot sadder than I tought it'd be. Good movie, thank you for this video

[@andrewarney4222]

Hadn't heard of this movie before, but you have sold me on trying to find a copy, you good sir deserve the like

[@WatPatat]

Beautiful telling of a beautiful movie. This one made me emotional, so did your video

[@yesanameirequested1682]

I found a great zombie scenario: watch a movie Cell (2016). the movie starts out at Boston International, where our protagonist Clay gets on the phone with his wife, but then suddenly a signal makes people into crazy maniacs, causing them to go 28 days later. They are all 28 days later, but only connection is phones (they called someone once and then lost it). also, they can wield weapons (bats, axes, pipes)

[@THESUPERRONALD]

Curious to hear from the viewers here: What would you do if you are the infected one in the context of this movie? I personally would like to believe that I would just say my goodbyes to my loved ones. Have one more party before going into the quarantine. Since it appears that you don't instantly turn, might as well do a final parting and hope you have no regrets (outside of getting infected). Great video! Will definitely watch the movie itself, despite having it spoiled, looks too good to miss.

[@rachelmazza4079]

Yeah if I was infected Id have a big party while I was still lucid and then unalive via substances

[@michielvanmol3529]

Oh man, that's a good question. Honestly have no idea what I would do. Killing yourself when you're not suicidal is a whole new level of difficult.

[@shadowslayer9988]

I would just wander around until I turned.

[@eiscold9057]

well first of all I would start waring a muzzle with the key on my wrist so I can only take it of while being able to think because I sure as hell wouldn't want to infect any other person.

[@nantae1047]

Instead of a party, maybe I would do stuff with a high mortality rate? Such as trying to hug a bear, scratch a lion's belly or eat a million chicken nuggets in record time? I will die anyways, so I might as well die doing a super cool thing

[@Caroleeena]

Well done sir. Your piece is very moving. I really enjoyed it.

[@thegunpointparadox7275]

Amazing video, love it, was watching this on my TV, no change in the volume on my or the TV’s end, the video was great sound if not a little quiet at parts, the video is over, I go to watch tiktok and let the next video autoplay, and then the outro plays and explodes my eardrums, took away from the experience. 9.9/10 video.

[@Sauce_Sensei]

That intro song from the dead island trailer always hits me right in the feels😭

[@deweyoxberg]

"Seeing beauty amongst all the death and darkness". I felt that hard. Ouf.

[@rachelmazza4079]

Wow this is beautiful. It will haunt me for months if I watch it though, so thanks for the recap.

[@Intellechawwal]

Dude you're a really good narrator. I cried listening to this.

[@musajoey5968]

always a good day when he uploads

[@brettbutler231]

Well I was watching another video, but saw you uploaded so now I’m here.

[@NeedSleep1917]

Holy shit! You still exist? I havent gotten you in my fyp or gotten a notification in years!

[@diabolicaldebacle]

Maggie is my favorite zombie movie, hands down. Every part of it. Incredible.

[@afraidmirror7157]

such a great video, a real tear jerker