Zombie viruses have strange reasons, but too much dialogue to drive the plot is too boring

Zechariah 2022-01-31 08:01:54

In the small town of Pontypool, Canada, a virus spread by language has occurred, and the infected people have become cannibal zombies. A radio presenter discovers the solution and saves the town.
The story of the film basically takes place in a radio studio. The storyline is developed through the dialogue between the show host and the outside world and the narration of the people who enter the studio. There is only a picture of zombies breaking into the radio station in the back, but they leave soon. . The whole story is basically told by task dialogues, so it seems very boring and boring. The real zombie story will start after an hour, but there are not many zombie scenes, so we still have to rely on dialogue to develop the plot. Although it's a low-budget movie, it's too tedious to unfold the plot in this way.
The film probably wants to satirize the contradiction between the language and its content, but it is extremely boring to express it in a way of simple scenes and verbose dialogue.

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Extended Reading
  • Ethel 2022-03-17 09:01:09

    The actor performed well

  • Johan 2022-01-31 08:01:54

    Very interesting! It's the end, I can't appreciate it...I think it's my personal problem >_<

Pontypool quotes

  • [repeated line]

    Grant Mazzy: Sydney Briar is alive.

  • Sydney Briar: [to Grant Mazzy] Kill me.