28 Years Later is a combination of zombie-apocalypse horror and sentimental family story. Danny Boyle’s 2002 dystopian thriller movie “28 Years Later” seems to be on the cutting edge of two trends: global pandemic and fleet-footed zombies.
Cillian Murphy had his breakout role in this movie, and this movie is unusually prophetic. Following more than two decades, the director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland have reentered the world of the infected with “28 Years Later”. The new movie is the long-awaited sequel to 2002’s 28 Years Later.
The world premiere of the film was hosted in London on Wednesday. After the event, the reviews of the critics regarding the movie have started to arrive. With 78 reviews in, 95 percent of critics have rated on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Hollywood reporter, David Rooney, wrote that one of the chief rewards of “28 Years Later” never feels like an ironic attempt to revisit proven material only for commercial reasons. Rather, the filmmakers must return to a story whose allegorical commentary on today’s political landscape seems more pertinent than ever.
The new movie is the year’s most anticipated because it comes from the original creators. The new movie is glowing with Boyle’s visual flair. However, a lot of things have changed in the 28 Years since the original one. At that time, the director was known for smart indie films, and he went on to win an Oscar for “Slumdog Millionaire”. But, now the director sis showing his interest in creating politically pointed films like Civil War.
Critic Esther Zuckerman of Bloomberg News stated that the film is one of the strangest and most exhilarating blockbusters in his current memory. He also added that the film is a truly bizarre piece of art.
Jonathan Sim of ComingSoon.net stated that much like the first two films, this piece is a bleak, depressing drama containing elements of the zombie genre with action and horror sequences.
Spencer Perry of ComicBook said that “28 Years Later” is not only a completely captivating blockbuster, but also with layers that will keep the audience talking until the second movie comes out.
Boyle takes full advantage of his dramatic technical skills in the father-son hunting scenes. These are authentic zombie action horror movies, and full of kinetic camera movements. The creatures are not officially zombies, but they look and act like zombies. Victims of the same blood-borne virus that causes people to become full of rage in the original film. People became lumbering, mush-brained marauders. Decades later, people have transformed. Some Slow-Lows look like hippos crawling on all fours, whereas others are faster and smarter. All are naked, covered in dust, and gush geysers of blood when an arrow hits them.