Throughout the years we have seen many different takes on the zombie genre. From the infamous ‘Night of The Living Dead’ by George Romero to “The Walking Dead” by Robert Kirkman, this genre has not only blown up in its popularity, but it has also opened the flood gates on creativity. We are now looking at the most out-of-this-world take on this horrifying genre.

The zombance-zombie romance- of the year is finally upon us! Based on Isaac Marion’s Warm Bodies novel, ’Warm Bodies’ is about R, a zombie, wandering around an airport who is unlike any other zombie as presented in other films. R thinks like he is still alive and thrives on becoming human again. He falls in love with Julie, a strong-willed woman whom he meets when she and her team of survivors are sent to get more medical supplies for their town. R and his zombie friends are the horde of undead who burst through the doors of the medical facility. While R is devouring Julie’s boyfriend, Perry, he is taken on a ride of Perry’s emotions and memories. Whenever zombies eat a human brain, they are able to see that person’s memories, and feel their emotions. It is the closest things these zombies have to dreaming. It is the closest thing R has to being human again.

This movie and novel mirrors the classic tale of love, “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare. Julie is Juliet, R is Romeo, Nora is the nurse, Perry is Paris, the rejected suitor. The movie does not really follow the novel whatsoever. However, it has certain attributes from the novel.

‘Warm Bodies’ brought in $20 million on opening night and continues to make money. No other zombie movie is like it. We usually see zombies tearing into humans or animals, but ‘Warm Bodies’ shows a softer side to the zombie genre. It proves zombies have feelings, too. They are not just mindless, killing machines bent on destroying all of mankind. The witty and talented Nicholas Hoult plays the romantic heartthrob R and brings new meaning to protecting love.

To be honest, the film was almost perfect. There were a few scenes that were a bit confusing. When R eats Perry’s brain, he gets taken on a ride through his memories. R is supposed to be Perry in those memories. So naturally R should be in first person throughout those memories. There were many moments when R was in third person, watching Perry go through these memories as if he was an audience watching a film. Summit Entertainment did an amazing job casting this film. Nicholas Hoult and Theresa Palmer seamlessly bring these two characters together to tell their story. Rob Corddry brings comedy relief as R’s best friend, M.

For those fans wanting a true translation of Marion’s book onto the silver screen, they will be disappointed; this movie is without a doubt a reinterpretation of the source material, with the best parts sewn together to create a more palatable story for general audiences.

This does not mean it takes anything away from either the book or the movie itself, but the audience gets a story that is highly satisfying for being a romance-comedy about zombies. On the other hand, the movie itself is greatly performed and put together. There was comedic relief when you found yourself wanting to cry. ‘Warm Bodies’ has zombies, romance, adventure, and comedy all in one!

“Why can’t I connect with people?” R states as he wanders around his new home, the airport. At one point you find yourself relating to how R feels. This was a great adaptation of Isaac Marion’s Warm Bodies novel. Besides the fact that a few scenes were out of place, the movie itself was great. Your attention is held throughout.

Rated 4.5/5 – An unbelievable love story with an amazing cast

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Liane Moriarty’s latest work, The Hypnotist’s Love Story, covers all the bases when it comes to love. Old and new love collide as Ellen, a spiritual woman who has made hypnotism and self-help therapies into a career, falls in love with Patrick, a dashing man with a young son, whom she has found on an online dating sight. Before Patrick, Ellen worked day to day dealing with skeptics of her career, ornery patients, and a horrible love life. Now that Patrick has taken her out on a few dates, things start to become serious and everything seems to be looking up for Ellen. Even her most difficult patients are annoying her less.

Then, one day, while the couple is out having a nice dinner, Patrick blurts out that he has something he needs to tell Ellen. Before he can tell her his secret his nerves overcome him and he rushes off to the bathroom. As Ellen waits she contemplates what it could possibly be that he has to tell her. She already knows that he has a young son, but she just hasn’t met him yet. What in the world could it be other then he is telling her they are over? Moriarty accurately presents the mind of a woman trying to keep herself together in the face of one of her worst fears. Ellen immediately starts to pick Patrick apart in her mind and wondering how she didn’t notice that things had been just too good to be true and that she had been heading for a fall all along.

Patrick finally comes back, still extremely on edge, and tells Ellen that he has a stalker ex-girlfriend. Ellen is relieved and intrigued by this revelation and starts to ask numerous questions about the stalker. The most she can get out of Patrick is that the reason the relationship had ended was because it had run its course and that now his ex-girlfriend has been stalking him for the past three years. He is genuinely surprised by Ellen’s reaction to his secret, but warns her that it’s okay if she wants to leave him because other women have failed to deal with his stalker even after saying they didn’t mind and could handle it.

Ellen’s reaction is completely different from all the other women Patrick has dated since his relationship ended with his ex. Instead of being scared, jealous, or annoyed, Ellen is absolutely fascinated by this woman. She wants to figure out what makes this woman tick. What was the real cause of the relationship’s end, what could have made this stalker so hurt that she continues to hold on to her past love; why doesn’t she give up. More than anything else, Ellen wants to see the stalker. Unbeknownst to her, she has already met the stalker, who is actually one of her patients.

As Ellen gets closer to Patrick she pushes for more details about the stalker, but Patrick tries his best to change the subject or avoid the conversation altogether. When a few things that Ellen does start to draw out memories of his times with his stalker, Patrick must decide whether or not to reveal to Ellen the truth behind the entire affair. Moriarty’s portrayal of a man and woman longing for a new love that will last and draw them both away from the past’s pain is journey that many readers will be able to relate with.

Readers may even find themselves reluctantly identifying with some of the feelings of hurt, longing, and need for control of the stalker. But they will also see the emotional instability of this character and the style that Moriarty uses when writing in the voice of the stalker shows a bit of craziness not seen in Ellen’s narration. The way the stalker talks and thinks is relatable, but at the same time unsettling. She just cannot let go and it comes to the point of downright creepy.

The switch between narrators allows readers to be nearly omniscient in their knowledge and they will find themselves wanting to shout at Ellen that the woman she is helping in therapy is the stalker. There is no way that readers will not become attached to Ellen and want things to turn out well for her. They will also find themselves questioning Patrick’s secrecy and the stalker’s sanity. Overall, The Hypnotist’s Love Story touches on emotional issues that everyone may have or will face in their lives and it gives great insight into the mind of all three parties of that situation. Readers will not want to set this book aside until they have read the last line.

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