• egrets@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      12 days ago

      This reading works incredibly well in the trailer, and the tone and ascending hysteria achieved is excellent, but I have to say that I think Holmes missed the natural meter of Kipling’s poem. As I read it, Kipling was very much imitating the rhythm of the footfall of marching feet, and that’s absent here.

      • state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        61·
        12 days ago

        I think the ultimate intention was to show the descent into madness through repetition and boredom. And for me Holmes achieves that very well.

    • Stovetop@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      12 days ago

      Guessing the kid acting like a carrier at the end of the second movie allowed the virus to continue, and it is probably being intentionally spread by some sort of cult in this one.

      • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
        5·
        12 days ago

        After this much time we once again reach the point where the remaining humans become the scarier threat instead of the actual zombies.

        Edit: If the cult is even human? Weren’t there signs that the zombies had some form of intelligence? What if they sort of create their own primitive tribal death cult-ure


        • Adm_Drummer@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          12 days ago

          If I’m remembering right they’re not zombies in the traditional sense. They retain levels of intelligence. We see instances of the infected ambushing people, using their senses to actually track and route prey.

          I wouldn’t be surprised if in the following trilogy we see that the rage virus has evolved further. It could be that there are death cults built around the concept of the virus being diving punishment or cleansing the earth.

          • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
            4·
            12 days ago

            Traditional sense is funny because traditionally the zombie myth stems from drugged up voodoo “zombies”. There’s no real concept of how dumb or intelligent, or how slow or fast, or how undead or infected they can or should be because ultimately it’s all just written fiction and every writer can put his own spin to it. But yes, I vaguely remember that they showed some form of intelligence. So when I saw the bone structures in the trailer I immediately went more towards some weird tribalistic stone age type savages instead of a death cult. Could very well be both with some interplay between them of course. I think the first movies generally left a lot of questions unanswered and I’m curious if we even get answers here, given the very long time jump. Looking forward to finding out though because that trailer was dope and I’m a huge fan of post apocalyptic societies (in fiction at least, not so much IRL).

            • Adm_Drummer@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              12 days ago

              Yeah, I guess I meant in the movie traditionalist sense. But you’re right. At the end of the day it’s fantasy so writers are gonna write.

              I hope things remain kind of vague tbh. It would be fun to question if these cultists are infected or not or if they like
 microdose the blood of the infected as a desth ritual or something. Toeing the line between being infected and sentient.

              The bone structures really interest me. It also appears the rest of the world may or may not have recovered from the infection after the end of 28 Weeks. Military structure still seems in place as does tech advancement based on what the soldiers are wearing. Seems the UK is right fucked though.

              I really can’t wait to see this series.

  • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    12 days ago

    Please have another banger of a soundtrack. That Godspeed You Black Emperor sound really took the others from good to great.

  • biofaust@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    12 days ago

    Is there any way to find information about the company or “director” of the trailer? It is really an amazing work of video and audio editing.

    • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      12 days ago

      On the upside it doesn’t give away any direct plot points, but does have some hints, and some of the visuals might be better to go into blind if you prefer that kind of thing. One of the better trailers for sure, and I’m stoked for the movie.

      Might even go see it in the theater!

  • IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldEnglish
    83·
    12 days ago

    We’re foot—slog—slog—slog—sloggin’ over Africa—Foot—foot—foot—foot—sloggin’ over Africa –

    (Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up and down again!)

    There’s no discharge in the war!

    Seven—six—eleven—five—nine-an’-twenty mile to-day—Four—eleven—seventeen—thirty-two the day before –

    (Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up and down again!)

    There’s no discharge in the war!

    Don’t—don’t—don’t—don’t—look at what’s in front of you.

    (Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up an’ down again);

    Men—men—men—men—men go mad with watchin’ em,

    An’ there’s no discharge in the war!

    Count—count—count—count—the bullets in the bandoliers.

    If—your—eyes—drop—they will get atop o’ you!

    (Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up and down again) –

    There’s no discharge in the war!

    We—can—stick—out—‘unger, thirst, an’ weariness,

    But—not—not—not—not the chronic sight of ‘em—Boot—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up an’ down again,

    An’ there’s no discharge in the war!

    ‘Taint—so—bad—by—day because o’ company,

    But night—brings—long—strings—o’ forty thousand million

    Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up an’ down again.

    There’s no discharge in the war!

    I—'ave—marched—six—weeks in ‘Ell an’ certify

    It—is—not—fire—devils, dark, or anything,

    But boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up an’ down again,

    An’ there’s no discharge in the war!

    Try—try—try—try—to think o’ something different—Oh—my—God—keep—me from goin’ lunatic!

    (Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up an’ down again!)

    There’s no discharge in the war!

    • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      12 days ago

      Boyle directing a script by Garland again like 28 Days Later has a high likelihood of being fantastic.

  • Ceedoestrees@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    12 days ago

    I’m unreasonably excited for this. 28 Days scared me shitless as a teenager and I want to be without shit again.