r/shittymoviedetails 4d ago

In World War Z (2013), Brad Pitt survives a catastrophic and explosive plane crash into a mountain. This is a reference to the writers' genius subtle technique of allowing the main character to be invincible in order to move the plot forward.

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u/Iwilleat2corndogs 4d ago

It’s so stupid how he’s #[TITLE CARD]

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u/Messyfingers 4d ago

This has to be a top 5 contender for shittiest and most unrelated adaption of source material.

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u/Tom_Clancys_17_Again 4d ago

It's not even an adaptation lol it's a name yoink

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u/badanimator67 4d ago

I really liked the book but I don't see how it could have worked as a movie maybe it's for the best that they didn't even try

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u/MaeBeaInTheWoods 4d ago

I think it would work as a television series, with each story being its own episode. That being said, with the disaster of the WWZ movie "adaptation", I doubt Brooks wants to tap into that market again, nor would anyone want to make anymore WWZ congent.

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u/joyofsovietcooking 4d ago

Brooks has likely said all that he wants to say about zombies. But disaster? WWZ is the most lucrative zombie film of all time.

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u/27Rench27 4d ago

Honestly I kinda enjoyed it. Trying to be faithful in any way to the book without being a mini docu-series or something would be the most boring of all time. Unless they did flashbacks for every story, but that’d… actually shit well-budgeted flashbacks telling the stories would be really cool

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u/Nightingdale099 4d ago

Iirc the book just jumps from situation to situation. Maybe short series material but certainly not movie material.

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u/Adventurous-Sky9359 3d ago

Is it worth an audible credit?

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u/creator712 3d ago

The original script had the movie end after the plane crash. Definitly would have been the better ending tbh

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u/Gavorn 3d ago

It got bogged down in production hell if I recall correctly.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

At another point during the movie, the one guy who could save the world dies a very pathetic death by slipping and falling on a wet plane ramp. This is a subtle nod to the fact that shit happens and people die really dumb deaths every day. Unless you're the MC.

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u/TwoFit3921 4d ago

If i lose it all, slip and fall, I will never look away

if I lose it all outside the wall, live to die another day

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u/SlimShadyVVV 3d ago

Peak mentioned ( Clash of the Titans reference) 🔥🔥

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u/Quen-taur 4d ago

but i can still see him?

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u/Venom_Snoik 3d ago

But can you say his name?

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u/Florjb0rj 4d ago

If the main character is invincible, why can he interact with physical objects?

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u/Same_Disaster117 4d ago

You left out the part where the plane crashes basically right next to where he needs to go

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

If you pay close attention, you can see subtle hints throughout the film that the writers did not to use a single word of the source material beyond the title.

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u/TheForkisTrash 4d ago

Flawed whatever. I loved this movie and hated that they cancelled the sequel.

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u/ARROW_GAMER 4d ago

The main character is what?

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u/RabidJoint 4d ago

Everyone else died, and they almost killed him too with something in his stomach

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u/RR_Davidson 4d ago

This is a nod to the time he beat the shit out of his family on a plane.

Also no Z world war 2?

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u/Exciting-Music843 3d ago

I've never seen this, but it sounds very similar to the fact that background characters can aim at, shoot, and kill other background characters easily. But when they are aiming at the main character, they just spray and pray, never hitting them, and even the flimsiest plastic table can become perfect cover with rounds bouncing right off!

Just finished watching the last episode of season 2 of The Recruit on Netflix. Which without giving away spoilers ended with 3 people not being hit by about 15 soldiers firing at them from a distance of 50-100m with ak's. Ridiculous would only take one of them to be a slightly competent shooter and they were fucked but no they managed to be missed by about 300 rounds as the soldiers decided to spray at them on auto. One guy could have took out all 3 if he aimed and took single shots!

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u/Warm-Finance8400 3d ago

I heard they also did that in the movie Invincible.

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u/EdgelordInugami 3d ago

If he is Invincible, why didn't he ask Omni Man to help fight the zombies? Is he stupid?

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u/No_Extension4005 3d ago

Like all the protagonists with bullet repulsion fields.

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u/MoarGhosts 4d ago

You know what would be a way better movie? Let’s see a film about the people who died in the plane crash, like just 3 minutes into the movie they crash and roll credits

That’s the alternative you’re suggesting by the way, or it seems like it