Zack Snyder, the director behind action movies like 300, Man of Steel and Justice League, says he is attracted to stories about humanity and its evolution. The filmmaker, whose latest director Army of the Dead going to see the streamer Netflix on May 21, said he would like to tell his stories using mythology as a tool, something that is clear from his filmography, which also includes the 2009 film Guards.
‘I’m interested in this kind of mythological storytelling. It’s just the thing that has always inspired and intrigued me creatively, ”Snyder said in a group interview. The 55-year-old director said his films present the story of humanity, rather than the reality of humanity. In Army of the Dead, Snyder mixes two genres – zombie and heist – to comment on people again. The lead role of Dave Bautista and also the lead role of Indian actor Huma Qureshi, is after a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, when a group of mercenaries take the biggest gamble and the quarantine zone to take on the biggest raid ever attempted. haal. The director said that the film will appeal to people in different age groups and that they can take different tasks out of it.
‘The film is specially designed for viewers of all times. If you want to watch the movie and just have fun for two hours, then this is definitely not it. If you want to dig deep into mythological aspects, what zombies are pathological and how socially it represents us and want to keep a mirror to ourselves, or all the different ways in which mythology comes through the zombie, that’s fine too, ‘he added. Snyder said those who like to read between the lines might find the film ‘political’.
In the film, the US government builds a wall to contain the zombie outbreak, which is synonymous with the way the authorities planned to tackle the Mexican migration in the country. ‘If you want to be political and talk about things like the wall and refugee camps, then this is a movie for you too. Or if you like the heist or the father-daughter relationship. So this is what I really wanted the movie to be like. I really wanted to talk to the viewers like that, ”he said.
Source: Telangana Today