Review of Ravenous

Ravenous (2017)
6/10
Turbo zombies who stand and stare
17 February 2021
Warning: Spoilers
**Confusing spoilers**

I had fun watching this film - it will definitely keep you asking, "why are the zombies doing that?" and "why are these people so dumb?" Don't take it too seriously though because your questions will not be answered. I did make some spoiler-filled observations that I'll share.

First, some of the zombies smiled and hung out with other zombies they seemed to have known in life. They randomly roared. They also stood around in larger groups, but perked up when they saw humans. But they mostly stood around, looking super creepy.

Second, there was a collective art project happening in a field - a huge tower made mostly of furniture. It was kind of impressive because, even though it was zombie-made, it was really tall and didn't fall over. Seriously. It was a 20-foot tower. How did they get furniture up to the very top with no ladders? It was a slow-moving project as the zombies spent most of the time standing and staring at the tower, while holding pieces of furniture that they planned to add. So many chairs. Later in the film, you'll see other towers. Do not expect answers.

Some of my questions included: -Are all zombies creative? -Are they all team players? -What's the point of the mouse traps? -Why aren't animals on the menu?

Then there was "Dog Bite" Lady - the question with her was "Is she or isn't she?" You would think that the dog bite excuse would be way overused in a zombie apocalypse. This woman annoyed me. She didn't carry anything useful like a gun or an axe - she had an accordion. While there was no scene of her playing the accordion, it was used to lure zombies away from the kid, so it wasn't completely useless.

There was also a great Shaun of the Dead sort of moment where the survivors stood still, pretending to be part of the group, fooling a skeptical zombie. Clever humans!

In the end, the girl and the accordion survived, so I'm giving it a 6 for creativity and also because it didn't completely suck.
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