The poem in the trailer is this recording from 1915: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9RYG-iMdx0
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.
I think the ultimate intention was to show the descent into madness through repetition and boredom. And for me Holmes achieves that very well.
So much for the zombies dying of starvation 🤷🏻♂️
Too filled with rage to starve to death.
“My anger sustains me.”
Relatable.
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.
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…
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.
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).
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.
They skipped months, now they can’t do a fourth one :(
28 Millennia later and the Old Night falls across Terra. The codex describes humanity’s descent into warring factions. But there is a reason they called it the Old Night, an ancient rage virus re-emerged to decimate Terran civilization until The Emperor emerged to vanquish the old nemesis using his psychic and scientific powers once and for all.
Damn it, I want this to be cannon now but that would break Event Horizon as humans first contact with the warp.
Decades. Just a social drama, no zombies at left.
Please have another banger of a soundtrack. That Godspeed You Black Emperor sound really took the others from good to great.
Yes.
Not watching this trailer. We go in blind, zero expectations
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!
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.
Good trailer. Hopefully the movie does not disappoint.
Boyle directing a script by Garland again like 28 Days Later has a high likelihood of being fantastic.
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!
I could only make out like half of that from the trailer, thank you!
I’m unreasonably excited for this. 28 Days scared me shitless as a teenager and I want to be without shit again.
