Why World War Z is the most insulting movie of the year

[frenchboy]

1. How did nobody know about the zombies?

We live in a digital age, where everybody has a video camera on their phone and a vast network that gives them the ability to instantly upload that video to the internet. Yet when South Korea goes dark, the only clue that is available is a lone email that has the word "Zombie" in it. I could buy this if the movie took place in the 1960's, but this is 2013. When a meteor landed in Siberia recently there were several hundred videos that were available within minutes. Are we really to believe that the entire country of South Korea (which is much more technologically advanced that the small town in Siberia) didn't capture a single video of the zombies rampaging through the streets? I guess nobody in the military or the government intelligence agencies have access to youtube.

Was the year ever specifically confirmed or hinted at? I don't remember any direct clues that jumped out at me. It just seemed kind of 'recent times'. The phone that Gerry was talking to his wife and Thierry with was pretty chunky. To me that placed the film a few years back, perhaps before youtube and ease of video uploading. I don't remember other phones in the film.

The phone was pretty chunky because it was a satellite phone.

[Hobie-wan]

The phone was pretty chunky because it was a satellite phone.

Fair enough.

[aaron]

The phone was pretty chunky because it was a satellite phone.

haha, this is an excellent first post taken out of context.

[Pulsar_t]

I watched this last week, discounted ticket.. Entertaining but forgettable. Perhaps you're better off over-analysing more important stuff.

[garrett123]

I thought it was a great movie, had everything I was looking for

and even if it doesn't go by normal zombie logic, who says zombies are a logical thing anyway.

I think its like saying they made unicorns look wrong.