Watched 'The Colony', now my head is a mess

The South Korean horror from the director of 'Train to Busan' doesn't scare, it hurts differently.

On the downside (and absolutely obvious), it's impossible to eat while watching. I, it turns out, am so sensitive to dirt-slime-blood that I barely swallowed the rice with tuna. But for slasher fans, I think that's a plus.

The fundamental difference from familiar zombie horrors is that here the dead learn. They exist as a single organism and act in unison. Of course, this resembles the actions of people in the internet age, when a single video is enough to cause a wave of negativity.

Yeon Sang-ho skillfully warns: collective consciousness does not lead to success, even if initially illusorily aimed at good goals. As they say, trust in zombies, but don't slack yourself!

Also, the actions of the authorities, who barricaded the building for quarantine (completely unlike the hantavirus outbreak this spring), provoke reflection. The main characters do not go beyond caricatured outlines, losing a third of their charm.

The smartest survives (and the cameraman, of course).
'The Colony' is in theaters from June 18, thanks to World Pictures 🧟