Welcome to Pittsburgh - the last refuge of mankind. A place where they always feed, cure, provide housing and provide protection from the horrors that occur outside the city. At least it should be. But how really? The article will examine the plot of the film "Land of the Dead", the actors and characters they played.
Dead zone
The film tells about the period when the whole Earth was flooded with rebellious dead. But they have not yet been able to capture the city of Pittsburgh in the state of Pennsylvania, because the local authorities have enough resources and people to hold the defense.
Despite the apocalypse, social inequality among the population has not gone away. The richest people occupied a skyscraper in the city center and live for pleasure, destroying endless food supplies. And the rest of the citizens of Pittsburgh have to make dangerous sorties outside the perimeter in order to provide themselves with at least the most necessary.
For a long time they put up with such an existence, but patience ended, and the population split into groups. Some chose to live as they lived. Others dreamed of leaving the city forever. And others were going to overthrow the current government. But in this confrontation, they completely forgot about those who are behind the perimeter.
The film "Dead Lands": actors and roles (squad Riley Denbrough)
Alas, it will not work to see with my own eyes what exactly the population rebelled against. The people are initially unhappy, and many already imagine whose side they will take in this conflict.
Of course, most people from the "poor camp" can be understood, they are tormented by hunger, illness and lack of a roof over their heads. But what does Reilly Denbro complain about, played by Simon Baker (The Mentalist, The Devil Wears Prada, etc.)? He is the commander of the Dead Squad, many respect him, and it’s hard to call Mr. Denbrough the poor. In fact, he should be glad that he became a citizen of the only city not captured by the dead. But Riley still seeks to the North, where according to rumors there is nothing to do. And for this purpose, he is ready to even make a deal with the owners of the Fiddlers Green skyscraper.
Another thing is his assistant - Charlie Hawks, played by Robert Joy (Water World, Hills Have Eyes, CSI: Crime Scene, etc.). He is also going to leave, but it can be understood, because Charlie is the object of constant ridicule from colleagues in the detachment. The reason for this is not clear, maybe the whole thing is in his appearance. In any case, in the company with him, Riley is much calmer, because Charlie has a very useful skill.
In the film "Land of the Dead," the actors tried to play characters who were not deprived of a sense of humor. And here you can’t argue, there are some really funny moments. Albeit slightly cruel. For example, the Slag girl, played by the
Italian actress Asia Argento (Queen Margot, Purple Diva, Chicks, etc.) considers it a joke to shoot her comrade in arms. Although such tricks are quite justified, because most recently she was locked in a cage with two hungry dead.
The film "Dead Land": actors and roles (squad Cholo Demoro)
Everyone would like to live in an elite skyscraper, but the line of those who wish is too long to wait for the coveted apartment. And when Cholo Demoro, who was played by John Leguizamo (Lincoln for the Lawyer, Cook on Wheels, Scam Undercover, etc.), realized this, he decided to do his own thing.
Taking advantage of the fact that not all members of the "Dead Squad" support Railay Denbro, Cholo was able to assemble his team. At his disposal was the armored car "Patrol", equipped with rocket launchers and all kinds of technologies. So some actors who starred in the movie Land of the Dead appeared there as a crew. For example, Beauty, whose role went to Joanne Boland (X-Men: Apocalypse, Pointing, etc.), was responsible only for managing the Patrol. Perhaps that is why she was not even given a name.
Zombie Revenge
According to the idea of the creators of the film "Land of the Dead", the actors had to play characters who are trying to survive in a world overflowing with zombies. But in reality, everything looks as if they are universal evil people, and the dead are just tired of their arbitrariness, so they united to take revenge.
It is strange that the film does not explain the presence of signs of intelligence in zombies. But they definitely are. Otherwise, how to understand that some of them do the work that they did in life. For example, a gas tanker continues to carry out very deliberate actions on the territory of its gas station. And the members of the orchestra are still playing a musical composition, albeit not very melodic. In general, everything is in business. So it’s not for nothing that the film was called “Land of the Dead”, because the living have nothing more to do here.
There is a problem!
Even if we assume that all the actors in the film "Land of the Dead" coped with the roles, the picture still has a drawback. The fact is that there is no truly “bad guy” here. Of course, the owner of the skyscraper, Paul Kaufman (Dennis Hopper), is considered the antagonist by default. But it was not seen how he was killing someone or taking something from the citizens of Pittsburgh. Yes, he has a lot of money, so he lives in a suite, while others can not afford it. But this is normal, for such is the truth of life. And the zombie apocalypse only partially worsens the current situation.