By Jordan Roa
Zombillénium is a CGI animated film directed by Arthur de Pins and Alexis Ducord, and it’s an adaptation of Arthur de Pin’s graphic novel of the same name. It tells the story of Hector (voiced by Emmanuel Curtil) a safety inspector whose work has lead him to neglect the attention of his daughter who wants to go to the horror theme amusement park Zombillénium. Hector coldly agrees to take her eventually.
Hector is more devoted to his job than his daughter so he instead takes the opportunity to shut down the theme park by making a surprise inspection that sets off a chain of events that leads him to uncover the truth about the park, that it is a refuge for real-life monsters. Hector’s new knowledge changes his life in more ways than one.
Zobillenium presented some interesting ideas. For example, the societal class struggles are reflected in the amusement park. Vampires are the upper class while zombies are seen as second-class citizens. The animation coming from this small team is great. The story, for the most part, isn’t the most original though with many of its story beats and characters is what you have probably seen before and it never strays away from it making it easy to predict the outcome to the plot. Overall I feel I learned how vital it is for a film to hook you with its premise and how even more crucial it is in maintaining the viewer’s engagement past that initial hook.
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