A novel virus, highly contagious illness, rapid dissemination, quarantine, and lockdown. One may be tempted to think that I am talking about COVID-19, but this is the premise of the Netflix series All of Us Are Dead. It is a South Korean zombie apocalypse horror series that dropped on Netflix recently.
A zombie outbreak starts in a high school and soon engulfs the whole city. The story follows a handful of teenage students on their quest for survival, where they not only have to evade the undead but also deal with trust issues amongst themselves. It's mostly a coming-of-age survival story with dollops of comedy and hues of Parasite.
1.Some really strong praise.
2.The central characters of the story:
3.Maybe because she belonged to the bully's gang.
4.I too simp for him.
5.Two strong female characters in the show. One uses a sharp mind, the other sharp arrows.
6.Jang Ha-ri: Katniss Everdeen of Hyosan High.
7.How many of you recognized this actor?
She played Ji-yeong in Squid Game, the player who sacrificed herself in the playing-with-marbles round.
8.From haters to close collaborators.
9.Deadly duo.
10.I think a fair criticism of the show. Need not have dragged it for 12 one-hour episodes.
11.A tribute to the most loyal friend.
12.The ending was indeed WTF! Hoping strongly for a second season.
13.I think they overdid it with Gwi-nam.
14.Strongly contrasting roles. But both strong performances.
15.The bond of pure love between Nam-ra and Soo-hyuk reminded many of another popular Korean show, Happiness.
16.The ending was gut-wrenching. Too many shocking deaths in the last two episodes.
17.The optimistic ending we were hoping for.
18.Maybe that's why the show is so hard-hitting.
19.My man didn't deserve that.
20.One of the core messages of the series. Was glad to see a "sanguine" Nam-ra.
21.The couple we all deserved.
22.Jang Wu-jin brought much needed mood diversity to the group, along with Dae-su.
23.A very pertinent advice from On-ja's father, given the times we are living in.