in 2023, the zombie thematic doesn't work anymore. that's the opinion you come to when once again a mindless creature smacks of bloody chowder on a character you're supposed to sympathize with. fortunately or unfortunately it doesn't work anymore. but it's not even because movies have gotten worse, no. avoiding genre clichés within the "zombie apocalypse" framework has become a challenge. after all, just think: a bunch of characters to uncover, confined spaces and a bamboozle of abominations are all that keep such movies going. the only differences are in the priorities for each of the parameters.

so watching the train to pusan, six years after its release, you catch yourself in all these traps. you can last two hours only because of the charismatic bouncer ma dong-seok and the handsome gong yoo. however, the film is good and even inventive in the ability to put characters into unfortunate positions in a train full of restless passengers. well done, but otherwise, a repetition of long known material