Army of the Dead was produced quite quietly. Before Netflix released the official trailer, there was very little information about the film transmitted by netizens.
The film’s plot revolves around a group of mercenaries who find a way to break into a blocked area in Las Vegas, trying to rob more than 200 million dollars in an abandoned casino, before the US government blows it up.
In the trailer, viewers can see that the zombies are not simply sick corpses.
Snyder is a director famous for interweaving many details and metaphors about religion, history and symbolism in his films.
Now, zombies in the isolated area have gathered together and found a leader, forming an organized community.
`I wanted the audience to have a chance to empathize,` Snyder said.
Perhaps, among the countless movies depicting zombies as a monster without emotions and awareness, moving sluggishly… filling the screen today, Army of the Dead, with a completely new perspective on zombies.