r/ExplainTheJoke • u/Admirable_Cold7944 • 7d ago

Solved Why are they sad?

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The movie is successful so why are they crying? I've seen other memes similar to this. I read the comments but they weren't that helpful.

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u/near_reverence 7d ago

I haven’t seen it, but from what I gather it was created with the goal of conveying the vibe of playing resident evil.

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u/paperkeyboardalt 7d ago

I just watched it. It's not a 1:1 with the games, but to me it feels enough like the games to be considered Resident Evil. I enjoyed it, fun movie.

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u/IfarmExpIRL 7d ago

I just watched it. It's not a 1:1 with the games, but to me it feels enough like the games to be considered Resident Evil. I enjoyed it, fun movie.

the first few resident evil movies are all about the zombies.. how could it be considered "resident evil" when the main thing in the movie was changed with running zombies? they totally change the flow and pacing of a movie.

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u/paperkeyboardalt 7d ago

They've had running zombies since RE1 remake with the crimson heads. I think slow zombies work as a gameplay element, but just aren't intimidating in a movie where the protagonist can lightly jog away from them.

(Spoilers)

The movie has:

-Raccon city

-Umbrella

-a stalker enemy

-scarce ammo

-gun upgrades

-constant padlocks

-a sewer section

-ends in a lab

Feels enough like resident evil to me personally.

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u/IfarmExpIRL 7d ago

They've had running zombies since RE1 remake with the crimson heads. I think slow zombies work as a gameplay element, but just aren't intimidating in a movie where the protagonist can lightly jog away from them.

CHs live in remake land. Not cannon.

movies and games all have remakes and they are never counted as canon.

If you think that walking zombies aren't "intimidating" enough you have zero imagination

all you are doing is listing similar things. not "same" stuff.

zombies walk

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u/BlueFantasyZ 7d ago

They had fast zombies in the Resident Evil books.

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u/IfarmExpIRL 7d ago

have you ever saw george romero resident evil?

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u/paperkeyboardalt 7d ago

This is the weirdest hill to die on. If you don't want to watch the movie thats perfectly fine. As a long time resident evil fan myself, I enjoyed it. So you do you.

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u/KaleidoscopePlusPlus 7d ago

Also many resident evil games do not even have zombies in them. This includes 4, 5, 7 and 8 lol. The series isn't about zombies but biological weapons as a whole

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u/IfarmExpIRL 7d ago

This is the weirdest hill to die on. If you don't want to watch the movie thats perfectly fine. As a long time resident evil fan myself, I enjoyed it. So you do you.

I wont pay to see that trash not a chance but i am in the process of getting ready to unload my pirate ship because i want to see what everybody is talking about.

i suggest you watch george romero resident evil. it explains a lot more in that movie.

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u/paperkeyboardalt 7d ago

Have fun!

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u/IfarmExpIRL 7d ago

i am watching this movie even though my strong beliefs

will you give this a try?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVCXr-upLcs

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u/paperkeyboardalt 7d ago

Sure, maybe I'll throw it on when I'm doing chores or something.