The Rezort (2015)

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The ReZort, a post apocalyptic safari, offers paying guests the opportunity to kill zombies in the wake of an outbreak.

Film Overview
"The Rezort" is a 2015 British science-fiction scary movie directed by Steve Barker and written by Paul Gerstenberger. Set in a post-zombie apocalypse world, the movie uses the timeless zombie horror style as a critique of contemporary transactions with societal outsiders, exploring the ethics of making use of these groups for entertainment. The motion picture mainly includes actress Jessica De Gouw as the protagonist, Melanie.

Plot Summary
The film unfolds in the after-effects of a worldwide war-- the 'Zombie War.' Our lead character is Melanie, a young woman experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder due to the fact that of the horrors she experienced throughout the zombie armageddon. Intending to discover some break from her injury, she and her sweetheart, Lewis, decide to vacation at a high-end safari resort called the "Rezort". This unique location provides a distinct therapy treatment; visitors are enabled to hunt and kill captive zombies in a no-risk environment.

Upon arrival, they fulfill a group of other visitors who likewise intend to participate in the safari, including a player nerd, an abundant jerk, a peaceful veteran, and an activist reporter. The resort gladly exploits their shared desire to kill zombies for enjoyable, stressing the capitalistic styles of the story.

Turning Point
Problem begins when an activist hacks into the Rezort's security system in an attempt to expose its dehumanizing practices to the public. The hack backfires, causing a security breach and resulting in the island's hundreds of countless zombies leaving captivity. The nightmare begins. The lead characters should discover a method to survive and escape the island prior to its failsafe protocol is enacted, where the whole resort, and all those on it, will be removed by burning it to the ground.

Denouement
Fighting for survival, Melanie and her sweetheart Lewis separate from the group. Lewis is later on bitten by a zombie and sacrifices himself so that Melanie can escape. She is rescued by a mercenary and eventually, they find the uplink to stop the Rezort's failsafe from burning the island down in time. The motion picture ends with Melanie making it home, however with the haunting discovery that another break out might happen as a staying zombie lurks on a boat headed for the mainland.

Conclusion
"The Rezort" artistically uses the post-zombie armageddon setting to critique capitalism's ruthlessness and the horror of turning a humanitarian crisis into entertainment. In spite of her initial role in this exploitation, Melanie eventually emerges the movie's survivor and hero, having actually faced her trauma head-on and surviving the scaries of a second zombie apocalypse. Her assertion that those enduring such events should decline to be treated as a product functions as a poignant lesson.

Top Cast

  • Dougray Scott (small)
    Dougray Scott
    Archer
  • Jessica De Gouw (small)
    Jessica De Gouw
    Melanie
  • Martin McCann (small)
    Martin McCann
    Lewis
  • Elen Rhys (small)
    Elen Rhys
    Sadie
  • Jassa Ahluwalia (small)
    Jassa Ahluwalia
    Jack
  • Claire Goose (small)
    Claire Goose
    Wilton
  • Richard Laing (small)
    Richard Laing
    Kyle Gibbs
  • Bentley Kalu (small)
    Bentley Kalu
    Armourer
  • Sam Douglas (small)
    Sam Douglas
    Big Guy
  • Robert Firth (small)
    Robert Firth
    General Kenneth Varantoom / Resort Announcer
  • Shane Zaza (small)
    Shane Zaza
    Salva