In “Zombie 3” directed by Paul Juan, interspecific utopia faces an alien invasion. This is at best suspicious, like the franchise’s previous parable of the marginalized experience of “zombie” zombies and “zombie 2” werewolves sharing hardships with blacks and indigenous Americans, respectively. is.
Zed (Milo Manheim) wants to be the first zombie to go to college, but his girlfriend Addison (Meg Donnelly) is eager to lead her cheering squad to victory. But as the aliens descend into their peaceful town, Zedd’s college dream and cheering championships are thrown into turmoil.
“These aliens are here to rob us,” laments Addison’s cousin Bucky (Trevor Tordjman). Yes — aliens represent undocumented immigrants! Obviously nothing was learned in the last two films, so citizens must learn to accept another group of outsiders.
This is not your mother’s Disney Channel, and thank God.All “Zombies” movies are full of camping joy, as if the crew were watching “But I’m a cheerleader.” While removing the acid. This is especially true for “Zombie 3”. The sets and costumes are full of pastel pink, blue and green. An important conversation ends with a woman stripping off her wig. RuPaul Charles even speaks to the alien mothership.
“Zombies 3” provides gonzo aesthetic and radio-ready pop songs, but clumsyly tackles social issues. The film features the alien A-Spen, a non-binary character played by Terry Hugh. It’s great to finally see a weird character in this very glamorous franchise, but the introduction of the A-Spen raises more questions than it answers. Why are aliens the only characters claiming non-binary identity? Why do aliens have a gender binary in the first place?
Be careful when watching this with your favorite youth. There’s a lot more here than 90 minutes of stupidity.
Zombie 3
Unrated. Execution time: 1 hour 30 minutes. View on Disney +..
