It’s Monday, which means I’m posting things that should make you believe that it’s Friday. Naturally, this short film where two brave cats use heavy munitions against a group of hungry zombies whose tastes have grown more feline qualifies beyond reason. Start your Friday five days early.
Cue the innocent kitten stranded on a roof (“Brandon, Michael, get off the shed!”). Cue the stupid human, unable to use a powerful weapon against a gnashing set of teeth. Cue the Ramboing heroes.
Obviously it raises a ton of questions. How do the cats operate the guns? Why are human-based zombies suddenly willing to eat relatively tiny cat brains? Can they get the same nutritional profile from them? If they eat a cat brain, will zombies start shitting in boxes and waking you up in the middle of the night to feed them, only when you get downstairs you discover that there was food in the bowl the entire time, so the zombie look up at you like you’re the idiot? Why do I own a cat, again?
Cats vs Zombies was made by Mr.TVCow as an advertisement for SyFy’s zombie show (yes, there’s another zombie show!) Z Nation. It’s also perfectly crafted for maximum internet popularity. As raw concept, it’s Google optimized perfection, but it only warrants a watch because it’s shot and cut together well, owns its ridiculousness, and even manages to work in a Wilhelm Scream. It could be a smidge tighter, but it earns respect for capturing shots of cats making smart tactical decisions (and for refusing to go the easy route of making them talk).
It’s like a SXSW panel made a baby with Know Your Meme. I assume Buzzfeed will devote an entire week to it soon. Or that it’ll announce it’s running for President soon. Great work, Mr.TVCow.
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