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A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out or turn into one of the rabid infected.
After "Happiness," this is my second zombie series in 2022. The main distinction between this series and other zombie series or movies is that all of the main characters are high school students. They will attempt to survive without the assistance of adults. Even in some scenes, some of the characters realize that relying on adults will not get them anywhere. There is no guarantee that they will survive the zombie apocalypse.
The beginning
The story begins with the disappearance of Kim Hyeon-ju, a member of the bully student group who you will recognize from the first scene. She was imprisoned in the Science Lab after one of the infectious mice bit her. Who exactly is the trapper? Kim Byung Chul, the Science teacher is the culprit. To be completely honest, the zombie experiment and the main story of it will be started from Byung Chul's experiment.
Hyeon-ju was able to fly away after much struggle. She attempted to leave the Lab Science with a bloody wound in her head. She dragged her body to her class and passed out. The teacher, Park Sun-hwa, decided to bring Hyeon-ju to the infirmary with the assistance of some students, Nam On-Jo, Lee Su-hyeok, and Yoon I-sak. Little did they know, that incident will lead to the zombie apocalypse at the Hyosan High School.
Good introduction
I have to agree with one of the All of Us Are Dead reviews I've ever read. Despite the fact that there are a lot of characters, we'll get a good introduction to them in the first few episodes. As a result, we can sympathize with some characters as they struggle to survive the apocalypse.
Because the characters are high school students, it's unavoidable to include a romance story here and there. Well, I don't mind because the portion is fairly proportional. Nam-ra and Su-hyeok are my favourite couple Their character development is better than the others. Both of them also being my favourite individual character of all.
To be honest, aside from the general conclusion that Na-yeon is extremely annoying, I also discovered that On-jo is not a particularly likeable character. I understand how she feels, but I believe she should be a character who grows strong while also maximizing her logic. Unfortunately, we couldn't always find that side of her. Her character to some extent put others into a dangerous situation. Sigh.
Then, about Eun-ji, how I wish she would be the one who will fight Gwi-nam. I mean, they have enough background to despise each other. As the main villain here, Gwi-nam has done a very incredible job. But, Eun-Ji's character hasn't been used well, imho.
Conclusion
The plot of All of Us Are Dead, according to the majority of people, is quite predictable. I suppose I could agree with this because the source of the zombie virus has been revealed from the beginning. However, as a zombie series with a high school student as the main character, it has provided a fresh perspective.
I'm not sure if this is relevant, but the adult decision to abandon Hyosan's student has enraged me. I recall the Sewol Ferry tragedy when the adults told the students to stay where they were. The students drown and die because they believe they will be saved. But it's a similar decision.
The drama then goes on to discuss how people often sacrifice the minority in order to save the majority. It will be so heartbreaking if it is applied to some real-life cases.
So, this zombie story is quite enjoyable and give much more meaning than a zombie-apocalypse. If you don't really like a romance scene, just embrace yourself when watching it.
7 out of 10 stars.
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