Download the FREE Upside App at upside.app.link/gaming to get $5 or more cash back on your first purchase of $10 or more. Thanks for watching guys! Ancient meme incoming: Still a better love story than twilight.

So proud of Roanoke back in 2018 when he was a nervous young youtuber voice cracking trembling with fear, you've come a long way buddy. Make more dead space vids.

I vibe with this theory and think it applies perfectly to the movie, but the book explains zombiesm as a supernatural undeath by despair situation, the apocalypse was caused by a large percent of the human race hitting emotional rock bottom and coming under the influence of some dark force released by enough humans giving up, bonies are zombies that gave up on even the smallest fragments of their humanity.

This is actually a super unique way of a virus working. Instead of fighting the immune system, it just destroys the highway (the heart) that the immune system uses to get to the battlefield. The idea that CPR could partially cure a zombie is hilarious to me.

The book places more emphasis on the “infection” being an allegory for *very* deep depression. Once you see it in that framework it makes more sense that R’s journey is one of psychological recovery more than falling in love (though it’s definitely part of it) He is quite literally learning to live again and he does it with the love and support of a network of friends. It’s honestly a great read and R’s inner monologues are beautifully written. I wish they hadn’t tried to make it a YA for the movie.

"Girl?" "Gone" " Hm....Bitches." I died laughing at that scene. So good. Honestly this movie is an underappreciated gem. Got way to bad reviews. It's one of my absolute favorites! Love your content, please NEVER stop! WITH THE POWER OF LO-

This was a great episode. I loved this cheesy movie, and I recognized the Romeo and Juliet thing, but it actually goes deeper than that like how R's friend is named M (for Mercutio, Romeo's best friend), Juliet's friend is Nora (who is into biology, and something of Nurse, who was Juliet's friend and confidant), Juliet's father has the fairly Italian name of Grigio. And Juliet's edible ex was Perry (instead of Paris, whom Romeo also kills). And of course the balcony scene. Then again, I'm a huge Shakespeare fan, so I noticed it right away.

Re: Julie being rather blasé about Perry’s death. She should probably be more upset, but also it’s explained that Perry had lost all hope and had shut down emotionally. It’s also why he took unnecessary chances. He no longer cared about life. She lost Perry long before he died.

I love that you did a breakdown of this movie. The bonies are definitely at the top of the hierarchy. If I remember correctly, in the book they were smart enough to organize "classrooms" for child zombies. Child zombies didn't have an instinct to hunt humans and so they would be taught. Humans would be brought to the airport and the adult zombies would form a ring around human and child zombies so that the kids could learn to hunt. It's been a long time since I read the book. If you enjoyed the movie, I recommend it as it might fill in some plot points and lore.

i don't know anything about biology but roanoke explains it so well that after one of his videos i feel like i'm a biologist

I remember this movie. It was silly and weird but fun. I thought the idea of bonies was interesting too.

I've always loved the idea that the zombie virus, like most viruses, can be eventually fought off by the immune system.

"They don't believe in the power of love, because they're big nerds who live in the basement of the airport and talk about how nobody likes nice skeletons anymore... and they also finish last." 🤣🤣🤣 Love you for this one, Roanoke

The cure as always is the power of love. Or this gun I found. This gun works pretty well also.

I just feel for the person who had to take out a parent or a loved one because they turned only to find out, after years of mourning and acceptance, that they themselves could've turned their loved one back.

It's strange to think like 20 years ago you would have had to pay $30,000 and lose 4-8 years of your life to get this kind of information. Meanwhile Roanoke is just educating the public out of the kindness and enthusiasm of his heart. Strange to think about. Thanks for your work Roanoke.

I'm almost positive they mention in the movie that the regular zombies are food for the Bonies, hence why the zombies have them locked in the dark areas of the airport.

It’s a good thing her dad didn’t succeed in killing him. Considering she fell in love with the guy who killed the previous boyfriend it would have gotten awkward...

Twilight + zombies + Romeo and Juliet = a not so bad movie

Saw this one in theaters, absolutely loved it. Cheesy, ridiculous, and a ton of fun. I'm glad you got to examine the way these zombies work, because they are indeed way different from everyone else's.

This movie has a warm place in my heart. Was goin through a rough time when it came out and I watched it alone in a theater and I always remembered it.

I'd love to see a breakdown of the movie Inifini 2015, has Chris Hemsworth in it. Some sort of biological critter that takes over bodies, then can also duplicate biological entities. Also has a natural state of clear, sentient slime.

I hope you'll cover Shin Godzilla from *Shin Godzilla* soon! Fascinating to see the direction that Toho took with their titular character and what strange biological mechanisms it uses as an irradiated mutant.

This movie puts in mind a zombie novel I once read called 'The Words of Their Roaring'. The zombie infection in that book works something like this. An infected initially has a siezure, dies, revives, and starts eating people. And they stay that way for a long, long, looooong, time. But if an infected is around long enough, the infection stabilizes within them, and their brain begins to slowly fully reactivate. The novel is about how this happens years after infection, and once the process completes a zombie is once again fully human in intelligence and thought, but the survivors who have lived in terror of the zombies for years ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS and pop zombies on reflex. So the first few zombies to complete this process are struggling to try and communicate to the uninfected that things are changing, and there soon won't be a reason to fear their kind anymore. That soon, the danger will pass and the world can rebuild, human and zombie together. It's a really cool novel, I really suggest it.

In the book, her dad became infected and almost immediately went full boney, I'm assuming to signify that he'd already given up any hope for the future... Or he's getting the jump on a brand new buffett line

In addition to everything you said I always assumed that the virus itself also had a response to certain neurochemicals that could actually break down the viral DNA in large enough quantities. And since all emotions including love are generated by neurochemicals I was always under the impression that because of our listening to music in addition to the extended amount of time the virus has been present in the body he had enough dopamine in his system to break down enough of the virus to allow the process to begin. So after enough time of the body building up antibodies even though it wasn't able to transport them and the correct stimuli from the outside providing the dopamine kick the process that you described could begin. But of course that was just my theory in addition to what you said because I thought it would be interesting that there could be a virus that actually has a weakness to the neurochemicals from positive emotion which wouldn't have hindered it during immediate infection because people would be feeling things like fear and despair upon becoming infected as well as explaining why they refer to the late stage infected as being individuals who gave up hope

Congratulations, you catching onto it being Zombie! Romeo and Juliet put you ahead of 90% of people who watched the movie without reading the book (btw, a lot of your questions are answered in the book - they didn't leave with the car because they had zombie kids with them originally).

I think there are concepts here that are very fascinating. For starters, the zombies still think. That alone is interesting, but the fact they gain memories from the brains they eat is also fascinating. Imagine a zombie virus variation that actually allowed them to become more intelligent with every brain they eat, allowing for planning and societies, among other things. Additionally, I remember seeing a trailer for this movie and thinking R's heart started upon his first sight of Julie. That made me think, until this very video, that having a shock to the heart would've allowed for his returning to a human state, which I would've found the most fascinating concept. In other words, this movie would've been better if the zombies just needed a strong stimulation/shock to start the process of returning to life, and R's shock just happened to be love at first sight.

i still remember being so impressed by how R is depicted by the actor actually sold the zombie turning into human pretty well

This is the most surprising surprise, that you’ve ever surprised us with. ANOTHER ZOMBIE MOVIE!!!

Never thought you would do this one You are full of surprises sir I've watched your videos all day to take my mind away from things as my nan passed away yesterday morning My favourite video is your cloverfield one Keep up the good work Roanoke we appreciate you bro

9:21 "Dead Inside? Absolutely." would have been PERFECT advertising material. I've always loved this movie despite its flaws, and I'm really glad to see you break it down!

Oh my god, the depth in which you went to figure all this out and craft into a convincingly plausible explanation is mindblowing. For the longest time I had trouble reconciling zombies with basic biological processes, and you just found enough scientific wiggle room to justify them. You deserve a fucking medal.

Saw the title and went "Oh my god!" this was one of my favorite movies as a child, I'm excited to see a deep dive on it! ❤️❤️❤️

Actually loved this movie really great the concept of zombies having feelings or still possessing the ability to understand

Not gonna lie, I really like this movie. I like to think that the new neural connections being made cause the heart to start beating again due to needing oxygen (the brain).

The reason why I liked this movie so much is that it's campy and weird on purpose, and it makes it hilarious. There are a lot of interesting aspects to it, as you've technically gone into in this video. It's similar to the "it's so bad it's good" phenomena, but not quite in the same way. In any case, your exporation of how this infection could have worked is an 11/10. I'm poop at science, and even I understood it. Interesting as hell, too. ♥

Warm bodies EXPLORED.......giggity

Can you do the aliens from the 2005 war of the worlds? I was always interested in the way they looked and evolved.

unironically this is one of my favorite zombie movies. its just different and while im not a huge romance person it felt very well done.

I know it was a cheesy movie but it was still fun and sweet. I laughed a few times at parts that weren't supposed to be funny, actually some parts were cringe but not in an entirely bad way. Liked your zombie infection breakdown, as someone who loves zombies and how to survive and how infection would go.

this entire movie can legit be described by the neuron activation meme in more ways than one

While in Biology Processes and Interactions class, knowing all of the key terms, understanding core concepts, etc., these videos are even more fascinating, as I can follow along with the logic and make my own theories without coming to a misunderstanding that is later clarified by you. Truly incredible how deep this stuff goes.

One of my favorite movies. A major physical effect of humanity losing touch with each other turning them into unfeeling monsters that cant communicate, saved by empathy and a love of art inspiring oneself. And good to dee an apocalypse movie with a happy ending (including salvation for some of the undead!)

i just watched this movie like 3 days ago and i honestly thought it was fun but man the amount of times i had to pause it and just question what is going on was wild like this raised so many questions out of me

I love this movie. It took 3 times watching to realize it was Romeo and Juliette... Also, in the book, the boneies act a little differently, but that just enforces the fact that they maintained hierarchy. They also married zombies together I think.

One thought about the bonies. We are told that they turn because they give up hope. What if its the other way around? Based on your observations, they would likely turn anyway and its just a matter of time. What if the giving up hope is a neurological symptom of the progression? They don't turn because they give up hope, they give up hope because whatever part of the brain that comes from is being affected by the progression.

This movie was honestly adorable as fuck. A product of it's time, but one of the actually enjoyable ones. Every time it gets brought up I haven't found a person that doesn't unironically like this movie. Thanks for covering it, never thought you would. XD

Yes! I remember when I watched the movie I had a sort of morbid curiosity with these. How that life cycle went, etc And of course you cover it! Thank you!

Been waiting for an explanation of this one for a long time.

As a euro automotive technician, your comments on fuel going stale and BMW'S in general are spot on.I love picking things apart & you take it to a pro level. Cars and zombies? I'm riveted.

I like how this explanation takes into account biology but also totally backs the notion that it can be cured by love.

The zombies in this movies act like your average Portland drug addict, they can still think but are more likely to attack you!

This movie is such a product of its time. You just know it was made peak zombies every where, Twilight, Hunger Games, and whatever other dystopia ya novel was popular at the time.

I love this movie lol. I wonder how other zombie movies would go if their zombies could be cured via ✨The power of love✨

I always enjoyed this film for how weird and kinda funny it was. Different spin was okay in my book, glad to see my dead space bro covering it

This video just awakened my memory of watching this movie

Honestly, I was one of those people that initially trashed this as “Twilight is taking over my Zombies now” until I randomly watched it. It’s a fun take on zombies in my opinion and your breakdown of the virus itself makes me enjoy the movie more.

The movie: Love can overcome the virus. Roanoke: CPR can overcome the virus.

Low key this is one of my favorite movies to put on in the background. It’s just so goofy I adore it. Thank you for covering it.

Dude I just found your channel like 2 weeks ago and now look forward to every movie breakdown you make haha I love your science mix with humor approach. Please keep up the great work! I would love to see you break down the machine from Oblivion with Tom Cruise and your thoughts on it's origins.

I may be a humble stupid carpenter, but your uploads are still the highlight of my weekends, love your videos. Thanks to you I fell in love with biology, virology all of it.

This intro pretty much sums up my thoughts on this movie Not a fan of romance or such but the zombies, particularly the bonies were fantastic, I loved the way the bonies were just these single minded abominations

I think this movie is pretty funny having at parts and has some interesting ideas. The whole romance zombie thing is whatever but I like when the zombies are trying to talk to eachother and just kind of trying to exsist as whatever they have become.

I unironically watch this movie at least 3 times a year. Guilty pleasure movie is not even close to how much this movie means to me 😂 great breakdown as always.

Another really good zombie movie that also has some questions about morality, is “The Cured” it’s an Irish film that’s pretty unknown from my knowledge. It’s got a really interesting presentation of the zombie virus that would be cool to hear you explain.

I’m like actually really happy to see this video and comment section, because I really enjoyed the movie when it first came out when I was a little kid, and I thought the concept was cool simply because it was a new, fresh idea on the zombie apocalypse! And I remember it made me sad when my dad was like…”nah I don’t like it I think it was stupid” and just generally seeing the poor reception of it. It’s silly but it warms my hopeless romantic heart thematically and makes my writer heart excited seeing a new take on zombies!

I've been waiting on this particular video for a looooong time. So long that when a movie recap dropped a break down of the movie, it led me directly to your channel. Either way, good shit, keep up the amazing work Chief

I swear I watched this movies with my girlfriend last week and I was wondering if you would talk about this zombie flick in any of your video. And boom there it is. So cool

Really enjoy your vids my man. Thanks for the entertainment and education. I’m actually surprised how much I’ve retained from your vids vs years of college

MY GUY I had the exact same realization with R and Julie and the balcony scene! Likely the same reaction too! Amazing.

I LOVE Warm Bodies, and I love your review/ breakdown. Your sudden Romeo and Juliet revelation never fails to be relatable or entertaining.

Thank you for dropping a video during Ian, now I have something to watch on my phone while my power flickers constantly! Cheers.

If you haven't seen The Returned, another zombie movie that treats zombies as infected that can be cured as long as they keep taking the treatment. It's an interesting take on zombies.

From left 4 dead to killer clowns from space, man this channel does some amazing things trying to explain things we all sat and wondered if you watched or played what he is talking about. Keep of the great work man it’s super interesting

A different hypothesis could be based on the fact that memories are essentially chemical changes within the brain and taste buds have taste receptors of nerves which act based on chemical composition of the food. When they eat brains their tastebuds pick up the chemicals . It can also explain why they experience fragments of the victim's memories and not the entirety of it.

This was surprisingly a decent movie

Hey roanoke can you look at the aliens from the xcom games and how they were altered with human genes?

BRO THATS WHATTHAT WAS. When i was younger i went downstairs to say GN to my family and i saw the portion of this movie where the skeles are breaking the glass dome, and when i asked my parents about it, they said that there were two types of zombies in the movie, the good ones, and the skeley-boys. Bro this just restored a long dead memory.

I'm glad you had fun with this one Roanoke, it shows. Really enjoyed it

I truly enjoy all your videos, Dr.Roanoke. I look forward to seeing more of your infection videos. Also, can you do the Scourge of the Beast from Bloodborne?

This movie came out during the height of the Twilight hype. My Mother and Sister loved Twilight so this was something they liked too. It's actually a fun watch for a romantic comedy night.

12:49 I ended up buying this movie and after watching it over ten times I realized the whole R and Julie thing while watching this scene and my brain just exploded. When I call my then Fiance about it and was just "WOW, I just realized this!" she was just "Yeah, duh, you didn't get that the first time we watched it?" I felt really deflated after that... but I relieved the high through you just now! Thanks Roanoke! I wasn't the only one who didn't realize right away!

You've been a staple of my covid and post covid life my man, keep it up. This was an awesome vid

Do you have any plans for the series called, The Strain? It would be so cool to see your breakdown of the creatures

Has Roanoke done xenomorphs and neomorphs? Seems like the franchise that needs a video the most. Edit: ok yeah. HOW HAS HE NOT COVERED XENOS???? Also great video. I honestly really liked warm bodies. Thought it was a really good addition to the zombie genre. Could have used a second movie to explain some more about the world.

Honestly, in the sea of zombie movies that basically all have the same kind of zombie, this one stood out.

Roanoke. In the most platonic way possible. I fucking love you. Ive read all the books save for the 4th book (because its a whole hassle to get a hold of). Youve made my week with this video.

I was honestly hoping you’d do this movie next, and it became reality lol

A second warm bodies movie would be awesome as like a totally different genre, like a detective movie with the zombie-humans and humans working together or smth

"They said.....F*** yeah" Saw this in theaters back in the day, so good.

One point to add on the heart is the different HR of the SA node being 60-100 bpm, AV node being 40-60 BPM and then 20-40 bpm for the base Ventricular rate with each of those taking over when a slower rate is detected. This could be part of the start up and slow return to being "human" in reverse, with the Ventricular rate, AV rate, and SA node rates to slowly restart the bodies HR and other bodilly processes. This can also partly explain R getting sick later in the film from Perry brains after the restart process started and the rotten brain is now toxic to a restarting GI tract. Just my thoughts. Anyone else?

The power of love truly defies logic and fact, even in a zombie wasteland.😹

Awesome video, also I think it'd be really interesting to breakdown the vocal cord parasites from MG.

"But she's not feeling it Mr. Krabs" I love that so much lol

Waited so long for him to mention how this movie's just zombie Romeo & Juliet just for him to figure it out IN THE VIDEO! lmao all the names are related too. M is Mercutio, Perry is Paris, and Nora is the Nurse.

Logic aside this is definitely and personally one of my all time favorite zombie films

I *never* ever thought Roanoke would make a review and analysis about this particular movie ! Nice! Also I have some recommendations the hamsburg syndrome the puppet masters skyline the thaw the crazies fire in the sky mission to mars captive state red sky as well as day of triffids slither dark skies 2001s the lost world which was not a jp movie red planet the lifeforce

I remember going to see this in theaters a long, long time ago. Completely forgot this existed, but I remember having a good time with friends and having a few laughs at some scenes. Excellent breakdown as always!

This movie was an interesting twist of zombie film. I found it cute that it is R(omeo) Julie(tte) and M(ercucio) and love saved the day. Fun take on the genre.