Pride and Prejudice and Zombies!!

Key Cast: Lily James and Sam Riley
Director: Burr Steer
Writer: Burr Steers
Genre: Action Romance
Themes: Love, Family, War, Survival
Release: February 2016
Budget: $28,000,000

Key Scene:
An important scene within this film is at the beginning of the film (15 minutes in) and the main character Elizabeth (Lily James) comes face to face with a familiar person who should be dead. This is important as in clips before the film, the zombies are shown to be aggressive man eating people but when the zombie starts to speak to the Elizabeth it goes against what the audience already knows. This is important as the zombie has come to tell Elizabeth something important but the zombie is unable to because she gets killed (again). This is significant to the film as the audience suspect that there is something that they do not know about the zombies and it makes the film more tense. It also suggest that the characters in the film are to expect more than they thought as the zombies are going to people for help.
Another key aspect of the film is when the sisters get invited to a dance. This is significant because whilst they are at the dance they are faced with a zombie attack. Instead of the men rushing to protect the women and fighting off the zombies, it is the women who are the first to draw their swords and kill the zombies. This is important because it goes against the general stereotypes that the men within the film have but also the audiences stereotypes. Because the film has to follow the idea of pride and prejudice by making a strong love interest and making them follow the style of the women living in the 19th century by making them more independent and dominant the audience get to see the another side that they don't often see.

Key Micro-features:
Important micro-features within this film are Mise-en-scene and Sound.
Mise-en-scene is important within this film because it is based on 19th century London in a zombie apocalypse. Even though through out most of the film London is on fire and is slowly being destroyed, the audience has to be able to recognise it. The mise-en-scene adds to the chaos of the film because it shows iconic buildings such as the Big Ben being burned to the ground. The location doesn't show the typical London landscape of big and impressive buildings but it shows the downfall of London, making it more tense for the audience.
Sound is important in this film as it adds to the dramatised performances. For example when Elizabeth is in a fight sequence where swords are being used the sword is enhanced and exaggerated. This is significant as it firstly makes the fight scene more intense as it sounds more dangerous and secondly the audience feels as if they are involved in the fight. This makes the audience feel as if they are involved in the film and that there is allot of action within the film. The sound is important because it adds to the action and suspense with in the film as it is trying to make the fight scenes as real as possible.