The works of Max Brooks, who wrote 2003's satirical and subversively political, «The Zombie Survival Guide», and 2006's, «World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War», provided the kernels of inspiration for this mega-budgeted horror - action - thriller that mostly makes up its own
narrative, independent of much of the book content (jettisoning the first - person
account style and most of the events), to make it
fit more with the ranks of current, eye - candy loaded popcorn movies than a thoughtful adaptation of the best - seller.