Excerpt from WND story and review of WWZ The Movie:
Curiously, however, the leftist worldview takes a backseat when the film's story takes the action to Jerusalem.
The left is a breeding ground for pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel sentiment, quick as it is to swallow the lies of effective propagandists painting Israel as the "Western imperialist occupation" of Arab land. History, of course, reveals a very different reality, but facts rarely get in the way of a good "victim" story for most liberals.
And for a brief moment, it appears as if "World War Z" is going to take a wild, anti-Israel swing, as a CIA agent accuses the Jewish state of knowing about the zombie outbreak ahead of time and protecting itself while the world burns.
Without giving too much away, however, rather than painting Israel as some sort of genocidal snake, "World War Z" ends up revealing the Jewish state as a glowing, if tragic, paragon of compassion and good will.
Are these major themes in the film? No, they're really not. World politics is remarkably downplayed in the movie so we can simply follow the heroic protagonist fight the impossible odds and try to save the day. The pervading worldview is still there, for both good and ill, but the story trumps it all and makes "World War Z," in summary, an exciting and thrilling summer film without much of an agenda of any kind.
REST OF STORY AND REVIEW HERE: http://www.wnd.com/2013/06/israel-plays-role-in-world-war-z/?cat_orig=diversions
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