Hello Concordians,
I’m Joelle, your Opinions Editor for Volume 40 of The Concordian. I’m in my last year at Concordia and readier than ever to tackle these last semesters.
A little about me: I’m a journalism major, with two minors (law and society and women’s studies) because I can’t stick to just one subject. My interests include travel, fashion, books, and the only sport I watch is Formula One. You can find me around campus hanging out at Loyola in the journalism newsroom or The Concordian’s office, and in the library at Sir George Williams.
Hot Take
Welcome to Hot Take: a place for thoughts I had while watching the latest, hottest movie or series.
This week’s hot take: All Of Us Are Dead (2022)
This week’s hot take is the first ever series I am reviewing. Available on Netflix since January, I have decided to watch All Of Us Are Dead this month since it gave spooky vibes. The Korean drama tells the story of a group of students who need to put their conflicts and differences aside in order to escape their zombie-infected high school.
To sum up my viewing experience: I enjoyed it. Although I almost stopped watching after the first episode, which in my opinion, had too many zombie-biting-humans scenes. It’s like, we get it, the virus is spreading, now let’s get into the main action. I was glad I decided to continue watching because what really kept me hooked was my attachment to the characters, their relationship to each other and wanting them to all make it out alive. I had a special fondness for Nam-ra and Su-hyeok’s relationship.
The release of this series in a post-pandemic and digital world makes sense. There are many scenes that make subtle references to how our world would react to a zombie infection, with YouTubers making prank videos, for example, and neighbouring cities protesting the welcoming of migrants. The sub-storyline of how government officials and the military are handling the situation is also an interesting and surprisingly realistic account of what we would expect. I was scared that the high school set would get old after a couple episodes, but as the students move from different classrooms and school grounds, in combination with the military base setting, the series gave us enough differing environments that it never felt too old.
Letter to the Editor
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Pitches, Bitches
Here is a pitch that is up for grabs this week: adult friendships. Do you have a hard time maintaining friendships as an adult? Do you have a hard time making new friends? Why or why not?
Want to contribute to the Opinions section? Send me your pitch at opinions@theconcordian.com, or even better, attend our pitch meetings Fridays from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. at The Concordian’s office located at the Loyola campus central building in room CC-431.
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