The New Zombie Movie Colony

新殭屍電影《殖民地》


Introduction

Director Yeon Sang-ho has a new movie. It is called Colony. It is a movie about zombies.

導演延尚浩有一部新電影,名稱叫做《殖民地》,是一部關於殭屍的電影。

Main Body

In this movie, zombies are not alone. They work together like ants. They have one mind. This shows that people can lose their own ideas when they follow a group or use too much AI.

在這部電影中,殭屍並非單打獨鬥。他們像螞蟻一樣協作,擁有單一意識。這顯示出當人們盲從群體或過度使用 AI 時,可能會失去自己的主見。

The story happens in a tall building in Seoul. A scientist starts a sickness there. A professor and some other people try to go up the building to stay safe.

故事發生在首爾的一棟高層建築中。一名科學家在那裡引發了一場疫情。一名教授和另外一些人試圖向大樓高層移動以尋求安全。

The movie also looks at the government. The director thought about the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. In the movie, government workers do not take responsibility for their mistakes.

電影也探討了政府。導演思考了韓國的 COVID-19 疫情。在電影中,政府人員並不對自己的錯誤承擔責任。

Conclusion

Colony is a smart movie. It thinks about big ideas more than feelings.

《殖民地》是一部聰明的電影,它對大議題的思考多於對情感的刻畫。

Vocabulary Learning

🧩 The 'Thing' and 'Its' Pattern

Look at how we describe a movie in the text. We use a simple pattern: [Object] → [Description].

  • The movie \rightarrow is smart.
  • The movie \rightarrow is about zombies.

How to use this for A2: When you describe something, keep it short. Use "It is..." to avoid repeating the name of the thing.

Examples from the text:

  • "It is called Colony." (It = The movie)
  • "It thinks about big ideas." (It = The movie)

Quick Guide:

  • A movie \rightarrow It is...
  • A building \rightarrow It is...
  • A sickness \rightarrow It is...

🏢 Where things happen

Notice the phrase: "In a tall building".

To talk about a place in a story, use: In + [The Place].

  • In Seoul
  • In the movie
  • In a building

Vocabulary Learning

colony (n.)
A group of animals or people living together in one place.
Example:Ants live together in a large colony.
scientist (n.)
A person who studies science and does experiments.
Example:The scientist works in a lab to find a cure.
sickness (n.)
The state of being ill or having a disease.
Example:He stayed home because of a sudden sickness.
government (n.)
The group of people who rule a country.
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
pandemic (n.)
A sickness that spreads to many people all over the world.
Example:The world changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
responsibility (n.)
A duty to take care of something or be in charge of a task.
Example:It is my responsibility to feed the dog every day.
Practice A2 words in a crossword