In Final Cut, Rémi adapts Z in a French setting until Miss Matsuda asks for the script to be identical to the original film (to the point that the French cast has to use the original Japanese names for their characters, much to their confusion). This is the French remake of the Japanese film One Cut of the Dead. Foreign Remake: Both as a trivia trope and an In-Universe example. ![]() On Johanna's idea, the crew decides to build a human pyramid as a replacement. A crane was supposed to be used for this shot, but it got accidentally destroyed. Flyaway Shot: The last shot of Z shows Chinatsu standing over a bloody pentagram as the camera lifts off.Final Girl: Z ends with Chinatsu as the sole survivor (although she has a zombie bite on her leg).Excited Show Title!: Applies to French title, Coupez!.The Ending Changes Everything The third act which shows how Z was filmed, explains all the flaws and oddities that the audience saw in the first act.Drinking on Duty: Philippe drinks bottles of sake on the day of Z's shooting, after trying to remain sober for a while.Chekhov's Skill: In Z, Natsumi's skills in krav maga are mentionned at the beginning of Z (because the crew asked Nadia to Improv) and later turn out to be useful when she battles zombies.During the last minutes of Z, this picture gives Johanna the idea to make a human pyramid in order for the aerial shot to happen. ![]() In Final Cut, Rémi has a picture of him with his daughter riding on his shoulder and holding a camera.First mentioned as a dangerous prop and later proven to be useful as a zombie-killing/murdering weapon. When he is asked to improv his lines during the filming of Z, he makes an anticapitalist rant at one of the zombies. Capitalism Is Bad: In Final Cut, Raphaël complains about the initial script of Z and prefers to see zombies as dehumanized products of society.Bowdlerise: The film was initially titled Z, just like the name of the zombie film directed by Rémi, but it was changed due to the symbolism of the letter Z in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine (a Z is painted on Russian military vehicles and has been used as a symbol of supports towards Vladimir Putin).Beware the Living: In Z, Natsumi turns to be just as dangerous as the zombies by trying to beat up or even kill anyone who stands in her way.Additionally, she actually uses an axe to kill whoever stands in her way. Ax-Crazy: In Z, Natsumi becomes one after the horror begins, although this is also caused by Nadia's acting going out of hand.Apocalyptic Log: In Z, Higurashi records his last moments before getting axed to death by Chinatsu.An Axe to Grind: What was originally a prop for the filming of Z turns out to be the weapon of choice for the survivors.until he drinks bottles of sake on the day of Z's shooting. ![]()
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