Zombie films

Ever since the first zombie movie was created in 1932, there has been a constant rise of zombie appearances in popular media. Like with all monsters, the majority of zombie media aimed to represent a certain aspect throughout the society in question. Whereas vampires represented romanticism and Dracula represented how a certain social group was viewed during a certain time period, zombies in Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” aimed to create a situation whereby a group of people had to survive a

It was about a town named West Michigan was affected by the Zombie disease. The government built a wall to surround the town and to keep all the people inside. Inside the town, there were group of reporters, normal people, and zombies. The government kept all of them together inside because there were afraid of somebody would affect anyone outside the town. So, the government created a cure that did work to recuperate from the zombie disease. As a result, they started to shoot from the watchtowers

important to the public’s view on disability. Stigmas and stereotypes facing disability are often perpetuated through film, and in popular culture. (Boyd 1322). In the genre of horror films, there is a broad range of representations of disability, from blatantly negative like in films such as Nightmare on Elm Street, and with more positive views in films in the sub-genre of zombie films. While zombies are not literally disabled, they are an insightful metaphorical representation of disability. Zombies

The 10 minute clip from Pride and Prejudice and Zombie film refers to the events that occur in chapter 3 of the novel, and there are several gothic elements that are presented in the ball scene of this chapter. Before the ball begins, the clip shows the audience the Bennett girls putting on elegant dresses with weapons hidden in their clothes. This scene, which is not found in the novel, not only develops the Bennett girls as untraditional women, but also begins to introduce the “unheimich” atmosphere

Depression had a huge impact on the culture at the time. The fears they faced were usually portrayed through literature, art and movies during that time period. In the 1932 film White Zombie, Halperin uses the metaphor of a monster to show how our biggest fears come from the actions others are capable of. The monster in the film White Zombie is typically thought to be the zombies, but if you dig deeper, you see the true monsters are the people. Charles Beaumont is one monster; he is a wealthy, greedy, self-

The movie World War Z is a zombie apocalyptic horror film directed by Marc Forster. The movie was loosely based off of Max Brook’s novel of the same name. Overall, it accrued positive reviews with a successful box office. Steve Persall applauded its aesthetic features, as it offers “vivid images of what these monsters are about and what they’re capable of doing”. Matt Zoller Seitz, on the other hand, argues that “[it’s] as if someone watched the similar ‘28 Days Later’ and thought, ‘That was a good

Zombies as viral epidemic Soon after the economic zombie came to light, the zombie pandemic theme was the next to follow. It became what is now a constant trend in the zombie genre that constantly reminds humans of the destroying quality and uncontainable nature of diseases. Free movement of people around the globe and the speed at which infection could spread and affect millions of humans became a newly established source of public paranoia and panic. With real threats of swine flu and ebola infection

Death is the scariest part of living. Humanity has always been acutely aware of this horrible inevitability, and as a result of this almost near obsession with mortality certain practices, precautions, and even religions have been developed to ease the weary minds on death. Self- preservation, preparedness and survival motivate almost faction of human interest and behavior but becoming prepared for the conceivable anything and asking all the “what if” questions in the world still might not save humanity

undead, have come flocking in hoards as a continuous reminder of societies fear of the unknown. The meaning of the zombie has changed throughout the years. From the zombies media inception in William Seabrook’s 1929 book “Magic Island” embodying the dehumanizing act of slavery, and colonial oppression. Later George Romero’s 1968 hit film “Night of the Living Dead” that redefined the zombie and tied in elements of the civil rights movement with the sociopolitical climate of the United States during the

Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead 2 (2013) Following the success of the previous entry, director Naoyuki Tomomatsu wasted no time in expanding his newfound franchise by offering a sequel to the first installment. By offering more of the same in regards to the franchises' content as well as taking the franchise into exciting new areas, this is one of the more enjoyable entries in the series and really has a lot to like about it. With the virus still a major facet of society, the wide-reaching locations