Dawn of the Dead

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joseph
Published: October 17, 2009Posted in: Editor's Choice, Joseph, OriginalTags: ,
Dawn of the Dead
Score:8.5
Pros:There's a sense of isolation that really draws you into the story. Our only connection to what's happening outside of the Mall is some weak television broadcasts.
Cons:The only thing this movie is lacking is a Zombie-Shark battle. You win this round, Lucio Fulci.

There’s a reason George Romero is the only director of zombie films that has name recognition, aside from the fact that he invented the genre. He takes the fun of zombies seriously, while simultaneously having some fun with serious philosophical questions that arise in a zombie apocalypse. When one of the protagonists says of the undead “they are us,” one is forced to ask “what is the difference between hoards of zombies storming into a shopping mall, and the living human beings who do the same thing?” The answer, represented in the movie in the form of helicopter ascending beyond a strange horizon, is this: potentiality.

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joseph Joseph is an unemployed writer who spends most of his time popping pills, drinking and obsessively checking for new facebook comments. His favorite kind of movies are the ones with quiet explosions and small-breasted women.