Post by T-Rex Disagrees on Aug 29, 2011 16:53:36 GMT -6
I love the film 28 Days Later. Let me explain a few things about this film. This film is not, though often mistaken for, a zombie film. This film does not even contain 'zombies' so for anyone to say this is a zombie genre film, well sorry but you just completely and maybe even blatantly missed the entire premise of this masterpiece.
Similarly, this film does not fit well into the 'horror' genre either, as there are practically zero horror elements contained within. What this film more closely resembles is a tense drama if anything. A story which follows some fairly likable folks through some fairly tragic events. This is a story about the bond that can develop between strangers in the short amount of time it takes for the world as they know it, to cease to be. This film also brilliantly depicts two other things...The Good, and the Bad of human behaviors.
This film works very well as a subliminal sociology documentary even though it is contained entirely within a fictional setting with extremely fictional events (though it is not hard to imagine said events coming to pass under the right circumstances, hm?) yet not so fictional characters or responses, as all the characters in this film are portrayed with such a realism, and the human element here, both good and bad, carry on that same realism and understanding.
What I mean by this? This film so accurately portrays the bond that ensnares people given dire and overwhelming situations (think of how 9/11 united a completely divided nation) as well, at the same time it depicts the complete breakdown of moral and ethics given the premise that everything has ceased to be and thus morals and ethics are now, outdated concepts. It also shows quite well the will to go on and overcome despite all odds, and I would have to say the odds portrayed here are bad.
-Rex
Similarly, this film does not fit well into the 'horror' genre either, as there are practically zero horror elements contained within. What this film more closely resembles is a tense drama if anything. A story which follows some fairly likable folks through some fairly tragic events. This is a story about the bond that can develop between strangers in the short amount of time it takes for the world as they know it, to cease to be. This film also brilliantly depicts two other things...The Good, and the Bad of human behaviors.
This film works very well as a subliminal sociology documentary even though it is contained entirely within a fictional setting with extremely fictional events (though it is not hard to imagine said events coming to pass under the right circumstances, hm?) yet not so fictional characters or responses, as all the characters in this film are portrayed with such a realism, and the human element here, both good and bad, carry on that same realism and understanding.
What I mean by this? This film so accurately portrays the bond that ensnares people given dire and overwhelming situations (think of how 9/11 united a completely divided nation) as well, at the same time it depicts the complete breakdown of moral and ethics given the premise that everything has ceased to be and thus morals and ethics are now, outdated concepts. It also shows quite well the will to go on and overcome despite all odds, and I would have to say the odds portrayed here are bad.
-Rex
