IV. Narrative
The film is constructed as a simple story line where a teenaged boy is trying to find his way safely away from zombies. Silent moments like dialogue between two characters are added so that the movie can be prolonged. This movie would have consisted of only zombie killing if it weren't for character backgrounds being introduced into the story. Without these profiles, the story would b dry.
The film uses a new and different way of narrating the story. At the beginning of the movie, several rules are introduced so that as spectators we know what to expect. In a sense this is a foreshadowing tool. Rules such as 'check the back-seat' come in handy when the boy looks in the back of a Hummer and finds a bag filled with guns. Another situation is the rule 'double tap' where you shoot a zombie once and then one more time for good measure. Throughout the movie, when situations arise that include these rules the rule pops up on the screen (sort of like a "i told you so" moment).
V. Film Language and Representation
The issue in the film is introduced at the very beginning where the main character explains how an infection of mad-cow disease went extremely crazy causing a chain of zombie mutation. Later, in the film issues are given to you on a silver plate (so to speak) and you have to find out instantly what it is. It is simple enough to understand right away.
The acting was great because everyones body built suited everyones character. The shots do not have deeper meaning because they were simple wide shots and close-ups. One classic scene reveals itself at the end of the film. All our lives we've known the train running over a person scene. The same parallel action is present at the climax of the movie where the main character saves the girl he likes and his sister from a zombie climbing up at them. We see the boy fighting a zombie clown and at the same time the director cuts to the helpless girl being attacked by a zombie and so on.
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