Dawn of the Living Dead, filmed in 2004, is such a film that reflects the end of the world. I thought it was the first zombie movie, but I was wrong. Unexpectedly, the great American directors really like such disaster themes. The filming is endless, and the audience's taste is really heavy. Such a bloody movie can also be enjoyed. In any case, this movie can be regarded as the best zombie movie. The films and TV series that were born after it, such as the Walking Dead series and Resident Evil, which depict the living dead, have borrowed some elements of this film in many creative ways. You must know that computer technology was in the ascendant in 2004. In the following ten years, the new technology revolution has a profound impact on the film. Compared with the works produced after this, the film "Dawn of the Living Dead" does not have so many high-tech additions later. At that time, to sell a movie, the story and content of the movie must be attractive. After all, when the shocking sound effects and stunning computer stunts satisfy people's senses, where will the audience pay too much attention to the plot of the story? So when I watched "Dawn of the Living Dead" in its entirety without falling asleep, it doesn't mean anything, but at least it shows that I don't take the movie as a sleeping pill, and I fall asleep when I see it. It can be seen that the movie is attractive enough that I can still finish it. In particular, in addition to the disaster, the director also tried to convey certain values to the audience. In addition to all kinds of violent fighting scenes in the film, if you savor it carefully, you may be able to see the director's thoughts on the original sin of religion and human nature.
When a person participates in more social activities, he will find that human nature is really complicated. Everyone has countless faces, and this face is always changing when he is faced with various situations. It's sometimes really hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys. Take this zombie film for example, when disaster strikes suddenly, people first protect themselves, and then out of instinct, they form a small group to fight for survival. Such a group of human beings cannot be large, because real resources cannot support so many people. Everyone knows that they cannot survive on their own, and will be quickly eliminated by the harsh environment and unknown dangers; everyone will choose to join the team at the beginning, just like Anna in the film follows the police officer, and later on the road The three of them meet as a small team. But the scarcity of human resources will allow fierce competition between different teams, and the strongest person will always survive in the end. The selfish nature of people is exposed in this competition of life and life, and sometimes even the closest people are no exception. The law of the jungle plays a decisive role in disasters, and humans also subconsciously recognize this set of rules. It's just reassuring that there's still the brilliance of humanity, even if it's so faint in the dark. You see CJ chose to die with the zombies in the end to cover the others. Some sacrifice themselves for others, and some save others even if they put themselves in danger. Under the disaster, the light of civilization formed by the cohesion of mankind for thousands of years can still be preserved as a kind of fire, inspiring mankind to finally overcome the disaster.
While watching the movie, I also paid attention to one detail, that is, when cj was watching the last show on TV, a black pastor with tears in his eyes told his thoughts on the cause of the disaster. This devout Christian has talked about a lot of problems in modern society, all the things that are happening in the world that he cannot understand or understand, including topics such as homosexuality and abortion. He believes that mankind is now in hell, that this plague is God's punishment for mankind, and that mankind will finally face the judgment of the end of the world. This sentence is a few minutes long. Is this the message the movie wants to convey to the audience? I was even thinking that at the end of the movie, Anna and the others boarded a cruise ship to escape the land full of zombies, hide at sea, and look for uninhabited islands. Does this ending have any shadow of Noah's Ark story?
In any case, the exploration of the complexity of human nature in disaster films is the focus of such films. Being prepared for danger in times of peace is also a constant topic for human beings. People sometimes like to see themselves fleeing like mice in disasters, and imagine that one day they can become heroes!
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