White Zombie was coined as the first legitimate zombie film in 1932. This projected the voodoo zombie era where an evil spell would be cast upon any such victim. George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead arrived in 1968 and it used a fresh concept of a reanimated corpse rising from the grave in pursuit of human flesh. In 2002, Danny Boyle brought us the next chapter with “Raged” zombies, where infection passes via blood and saliva, instantly turning the victim into a demonic creature. Although there have been early books and films interchanging zombie trends, it is 1932, 1968 and 2002 where we can actively seek the three major zombie phases. This instantly makes 28 Days Later an extremely important film in the horror genre for me, that's why I write my essay about it.
I had just last night re-watched the box set including 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later. One of the things that impressed me and stands out about both of these films is the music from John Murphy - I don’t think there is a better score in a horror movie to this day. It actually works better in 28 Days Later as we have more atmosphere, more scenery and it all seems more real - this collectively creates the perfect imagining of a post-apocalyptic Britain. Actually, for the opening half it made every other zombie horror movie to date almost meaningless, including even the great Dawn of the Dead…. It was really that great! Unfortunately, the last half of the film lost the greatness and threat that it posed - Dawn of the Dead became epic as it progressed, whereas 28 Days Later went the opposite direction. The final closing of this movie was still very good and still enjoyable, but it is the opening scenes that really capture the imagination. From the outbreak, to the shots of anarchy, to the vacant streets of London it is just done so perfectly presented, again noting the relevant score fused from John Murphy. Oxford Street, Piccadilly Circus and the Westminster Bridge footage was simply outstanding! The “Raged” zombies were ferocious: this transformation takes a matter of seconds and the infected become 100% demonic - blood pours from the mouth, the eyes turn red and they jump around, move fast and become brutal and savage. These are actually the kind of zombies we want to see in movies. REC used the same concept and it worked efficiently there as well. Some pesky animal activists break into the Cambridge Primate Facility to free some chimps that are being used for medical research and the scientist warns them about the “Rage” infection and the activists decide to let them out anyway; see how long these guys last! This was the initial outbreak and it was done extremely well. We then meet Jim (Cillian Murphy), our leading role, who awakens in hospital from a coma after a bike accident - it actually turns out that he is lucky to be in such a situation! Jim meets up with Selena (Naomie Harris) and then Frank (Brendan Gleeson) and his daughter Hannah (Megan Burns); there are no surnames provided. The “answer to infection” broadcast takes the second installment of the movie forward and I think the film loses the flow from this point onwards, although there are still some great scenes. The theme of unity and survival between the four was well depicted.
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