There are a fair few alternative endings available including a non-filmed yet highly speculated “radical alternative ending” which suggests to me that Danny Boyle and Alex Garland may have been fairly unsure of what direction the film should be going in. As I have already pointed out, it finished with some action and excitement at best, I guess the opening just blew me away and I wanted 113 minutes of this feeling. Alex Garland of course provided the script - Danny Boyle obviously enjoyed working as a team after adapting Garland’s first novel to the big screen (The Beach). I have to say I am very impressed with Danny Boyle as a director. Trainspotting put him on the map and Slumdog Millionaire provided a cabinet full of Oscars; he is also from my neck of the woods in Manchester, England. I am certainly a fan, I just wish he would focus more on horror as he seems to shine here with 28 Days Later.
Well, 28 Days Later certainly puts Britain back on the vintage horror map and the support across the world has always been positive. 28 Weeks Later was directed by the Spanish newcomer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo who to be honest didn’t have the most impressive track record before hand, but he managed to work the second film well and keep a similar running theme. 28 Months Later will no doubt work around our zombie friends heading into mainland Europe, thanks to the pesky carrier in 28 Weeks Later. I do think that this franchise will not be complete until it is placed in a trilogy, can’t really see a fourth addition down the line? 28 Years Later… doesn’t quite have the same ring to it does it? Romero’s Dead series started decaying after the third installment and so hopefully we stick with three. Summary: Could have been the definitive horror movie, but lacks the cutting edge finale. REC took 28 Days Later and The Blair Witch Project, fused them and pulled a mighty hybrid out of the bag! REC managed to go one better than 28 Days Later as it never lost touch and just got better and better as we moved onwards, leaving us all extremely excited about REC 2. John Murphy deserves enormous praise for the outstanding score, Danny Boyle deserves the same praise for the amazing direction and what about these Raged zombies? These would certainly take some beating. 28 Days Later provided atmosphere, jumps, pace and memorable acting scenes (noting Cillian Murphy)! Science fiction and horror worked again to a treat and fans have the sequel and can look forward to 28 Months Later in the next few years. More horror please Mr Boyle.
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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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