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George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead 1968 (Romero's Zombies…
George A. Romero's
Night of the Living Dead
1968
Romero's Zombies
surprisingly intelligent; observed danger, used weapons (rocks)
zombies as metaphors for conformity
use of black and white; minimalistic and rigid angles; stage make-up
questions of modernity
placing you as voyeur; the slightly low angle
the slow burn pacing
questions of erotics and pacing
where does information come from and how do we feel about it
the radio providing background; portrays violence as coming from faceless mobs; questions about where violence comes from" Unkown assasins"
"mindless trance" and issues of soldiers; questions of drug use
critique of how American's rely on media and issues of seeing violence
1968
The Cold War
satellite radiation that came back; Cold War and fear of space race
beginning of Vietnam War
questions about the meaning of killing and death
Freedom summer of 64; voting rights act of 1965 (questions of race and equality)
questions of nuclear family and its sanctity
Harry's anxious masculinity "That's important to you, isn't it"
does the genre reaffirm men as protector, women as weak
questions about women as caretakers/housewife (Helen making bandages, Judy taking care of the girl)
war eras seem to force women back into domestic/household roles
the bystander effect and not helping Ben and Barbara
the ending: photo montage, radio talk in background, images of guns and hooks
super nihilistic; go through all of this for nothing
questions of police authority/paramilitary militia authority