8 Smartest Decisions In Zombie Movie History

8. Using The Tunnels - Train To Busan

Whereas Snakes on a Plane was a shlocky gimmick that did exactly as it said on the tin, so, too, could Train to Busan have fallen into that trap with its premise of 'zombies on a train'.

Fortunately, Yeon Sang-ho's South Korean zombie effort was far more than simply the sum of its parts, with this 2016 hit proving to be a modern-day genre standout. In amongst its frenetic action and its sense of utter dread, Train to Busan also managed to serve up one particular moment of ingenious revelation.

Completely obvious when you think about it, yet something that few zombie picture protagonists ever think about it, Train to Busan's wannabe survivors had the penny drop that zombies aren't particularly useful when darkness comes a-calling.

It's Gong Yoo's Seo Seok-woo who discovers this realisation, with the undead becoming confused and redundant when the titular train enters a tunnel. And with tunnels on the horizon every two minutes, Seok-woo utilises the weapon of darkness to strategically make his way across the train to help in his particular rescue mission.

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First Posted On: 7th Jan 2021

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