10 Greatest Sacrifices In Horror Movie History
5. 28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later was a pretty decent follow-up to Danny Boyle's superbly intense, apocalyptic horror 28 Days Later. The film takes a more action-oriented approach to its predecessor and, although it doesn't have the haunting atmosphere or originality of the fantastic original, there is a lot to like in the 2007 follow-up.
The characters are a particular stand-out from the film, one of the most notable being Jeremy Renner's empathetic soldier Doyle. In a series of films really famed for showing some of the uglier elements of humanity in crisis, Doyle sticks out as a compassionate and kind figure.
This is highlighted by his truly gut-wrenching end when he clambers out of a stalled vehicle to push it to safety from the pursuing military, saving the kids inside it from further misery, only to be grimly soaked in a vicious blaze just as the car wheels away from him.
The 28 series has never shied away from the grim 'reality' of a post-apocalyptic, rage-infested world, but even by its own standards Doyle's demise was a bitter pill to swallow. A heroic sacrifice from a thoroughly decent fella.