10 Post-Apocalyptic Films That Prove Mankind Is Doomed
4. Dawn Of The Dead (2004)
This was one of those rare occasions where the remake actually worked; re-envisioning the 1978 original for a contemporary audience. From the opening credits dropping Johnny Cashs fiendishly good The Man Comes Around to the final moments as the characters hopes are disemboweled when they find their island of salvation brimming with zombies. Unlike Romeros catholic sensibilities; Snyder treats zombification as a virulent infection rather than a mass-uprising of the long dead. This theme moved with the fears of the times, illustrating our contemporary angst isnt in an angry heaven but from the cold and detached world of science. Snyder ensures that the camera never lingers too long on any one zombie which builds the feeling of horror toward the faceless throng; a tsunami of undead breaking ceaselessly upon the protagonists. While the film was generally praised by critics, one of the main quarrels was the lack of suspense that the original had maintained. While there certainly is some filler character development in the midway segment, the opening scene that creates that feeling of a typical Saturday morning lie-in and quickly becomes a rollercoaster ride replete with jarring twists and turns (especially in that THE ZOMBIES CAN RUN) had the cinema-goers perpetually falling off the edges of their seats and finally, leaving the cinema shaking with bruised backsides.
