10 Terrifying Movie Apocalypses We Should All Embrace
3. Zombie Apocalypse - World War Z / Shaun Of The Dead
Technically speaking, the zombie apocalypse is already underway. As the months and years pass, the general population seem to be more and more indifferent to situations that genuinely affect their real lives (who to vote for in the election, what the economy is up to) and more and more concerned with things that mean precisely sod all (who to vote for in the X Factor, what Kim Kardashians backside is up to). This zombification of humanity might not be as thrilling as one where zombies rise up from the grave and begin mindlessly chewing peoples faces off, but its there for all to see. And disturbingly so. Still, its only a matter of time before humans become so docile that they do in fact go all out zombie. In fact, what the many zombie movies overlook is the possibility that the living dead may well rise from the fact that us humans watch too much reality TV causing our brains to burst thus transforming us into ravenous face biters. So choose a reality: one like in Shaun of the Dead where youre pursued by hundreds of slow-moving automatons with only Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and a load of hilarious one-liners to save you. Or the World War Z one where youre viciously attacked by erratic, high-speed mega-Gollums with only a smouldering Brad Pitt to come to the rescue. Choices, choices.
Chris James Peet says hello. His interests include hoping for the best and sitting in chairs. He much prefers moaning to counting his blessings and suffers fools gladly. He also likes to look out of the window and check what's in the fridge but he hates standing up, dripping taps and reality.
