20 Most Rewatchable Sci-Fi Movies Of The 21st Century
14. 28 Days Later
Once
more The Beach scribe Alex Garland displays his outsized influence on the world
of cinematic sci fi in the twenty first century—the Ex Machina creator could
probably charge Dawn of the Dead remake director Zack Snyder royalties.
Written by Garland, this 2002 flick from Trainspotting helmer Danny Boyle may have reinvented the living dead in the popular imagination by giving them a shaky cam aesthetic and some Nike running shoes, but the film is far more than the extended introduction of sprinting zombies.
No, this tense and terrifying sci fi horror ordeal takes time to satirize everything from scientific institutions to the military during its intense runtime, and it’s well worth revisiting the flick just to uncover its salient political points—you know, now that you’ve gotten over how pants-s***ingly scary the first viewing is.