Zombie Films

Nowadays, zombie films are made with more sensible concepts and explanations for t

he rising of the undead compared to the classic rationalization of supernatural forces. Modern films such as Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993) by Brian Yuzna and 28 Days Later (2003) by Danny Boyle illustrate artificial chemically made lab monsters gone chaotic. Mainly the inception of these human chemical experiments were to enhance human life or to do the complete opposite and create better biological weapons of mass destruction, but eventually only backfire its creators. Resident Evil (2002) by director Paul Anderson is another modern day example of a lab research gone wrong. Alice (played by Milla Jovovich) in Resident Evil, awakes only to finds herself alone in an open city as she recalls no mental past. As she wonders aimlessly she finds fellow non-infected companions that would aid her in finding answers to her questions. What happen? Why does world look like an apocalyptic hell? And most importantly, why are there creatures of the undead yearning for their flesh? After reading lots of movie reviews and having the privilege to watch the first six minutes of the movie 28 Days Later, the zombie flick (played by Cillian Murphy) has nearly the same storyline as Resident Evil. Instead of experiments on biological weapons, 28 Days Later originates its evil from lab monkeys let loose by animal activists disregarding the numerous warnings that they were infected with rage. Unlike the present day scientific explanations, movies from the late sixties till the early eighties took a more carefree approach. During this time period, directors [such as George Romero & Amando de Ossorio] focused their movies more on the storyline and gore rather then laying lots of emphasis on elucidating how the undead came to be. Characters in such films as Night of the Living Dead (1968) and Dawn of the Dead (1978), by director George Romero, could seem to careless about finding answers, but rather more co

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