Annotation In Zombieland

In “Vacationing in Zombieland: The Classical Functions of the Modern Zombie Comedy,” Kyle William Bishop writes about the development of the subgenre of zombie comedies. This subgenre, termed “Zombedy” by Bishop, is explained to challenge audiences’ ideas about zombie narratives. To exemplify the evolution of this subgenre, Bishop shares history behind the original tragedy of zombie narratives. Bishop cites Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead as the start of traditional tragic zombie movies. Bishop also explains that the protagonist groups of these movies are representations of a “family” unit. These movies, like others, highlighted the bleak outlook of the world under apocalypse, as the “family” unit eventually disintegrates around the tragic hero. Bishop writes about the innovation that has happened to “Zombedy.” Using the movie Zombieland as his main example, Bishop evaluates the key components it introduced. Zombieland deviates from the traditional zombie narrative by having a happy ending. Bishop states that because the movie has a comedic hero, and a romantic quest, Zombieland challenges people’s expectations of zombie narrative. Bishop argues that the evolution of the main protagonist and the eventual formation of the “family” unit provide a complexity above the normal zombie movie. Bishop stipulates that …show more content…
However, I feel that the length detracted from my enjoyment of the article. I would not argue that this is a poor article; I actually think that it is written on a high academic standard, but I still did not enjoy it. I feel that the main reason for my dislike of this article is that I was assigned to read it. The article was very informationally dense and while not a negative attribute, I personally felt like it was a chore to finish reading the article. I can conclude that Bishop adequately communicated his topic and while a well written paper, I did not enjoy