Apocalyptic And Dystopian Movies: Film Analysis

Have you ever wondered why our society is so obsessed with apocalyptic and dystopian films? It seems as though our minds are wrapped around films that place people in unrealistic situations. These films show us the truth behind what we really want, and how we would live our lives if the world was coming to an end. Many apocalyptic films that incorporate a dystopian society have similar intertextuality. For instance, many films use a certain language to create their intertextuality through specific scenes such as the ‘slow walk’. The ‘slow walk’ is used to show the audience that the characters in the film are about to embark in a battle and possibly die. Zombie films however, slow scenes down to show something barbaric occurring, this can be seen in the intro of Zombieland. Zombieland is a fairly new zombie film that focuses on a group of people who go on a journey that they assume will bring them happiness. Many zombie films focus on a small group of people who go through many obstacles to get to their journey, in some cases the end of their journey almost always ends …show more content…
People say money can’t make you happy, and it’s true it can’t. Zombie films show us that even though we can do whatever we want, we’re still all alone in the world with maybe 2 or 3 people that are by our side. In DOTD we see that the three characters that were still alive had gone from enjoying all their freedom in the mall to suddenly feeling emptiness in their lives. This shows us that just because we can have everything in the world, in the end it won’t fulfill our happiness. As for Zombieland, during the amusement park scene the girls realized that their journey to the amusement park wasn’t what they had expected, therefor leaving them to feel the emptiness that the world was filled with. Both films underlined the deep emptiness that the characters felt towards the end of the