The horror genre has, more or less, become one that ignites our deepest fears and desires. The sub-genre of zombie films force audiences to question themselves on many different aspects about life. Surely, concepts such as the uncanny and allegorical meanings arise when discussing such texts. The zombie horror has seen significant change over the past few decades, the most notable being the quality of production, graphics and costume. From white paint applied to the face to now detailed graphics that show the gore and horror of living dead. George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead (1978) has far by been one of the most notable influences on the genre to date. Such influences have led to the release of successful films like Train to Busan (2016), directed
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The main theme across many of his films allow audiences to question what it means to be a human after being presented with the zombie (Carpenter 1239). It allows for one to deeply analyse whether we are in fact victims of the topics at hand. Audiences came to realise that before becoming the living dead, these uncanny creatures also had their own life and family, and their own identity. The same goes for in Train to Busan, as we witness everyday normal people with responsibilities have their life taken away within minutes. Jeffrey Sconce describes the zombies to be a “body without organs” (96), in other words, all is the same as a human but they have no self-awareness of what is happening. Sconce then offers his explanation on how he, and other critics, view the film is be an allegorical critique of society. He states that the main criticism comes from the basis and center of the film; the shopping mall. The viewer can depict the now abandoned shopping mall to be America, whilst the zombies are the American citizens, or in this case the consumers. No doubt, that even foreigners wish to grab a taste of the American life, thus we too can group them with the
The main theme across many of his films allow audiences to question what it means to be a human after being presented with the zombie (Carpenter 1239). It allows for one to deeply analyse whether we are in fact victims of the topics at hand. Audiences came to realise that before becoming the living dead, these uncanny creatures also had their own life and family, and their own identity. The same goes for in Train to Busan, as we witness everyday normal people with responsibilities have their life taken away within minutes. Jeffrey Sconce describes the zombies to be a “body without organs” (96), in other words, all is the same as a human but they have no self-awareness of what is happening. Sconce then offers his explanation on how he, and other critics, view the film is be an allegorical critique of society. He states that the main criticism comes from the basis and center of the film; the shopping mall. The viewer can depict the now abandoned shopping mall to be America, whilst the zombies are the American citizens, or in this case the consumers. No doubt, that even foreigners wish to grab a taste of the American life, thus we too can group them with the