to one film that changed the landscape of horror films to come after it. George Romero’s 1968 independent black and white classic film, Night of the Living Dead, shocked the American public with a level of violence and gore that had previously never been seen in films. It created a divide between people who both loved it and hated it, but since its release, Night of the Living Dead has become touted as the film that revived and renewed the zombie genre. In addition, this film portrayed the…
silent house in the dark. No matter what the experience, most people are overcome by this emotion and feel the need to get out of his or her situation as soon as possible. The occurrence of this sensation is seen in the protagonist, Cole Sears, of M. Night Shyamalan’s 1999 film The Sixth Sense. It is also witnessed in the characters of Algernon Blackwood’s story “The Willows.” In each of these scenarios, the characters experience a presence that cannot be explained in terms of their…
In Odessa, Texas, only one thing matters. Not college, or politics, or work, but high school football. In the book Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, A Dream by H.G. Bissinger, the town of Odessa is placed under a microscope as the reader gets to experience the intersection of sport, race, and gender in a small Texas town. “Football stood at the very core of what the town was about, not on the outskirts, not on the periphery. It had nothing to do with entertainment and everything to do with…
It's official, Warm Bodies wins the award for the most creative and unique relationship ever. R is a zombie who finds himself inexplicably caring for young, vivacious Julie, after stumbling upon her while attacking some humans. As he consumes the brain of her boyfriend, he receives brief memories of his captive's life, including his love of Julie. Through strange circumstances, he decides to protect Julie and keep her safe from other zombies. Now wait right there, it definitely sounds sick,…
for ourselves. By doing so, they took our power. By doing nothing, we gave it away. We've seen where their way leads, through camps and wars, towards the slaughterhouse.” These words were spoken by the character V when he took control of the BTN the night before he met his goal of destroying the criminal court building building along with the ideas the government upheld. This shows the manner in which country’s civilians gave up their strength and pride due to the fear of being sent to a…
“Polite - or impolite - persecution, each form of discrimination bears its own dangers” (Editorial, The Catholic Times, 9th December). Even in science, education and a nativity scene spiritual warfare hides. Ben Stein’s DVD, “Expelled No Intelligence allowed” documents the academic persecution of scientists and educators who believe nature has design. Darwin’s theory, a bedrock of atheism/Russia/China and an increasing secular Britain rejects design. Sacked was a Christian when discovering…
g, I slam down the gas pedal, speeding down the road towards town. When we drove past the plaza with the orthodontist’s office, it was surrounded by zombies. Swearing loudly, I know I can’t get in there. I call my dad to make sure he’s alright, when he finally answers his phone, he had already been to the shed and grabbed a shotgun and was grabbing the spare gas containers and is going to fill them and grab more non perishable food for our emergency room. We had it for things like hurricanes or…
How To Survive a Zombie Apocalypse A zombie apocalypse just hit town, what do you do? Well if you don’t know what to do then you came to the right place. You will always need the essentials like water, shelter, food and weapons. But there are other things that many people forget like transportation and communication. Finding the right resources for your materials and the steps you have to take are crucial. The first step you need to take is finding the spots where the zombies have influenced…
over mentally. Similarly, dehumanization also played an immense part in the Lynchings in Duluth. On the night of June 15, 1920, three black men were lynched by a mob and without a fair trial in Duluth, Minnesota. This came about when a white woman claimed, with no proven evidence, that she had been raped by six black circus workers. Thirteen circus workers were taken into custody, and by that night a mob of 5,000 to 10,000 people broke into the jail and dragged Isaac McGhie, Elmer Jackson, and…
A representational study of Levinson’s film, Wag the Dog and Saturday Night Live’s (SNL) parody of ‘Donald Trump’s Campaign’ highlights the perspective that shortcomings of both individuals and society are often revealed with through political acts. While both texts highlight the failures and corrupt behaviour of individuals in political acts to be prominent factors of shortcomings, we are able to understand the representation of such undertakings to influence judgment in society. It is the…