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Post by The HangMan on Apr 7, 2006 9:11:25 GMT -5
full marks of me as dose any
George A. Romero zombie film
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Post by Zombified Jeremy on Apr 7, 2006 15:40:35 GMT -5
It is the reason people say the word zombie.
Without it, there would be no zombie movies in existence.
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Post by ChemicalTrain on Apr 7, 2006 16:25:02 GMT -5
Well said guys, this masterfully done piece of film has been just about as influential as anything else done. Without this one, the horror genre and zombie films especially would not be at all what they are today. The graveyard scene at the beginning is classic beyond belief. "They're coming to get you Barbara!". They even have that scene playing on that old guys tv in Halloween 2. Great movie.
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Post by The HangMan on Apr 9, 2006 8:13:59 GMT -5
not only is it one of the best horror films ever made its one of the best films ever made
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Post by Lust del Carrion on Apr 9, 2006 22:20:52 GMT -5
One of the best horror and zombie films ever created with a great social commentary to go along with it.
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Post by ChemicalTrain on Apr 9, 2006 22:42:58 GMT -5
I've always wondered what the social commentary is in this movie is though, what would you say it is Inf3ct? I mean the other people in the house don't seem to trust the black guy so much and then he gets shot by the cop at the end.....?
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Post by Lust del Carrion on Apr 9, 2006 22:56:07 GMT -5
I would say that the social commentary deals with racism. Just like you said they were not very trusting or perhaps that friendly to Ben at first and in the end he was shot by the cops automatically. They didn't check at all to see if he was a zombie at all, like you also poited out. I really believe the the social commentary deals with racism against minorities or african americans in particular. The film was made in 1968 when there was still a huge struggle for many african americans in the U.S. I mean the Black Panter Party had only formed about 2 years before Night Of The Living Dead was released. So yes, I do think the social commentary is on racism. Even aside from the commentary this is still a great film and one of the best and most influential horror/zombie films of all time.
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Post by hotnoodletuna on Apr 10, 2006 16:20:00 GMT -5
Exactly right, Inf3ct. The film was released shortly after the assasination of MLK and the subsequent riots. The statement made by not only having a black hero, but having him surrounded by white cowards and villians is enormous. Add to that the fact athat he was killed by the police in the end, and you ahve quite a statement. Even if you do everything right, the US Government itself will kill black men without any afterthought. Think about it. There was not a siingle other film in any genre (discounting films like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, o course) that had an African American protagonist. The film was a powerful indictment of the time in which it was made
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Post by Lust del Carrion on Apr 10, 2006 17:14:19 GMT -5
Exactamundo! So so true.
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