Zombies - too convince?
Are zombies too convinceinal in media today to matter? I remember liking zombies in the 80s when it was silly fun in Return of The Living Dead, and again in Shaun of the Dead, which was just a love letter that got dark at the end. But everything I watch with zombies falls apart past the first viewing. It's too bland a premise to carry a story without a lot of more interesting plots that don't focus on the zombies - such as in this game.
Zombies are everywhere. It's like the world of the Walking Dead, except its just poorly written rehashes of other things:
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Zombie Titanic
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
So what do you think? Too convince? Convention me of your stance.
Zombies are everywhere. It's like the world of the Walking Dead, except its just poorly written rehashes of other things:
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Zombie Titanic
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
So what do you think? Too convince? Convention me of your stance.
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there were zombies in that movie^^
But.... I have to admit, there's more than a little over-saturation at this point.
Well, good zombie fiction has pretty much always been more about the personal stories of the survivors than the zombies themselves. That goes all the way back to Romero's Night of the Living Dead. The zombies are just the catalyst that bring out the darkest aspects of humanity. So when it's done well, zombie fiction can offer some pointed social commentary as in the Living Dead series or a deep exploration of human psychology and relationships as in The Walking Dead.
Unfortunately, like so much genre fiction, it's also very easy to do badly. It's relatively easy for film makers to shoot a zombie flick on a small budget because all you really need are a bunch of extras in makeup and a place to shoot. So yeah, the genre is over-saturated. Which I suppose is appropriate for zombies when you think about it.
I actually thought Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was a pretty cool idea. But again, it's one of those things where it's not that hard to just throw some scenes with whatever monster into a classic book or historical event. So there have been about 1,000 knockoffs cashing in on Seth Grahame-Smith's success.
I see what you did there.
Oh thank god.
Oh whopse, lol. I thought the same person made both, as if they finally realized they used the wrong word and tried again, yet still failed to use the right word.
Please... put the glue down and back away slowly. I expect some intelligence on this board.
I hear ya, I hear ya. That's what makes sarcasm and irony so hard: there needs to be a certain level of intelligence to understand. We need the intelligence high.
lol
My finger is stuck in my nose!