How Is The Zombie Apocalypse Portrayed In The Shaun Of The Dead

The portrayal of zombies in film and television has somewhat changed over the years. Modern day zombies are more often shown as flesh-eating, primal creatures with no sign of intelligence other than basic animalistic instincts. These zombies are a manifestation of the fear of the government becoming too powerful. They represent the human fear that the government will force people to submit and obey, allow invasion, and push modern medicine to go too far. The government is notorious for regulating and watching to make sure nothing and no one steps out of line. However, it gets to a point where it’s controlling and overbearing. In the opening sequence of Shaun of the Dead, a comedic horror about the zombie apocalypse, people are shown going about their day, doing their boring jobs, moving sluggishly in unison as they go about their routines, almost as if they were already zombies. This is done purposely to show that people are forced to work at jobs they dislike in order to live in this capitalist system. This is satirical, of course, because people are afraid of the

Many Americans often bring up the subject of immigration or terrorism when talking about foreign threats. They fear the government will fail to keep out what is potentially dangerous, or worse, allow these threats to just walk right in. In World War Z written by Max Brooks, a ruthless man named Paul Redeker is asked by government officials to provide them with a plan of action for the apocalypse (72-73). The book states that, “Redeker believed that to try to protect everyone would stretch the government’s resources to the breaking point, thus dooming the entire population (72).’” He believes that the sacrifice of a few is necessary in order to protect the many. It is reasonable to be fearful in times of need if this is what the government agrees with. No one wants to be the one sacrificed even if it is a necessary