Zombies, tragedy under comedy

Hermina 2022-03-21 09:01:05

One word summary: British.

At the beginning of the film, Shaun’s life made me ponder again to my originally determined life in the UK: Shaun, an "old" electrical appliance salesperson, a girlfriend who has been talking for several years, a buddy loser Ed, is a routine routine every day, this is The whole of his life is nothing new, no change, no fun.

The world he lives in is pitifully simple, pitiful, and terribly boring. However, this is the real life of British working-class people. There are three points and one line of shop, home, and pub. There are no deep friends and no extensive social circle.

Watching him walk through the neigbourhood, everything is so real. I can imagine myself in a few years. If I stay in the UK, I will also be a member of the "zombie".

Maybe this is where the director's tentacles reach, and this is why the director is called Sean zombie.

He turned a blind eye to it. When he found the first zombie in his courtyard, most of the people including his roommate pete and stepfather philipe had already become zombies. At this time his girlfriend had also broken up with him. Under such a huge stimulus, he finally reacted.

He began to act as a leader and made a simple plan to save all the people he cared about (that is, 5 people), and escaped into a very safe bar in his eyes. He and Ed often go to the bar. winchester.

It's just that his vision is far from long-term, and the decision is too hasty. After arriving in the bar, there were many problems. Without electricity, of course no electricity can be used. The bullets made from wine and the gun with 29 rounds that were later used with luck are their only weapons.

Under the attack of various self-defeating actions and active persecution of friends, the bar fell.

Yes, his mother was killed by him, and the two best friends of his girlfriend believed that he came to the tavern to die. You would say that they were dead in their original home, but his fault was that he didn't have the ability to take care of this matter. It can be seen from many details that Shaun is a kind and good boy. For example, when Ed drove into something/somebody, he resolutely wanted to go back and see if it was a human being; he would give begger change. It's a pity that quality is one thing, and ability is another. His life style, his ability to think, his thoroughness... everything determines his inability to lead a group of people to survive in an environment full of zombies. This is sad. If he were Sherlock, I believe the result would be completely different (suddenly I think it’s a good idea to shoot a zombie-themed Sherlock--!)

Finally in him, only himself and his girlfriend are uninfected, and they return to the street surrounded by zombies. At that time, the armed forces arrived and rescued them.

Everything returned to normal 6 months later, and he also lived with his girlfriend. He still has no plan, he is still so "zombie". No plan, no revenge, no ideas.

In the end, he walked into the shed and played a game with Ed who became a zombie. Such an experience caused him to fight countless zombies, but he did not destroy the one on his body.

Such a sad story, with light and humorous language and distinctive character performance, put on a British comedy title, which in itself has to be said to be a huge black humor.

In the movie, there are many actors who are now familiar with each other, such as Dr. Watson who plays soy sauce, and Sean's mother who is the eldest cousin of Downton Abbey.

I was attracted by the subject of British comedy, but contemplated because of the story itself.

In my freshman year, I pursued the depth of the story, and now I am almost uninterested in heavy themes.

What is the biggest baptism of the university to me? Am I going backwards (changing) or the times are advancing (changing)?

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Extended Reading

Shaun of the Dead quotes

  • Liz: Well... is it clear?

    Shaun: No.

    Liz: How many?

    Shaun: Lots.

    [pan up to show a horde of zombies behind the fence]

  • [after Philip has been bitten]

    Philip: You didn't call the doctor, did you?

    Barbara: Well, I thought we ought to be on the safe side.

    Philip: I'm quite all right, Barbara, I ran it under a cold tap.

    Barbara: I really think...

    Philip: We had our jabs when we went to the Isle of Wight.

    Barbara: But Philip...

    Philip: It's a lot of overblown nonsense, a lot of drug nuts running wild.