“Did you know that me and Alan Ladd were exactly the same height?”. If you like biker movies, or drive-in movies, then you should check this one out. The soundtrack was actually released on CD in 2003 by Trunk records. There is also an amusing burial scene of the gang leader, where a hippie is singing a song called “Riding Free,” while the dead gang leader is sitting on top of his bike in the grave. The soundtrack by John Cameron is pretty excellent, especially the opening title sequence with the gang riding around a Stonehenge type place. The bikers have a cool look, with the helmet and white visor that makes it look like a skull and crossbones. There are a decent amount of scenes involving the bikes, including one where they go around a shopping center and parking lot. The things that are memorable are the motorcycle scenes, the biker’s look, and the music. ![]() The plot, script, and acting are nothing to write home about. The film is a rather hilarious combination of motorcycles, witchcraft, and a splash of 1970’s hippieness. A motorcycle gang called the living dead all commit suicide, so that they can return back as one of the living dead. “Seven Suicides – and they roared back as The Living Dead”. Psychomania AKA The Death Wheelers (1973) Read more stories like these in our Entertainment Issue (Oct 2019)! You can pick up a copy at your school, or read online here.8. These stories of survival are a criticism of the prevailing social order and the dystopian future that awaits us. Warm Bodies (2013) is a romance with an underlying religious tone about overcoming sins with love.īecause zombies are great storytelling tools, these films have spiked in the last two decades, giving filmmakers a way to express racial sublimation, war, communism, mass contagion, globalism and, more than anything, human nature. Zombie comedies like Zombieland (2009) reminds us of who we should trust, while Shaun of the Dead (2004) makes us reevaluate our ambition of achieving something. Not all zombie movies highlight big, societal issues some are more personal. Similarly, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) is about classism represented by zombies. It’s pretty much the same in any country with a class divide, from the US to Singapore. Korean blockbuster Train to Busan (2016) is a scathing indictment of Korean society, highlighting the archaic hierarchy where the entitled rich screw over everybody in order to survive. In The Cured (2018), zombies are cured and returned to society, but they face discrimination and social issues that lead to militant interference, reflecting how society behaves in an era of anti-immigration. In this post-apocalyptic hellscape, the protagonists are constantly imperiled by other survivors: groups of armed bandits, psychotic cult leaders, biker gangs, and thugs, illustrating the dangers of racism and white supremacy. In the TV series The Walking Dead (2010 to present), zombies are the least of the survivors’ problems. ![]() While external forces can be blamed for societal woes, the biggest fear lies in the darkness of humanity itself. World War Z (2013) made the contagion global as air travel became more affordable. Contagion became an explanation for how zombies are reanimated, as depicted in movies like Resident Evil (2002) and 28 Days Later (2002), which was credited with a new breed of zombie: the fast-moving, disease-infected type that prefers spreading infection than eating brains. Over the decades, the world had witnessed a number of major virus outbreaks: Ebola, AIDS, avian flu, SARS, and now COVID-19. ![]() It’s pretty much the same story decades on, as depicted in the arthouse flick The Dead Don’t Die (2019), where zombies are obsessed by consumer items. In Dawn of the Dead (1978), the images of zombies mindlessly walking, groping, and drooling over consumer goods reflects the cult of consumerism and capitalism. Romero’s movie was a critique of violence and devastation of Vietnam – a single zombie bite turning humans into zombies reflects the fears of loved ones turning on one another. Night of the Living Dead (1968) revolutionised the zombie metaphor with ‘flesh eaters’ prior to this, zombies were merely human puppets, reflecting fears of mind control at the time. Zombie movies are never just about zombies – they’re a metaphor for political commentary and social fears. How did the zombie genre come about, and why are these walking dead so popular? Turns out, zombie films are rarely just about the undead with sallow complexion, bad teeth, and a weird shuffle. Today we watch zombie films, play zombie shooter games or go for zombie haunted houses. Whether you like it or not, the zombie genre has permanently made their mark in the entertainment world.
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