I would never write a review of a film so loved by fans and revered by film critics. Everyone know the its plot, even the dialogue and special effects. The truth of the matter, this film is enjoying a 2024 limited release -- and viewing it on the big screen really reminds ine that it's NOT ABOUT flesh eating dead people, it's dystopia!
Romero's has a visionary talent of putting a journalist, documentary styled to his American dystopian films. He did it with "The Night of the Living Dead" then with "The Crazies", a narrative of Americans fending for themselves or fighting over limited resources.
This is the same narratives/styles that influence at a world level with film genres from the apocalyptic exploitation cinema to low budget horror. It even can be seen with today's current releases from Alex Garland's "Civil War" to "A Quiet Place" film series.
Too bad, that the recent news coverage of this limited film release that they report of the "zombie" element that his specific usage of an American dystopia story. This plays on people's phobias from race to enconomy, forcing everyday people to show true unapologetic humanity under stress and despair.
Romero's has a visionary talent of putting a journalist, documentary styled to his American dystopian films. He did it with "The Night of the Living Dead" then with "The Crazies", a narrative of Americans fending for themselves or fighting over limited resources.
This is the same narratives/styles that influence at a world level with film genres from the apocalyptic exploitation cinema to low budget horror. It even can be seen with today's current releases from Alex Garland's "Civil War" to "A Quiet Place" film series.
Too bad, that the recent news coverage of this limited film release that they report of the "zombie" element that his specific usage of an American dystopia story. This plays on people's phobias from race to enconomy, forcing everyday people to show true unapologetic humanity under stress and despair.