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It isn't often that I get to see movies at school because I'm constantly broke and busy. But, seeing as it is Fall break and 28 Days Later went to the Jefferson (which costs $3), Ally dragged me out to see it. Before seeing it I heard it described as a movie about a spreading disease and as a "zombie movie." I must say that it was very far from both these things. I consider Outbreak to be the "spreading disease" movie where the plot is to contain the disease. This was definitely not that. And it also wasn't so much a "zombie" movie either, where survival from zombies is the only theme of the movie.
To me, the movie is also about how fragile our world is. As a world we've come pretty far with regard to developing institutions and societies. 28 Days Later turns all that on its head. In a mere 28 days Great Britain is thrown into a state of anarchy from the spreading disease. The anarchy breeds themes of patriarchy and totalitarianism. It's pretty much like the state building process that happened across Europe.
Anyhow, it's a pretty damn good movie. I highly recommend it. I'm going back to see it tonight because I'm going to write a paper for my Women's Studies class on it.
It isn't often that I get to see movies at school because I'm constantly broke and busy. But, seeing as it is Fall break and 28 Days Later went to the Jefferson (which costs $3), Ally dragged me out to see it. Before seeing it I heard it described as a movie about a spreading disease and as a "zombie movie." I must say that it was very far from both these things. I consider Outbreak to be the "spreading disease" movie where the plot is to contain the disease. This was definitely not that. And it also wasn't so much a "zombie" movie either, where survival from zombies is the only theme of the movie.
To me, the movie is also about how fragile our world is. As a world we've come pretty far with regard to developing institutions and societies. 28 Days Later turns all that on its head. In a mere 28 days Great Britain is thrown into a state of anarchy from the spreading disease. The anarchy breeds themes of patriarchy and totalitarianism. It's pretty much like the state building process that happened across Europe.
Anyhow, it's a pretty damn good movie. I highly recommend it. I'm going back to see it tonight because I'm going to write a paper for my Women's Studies class on it.
