Zombies in film: 28 Days Later

"Be Thankful For Everything, For Soon There Will Be Nothing..."

Director: Danny Boyle

Writer: Alex Garland

Produced: DNA Films, British Film Council

Story: A virus known as "Rage" is unleashed on the people of England by animal rights activists. 28 days later Jim wakes up from a coma in the end times. He bands together with a small group of survivors who grow and dwindle as the movie progresses. The survivors go to a military brigade which has managed to survive... by taking advantage of other survivors. As Jim attempts to save his fellow survivors he becomes just as brutal and terrifying as the infected they have all been running from.

Zombies: The infected in this film are often argued about as not being zombies because they can run and because they are not undead. To those people must be brought up, no one knows how the virus will spread or in what form. The zombies which have tormented mankind throughout history could very well change as the virus evolves into something even more terrifying. And terror is what these creature invoke. Heartless, relentless, brutal monsters, the pinicle of ravenous killing power within the human body tapped into and released. these infected are not traditional but they are no less possible and far more threatening.

Survival Lessons:

• Brutality is essential in some circumstances.
• Be careful of birds and other creatures which may carry the infection.
• The human need to protect others is sometimes more powerful (and self destructive) then any other emotion.
• Wear protective gear at all times, even when assumed to be safe.
• Do not trust every tale you hear about safety and supplies.
• Some survivors exist by feeding of other survivors. Be aware that any human could turn out to be one of these leaches.
• Choose your party members wisely.

Warnings: This is one of the few actually scary zombie movies. The film also has some very disturbing scenes of violence and sexual aggression (not involving zombies don't worry.)

This film is possibly the greatest zombie movie of all time even if the infected are not the standard undead fair and even though it wasn't one of the classics. It has everything, all the characters play their parts and enough die and survive to represent the real threats and how to over come them. It also shows how power currupts and why not all humans can be trusted after the fall, esspecially those with athority and the "big guns." The movie also runs a couple of social commentaries to surpass even those in Romaros origanal "Of the Dead" films. The animal activists who destroy a country and turn everyone into crazed animals in an effort to demonstrate human cruelty to animals. As well as the more obvious and beautifully done look at how a human not infected by the virus is just as -if not more- capible of the greatest feats of violence and brutality.

Stay vigilent, may the infection never reach you, and those close to you have the resolve to do what is needed should you be so unfortunate,
Mike D.

Just the begining

Hello fellow survivors and those who wish to survive:

This is a letter to state the intent of what is to follow. There is a battle coming, not a battle between good and evil or between nations but simply a battle for survival. One like we have never faced before. The undead have always been a part of our world. Dating as far back as cave drawings we find records of the undead used for both entertainment and enlightenment.
It is only a matter of time until these small isolated events become a larger full scale outbreak. There are eight-billion people on this planet and very few of them are prepared to deal with the simple truth that the undead do exist.
We find them in every culture and in every situation and era. As long as humans are around to die, the undead will rise from the fallen.

This site will focus on a number of ares:

• Tactics for survival. This includes everything from surviving the infection itself to more importantly surviving in a world destroyed by the infection.
• History and science of the undead.
• Combat with the infected. Ranged and close-quarters.
• Types of undead and infected. Differences, strength and weaknesses.
• Recognizing and containing outbreaks.
• Truth versus myth. Detailed looks into zombies in different forms of culture compared to legends and scientific facts.

The road ahead of us is long and hard. Humanity has no natural predators and we have grown weak in our current pampered state. Much can be learned from Scouts Canada's motto, "Be Prepared."

In conclusion I will do my best to bring you as much information as I can with as much experience and as little bias as I can produce. The rest is up to you.

Good luck, may the infection never reach you, and those close to you have the resolve to do what is needed should you be so unfortunate,
Mike D.