I picked this
image as it shows the historical context more than others. This image (along
with the opening credits) suggests that the origin of the zombie virus is the
Middle East and feeds off of the fear of terrorism at the time of the film’s
release due to the 9/11 Twin Towers terrorist attack in 2001.Whilst this image
is shown the song “The Man Comes Around” by Johnny Cash is played which is
about biblical Armageddon. This helps set the tone for the film from the
beginning.
The shot has
been edited to use a filter so that it looks aged which immerses the audience
into the film because it feels like it’s already happened. The high,
expressionist angle is also important as it ‘looks down’ on the Muslims like
they are powerless and are of lesser worth than the rest of the world that is
suffering. This links back to the historical context once again and relates to
the patriotism that is a theme of the film.
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