We saw Dawn
of the Dead for free on Youtube because it’s available for free on youtube.
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movie is the classic sequel to Night of the Living Dead by George A. Romero that really upped the ante on the zombie concept,
and shock factor of the time. 







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Dawn of the Dead Synopsis



Dawn of the Dead starts in
an emergency broadcast television station with lots of disarray and confusion
before it settles on some National Guard troops who have set upon some public
housing with an outbreak of zombies. 



Pretty soon the movie
settles in on the lives of four individuals - two National Guard members (Peter
played by Ken Foree and Roger played by Scott H. Reiniger), a traffic reporter (Stephen played by David Emge), and his TV Exec girlfriend (Francine played by Gaylen Ross). This group sets their sights on a Mall in the
rust belt and try their best to fortify the mall. Eventually, things calm down,
and life returns to ), pace before outside forces beyond their control throw
everything into disarray.



One of the most iconic movie posters ever, Dawn of the Dead



Dawn of the Dead Review



The time has passed for Dawn
of the Dead to be a shocking movie, while it was crucial to the horror
genre in upping the stakes of gore and satire, it’s just not that impressive
anymore. What Dawn is still good at is taking a hard look at the human
condition and posing the question of what would you do in the event of a zombie
apocalypse. 



There was a
period where I watched every single zombie movie I could get my hands on with
the intent of breaking down my own obsession with building a firm tactical plan
for some such zombie occasion. Goofy? Yes, but man was it satisfying building
“fool-proof” plans that my friends would tear apart with zombie-like fervor.





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Dawn of the
Dead is an important movie, and it’s has a historical place in the
vaults of horror, but it’s slow for today, and it’s not that shocking when you
compare it to any modern horror. Like I mentioned, it does do a great job of
exploring the human condition and posing fun and interesting questions about
all kinds of societal ailments. 



For anyone
who wants to check it out today who hasn’t seen it or hasn’t seen it for
several decades, remember to parse it through the lense of “this came out in 1978”.




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Score for Dawn of the Dead



8/10



Spoilers for Dawn of the Dead



Click to Expand Spoilers
Dawn of the Dead is a pretty barebones movie and as
such, there isn’t much to spoil. People living in zombie hellscape, find mall,
settle down, are overrun by biker gang. “But David, there is so much more to
this movie than just that story structure!” I agree! Most of what Dawn of
the Dead brings to the table is conversation fodder and philosophical debates.
So let’s take a look at some of the more interesting talking points that are
found in Dawn.



We Are Already Zombies!



This is a theme that we are presented with a few times. Why
are these zombies here at the mall? Why are they picking up items and using
them in a vain attempt to act human? Because this is what they know, this is
what is familiar to them.