zombie question

[10sun]

So if 28 Days Later ISN'T a horror movie, what is it?

-Arlos

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[10sun]

Its a zombie movie wich would be an offshoot of the horror catagory.

NOT ZOMBIES EITHER OMG!

[Spazz]

They are sorta zombies.

[Tossica]

28 Days Later = Horror movie AND zombie movie.

[araby]

I agree with toss, it's both, I mean it scared me

[10sun]

In hindsight and other's suggestions, post apocalyptic sci fi is an even better answer for the genre of 28 Days Later.

[Spazz]

Its a zombie movie dude.

[10sun]

THERE ARE NO ZOMBIES IN THAT GODDAMN MOVIE!

[Spazz]

Than what are they ?

[10sun]

Than what are they ?

"the Infected" are not undead zombies, but living humans driven insane by a highly communicable virus. As a result, rather than lumbering towards human victims like zombies, the Infected move extremely quickly; and, because of an adrenaline rush, they have great strength and endurance. However, as they are not zombies, the "only way to kill it is to shoot out its brain" rule that applies to zombies does not apply to them, so any wound that could kill a normal human could kill them. Like zombies, however, the Infected have an (unexplained) ability to tell fellow Infected apart from regular humans, and do not attack other Infected. The Infected do maintain some semblance of intelligence. They tend to group together in numbers, they sometimes work together when attacking an individual, and they can tell that their reflection is not a potential victim.

A development that Major West pointed out is that the Infected are living human beings, but they seem to never eat food (or human flesh like zombies do), either because they have forgotten how or are so consumed by Rage that they do not bother. Major West correctly surmised that the Infected would all eventually starve to death as a result, though exactly how long was uncertain (one should point out that a regular human body succumbs from lack of water in a matter of days, while dying of starvation in a matter of weeks); he actually had an Infected soldier chained up but not killed for the express purpose of finding out how long it would take for it to starve. In the flash-forward to another "28 days later" at the end of the film (eight weeks after the outbreak), two emaciated, immobile Infected were seen who would soon die of starvation. Similarly, the Infected do not talk or commmunicate otherwise, although there is only one such incident in the movie, in which the Infected boy screams "I hate you!".

To summarize:

1) Not dead, nor did they die and come back.
2) Die like normal humans.
3) Somewhat intelligent still(ie run out of sight and they can figure out where you might have gone).
4) Recognition of self.
5) Dependance on natural sustenance.
6) Limited speech/vocalizations.

In conclusion: These are humans with completely fucked minds. They are not zombies.

[Tossica]

In conclusion it's another zombie movie but they made them technically not zombies.

[Adivina]

Not zombies.... just human beings utterly consumed by rage. Remember that is what they were experimenting with the monkeys on? Some virus that produced inordinate amounts of rage. Haven't watched that movie since a party last Halloween, I think I might go back and watch it again.

Top movies is hard, but they are all older classics in my list for sure. I loved Alien when I was little, amazing movie series.

[10sun]

Not filled with rage, but with inhibitors removed.

[Adivina]

Once the inhibitors are removed wasn't the result that they were pretty much filled with rage.... since there was nothing to regulate it?

[10sun]

The premise is that we are all filled with rage innately, however those inhibitors prevent it from manifesting.

[10sun]

oh.
ps.
I am going to watch Shaun of the Dead tonight.
Those are zombies in that movie.