Analysis Of Night Of The Living Dead

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Night Of The Living Dead a film that was in my opinion the first of its kind. It didn’t have the biggest budget when they filmed it. Yet a film I would watch again and again. The 1968 original film is a classic I really enjoyed. It didn’t have the most famous actors and actresses or the greatest acting in that case. It didn’t even have great film quality, yet I was glued to the film from the first minute to the last. I saw it as a change of scenery from the films we see today, and if you’re someone who likes black and white films you’re going to love this one. I’m a huge fan of horror films and some of the things I really liked in this one where the music and choice of scenery. From the beginning of the film to the end, the music sounds very creepy and gives you a feeling that something is always about to happen that will have you jumping out of your seat. I really see the music as a hit or miss when it comes to horror films and I saw it here as a hit. Regarding the scenery the film for the most part takes place in a house that’s in the middle of nowhere, that gives you …show more content…

That’s another thing I really enjoyed about this film is it has a conflict within a conflict. The characters start to turn on each other as in specific Harry and Ben start conflicting on what the group should do in order to survive the zombies’ attacks. Ben wants to stand and fight, Whereas Harry wants to hide. As amused as I was by this film I felt that because I have seen so many zombie films, it makes it very difficult to be surprised about what is happening. For example it takes them awhile to figure out to kill the zombie you must aim for the head, whereas I knew that was the case before the film even started. I find it very difficult to like film as I am very picky when it comes to them. But I’m always up for watching something new and for me I had never seen the original film until

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