Land of the Dead 2005

The fourth in Romero’s Dead zombie movies series - This time around, the human race is in shambles. The movie focuses on a city/fortress run by an evil capitalist. Whereas other non-Romero zombie movies don’t have as much of a political point to it, this one made some serious statements about class. You had a situation where one super-rich guy controlled everything, you had an unarmed middle-class and a working class/everyone else. The leader of the city only let “the beautiful people” into the main building while the working class did all the work, took all the risks, and were basically like the Proles in 1984.

One thing I liked was that you had a genuine hero in this one. He had a pure heart and it wasn’t any of that reluctant hero crap that Hollywood has overdone to the point that I think the next time I see one of those reluctant hero movies, I’m walking out and getting my money back.

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