Film Review

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Film Title: Shaun of the Dead

Year of Production: 2004

Director: Edgar Wright

Genre/Genres: Horror/Zombie Comedy

Brief Plot Outline: Shaun attempts to rescue his relationship with his ex and his mother while trying to fight off those who have turned into the un-dead and attempt to eat the living.

Which two scenes impressed you the most? Why?

The first scene which impressed me was when David was pulled to the pub window and was ripped apart by flesh eating zombies. This scene was a great use of body horror which stunned the audience. The second scene which impressed me was when Shaun and Ed were throwing vinyl discs at the two zombies in the garden and this scene also used good body horror but also made the scene comical at the same time.

How has watching this film helped you understand this genre of filmmaking which features on the genre checklist did you spot in the film? When? How?

I noticed various generic conventions from the checklist that were present in Shaun of the Dead such as: Body horror, an example of the body horror used in Shaun of the Dead, is the scene when there’s a zombie in the back garden of Shaun’s house which falls onto the pipe which leaves a bloody hole through the zombie and produces a large blood spat when the zombie first falls onto the pipe. Restricted narration, an example of this was in Shaun’s garden when we see him swinging the spade but we don’t actually see the impact. Although this horror movie has comical elements it’s still important that it has aspects from our checklist like male hero (Shaun) and final girl (Liz).

Which aspects of the film would you like to include in your own trailer? Why?

There are certain aspects of the film which I would like to include in my own trailer such as body horror, this would be good to include as it enables the trailer to have a shock effect on the audience which they would remember.

Which aspects of the film would you like to avoid in your own trailer? Why?

I would like to avoid using the comedy aspect as I want my trailer to frighten people and stick in their minds so they watch the film, although comedy can be good in horror films if it’s not overused and pulled off correctly.

 What was the best aspect/more enjoyable moment in the film? Why? Can you recreate this in your own film? How?

The most enjoyable moment in the film was the comical sense of panic to save the world. This panic was shown by the characters facial expressions and this made the film enjoyable for me.