MOVIE DISCUSSION:
Kathryn joins Melvin to talk about George Romero's Dawn of the Dead, his zombie-crazed follow-up to Night of the Living Dead! The two discuss the film's dense themes, the complexities of consumerism, ownership, and possessions, and if the film is a clever mashup of both Night of the Living Dead and The Crazies!
Topics:
- Editor's Note: No Patreon Exclusive discussion! But, I do intend to trim this episode down from its original 1:26:59 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon here!
- It's bigger, fuller, more effects-heavy, and its commentary on consumerism is clear.
- It's also one of the single-most dense films in terms of themes, playing with all sorts of ideas and encouraging much thought.
- Where does Dawn of the Dead fit in with the other Romero films Mel and Kathryn have seen?
- Is there a throughline about classism? Kathryn thinks so. Melvin isn't so sure.
- On the value of life at all costs, and Peter being a good character.
- Breaking down a few themes Melvin observed.
- Romero's developing leading women of the mainline Dead-Trilogy.
- How social structures rise and fall, and the curse of complacency.
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