Zombies As American Zeitgeist Proxies

blackbearnh writes "No doubt, there will be more than a few brain-munching glassy-eyed zombies showing up on the typical doorstep tonight, demanding brains, brains, brains, or at least some Milk Duds. But according to this essay over on Forbes.com, zombies are more than just the trendy monster on the block, they are to Americans what Godzilla is to Japanese: a personification of our fear of science and technology. 'It seems you can't throw a half-eaten cerebrum these days without hitting a posse of zombies brought to life by some kind of biological mishap (28 Days Later, Resident Evil, Planet Terror, Quarantine). Like Godzilla, zombies keep up with the times, always ready to mirror whatever aspect of science and technology people feel most uncertain about at the moment.'"

Comments

Incidentally.

[Anonymous Coward]

This entry belongs in Idle, which incidentally is perused exclusively by zombies.

Re:Nope

[zblack_eagle]

So we'll end up with a Big Gay Al Qaeda?

Super.

Dammit!

[LMacG]

There were NO zombies in 28 Days Later.

  . . . pets peeve, tries to calm down, wonder why he brought his goat anyway . . .

Re:Not necessarily of US origin..

[JustOK]

you'll never see them if they're ninja strippers.

Re:Fear of Science and Technology?

[shog9]

Just today I saw a woman, probably in her 60s, step back from a touch screen, claiming that she didn't trust the machine.

Shucks... Still in my 20s, and I don't trust the machine. Sounds like a savvy old gal to me!

Re: the perfect movie idea

[bar-agent]

Pirate zombies versus ninja mummies.

That would be epic.

(Zombies are too messy to be good ninjas.)