28 Days Later

Zombie Post Apocalyptic Film

Hi All,

Todays post is on one of the most chilling post apocalyptic films of the 21st century.

28 days later.

The plot is very straight forward, and starts off with animal activists who free chimpanzees from a laboratory, not knowing that the chimps have been infected by the “rage virus”. The virus spreads at an astronomical rate, devastating the entire Great Britain to a complete collapse in its society.

The main protagonist of the film is Jim, played by Cillian Murphy. Jim awakens from a coma 28 days after the start of the catastrophe, only to find a deserted London where he initially thinks he is completely isolated, only to soon be attacked by a group of humans infected with the rage virus.

Fortunately he is rescued by other survivors, and throughout the story manages to find other survivors who have been lucky to escape. But like in all zombie films, the danger shortly becomes other surviving human beings once the risk of zombies has been stabilised.

This is definitely one of the best zombie films out there, just based on the manner in which the film plays out. it carries an intensity from the very beginning, and keeps its audience drawn right until the very end, as the situation constantly changes, and Jim must be on his feet to adapt to every event that is presented to him.

The film is slightly different to my usual reviews, as there is always hope of Jim being able to survive this situation, as opposed to the constant hopelessness of most dystopian films, and it even has as much of a happy ending as you can get in such a situation.

I definitely recommend this as a must watch for anyone who enjoys post apocalyptic films.

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