28 Days Later

28 Days Later is a 2002 post-apocalyptic science fiction movie directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. 28 Days Later is set in England at the beginning of the 21st century.

Style and inspiration

The film is Boyle's re-interpretation of the "Zombie flick" genre, and was very well received both in the United Kingdom and internationally.

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Zombie - United Kingdom

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:"the power of the film is not that it hasn't been done before, but that it hasn't been done recently."

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:Kim Newman, Empire

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Kim Newman - Empire

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Similarities in the concept could be drawn to David Cronenberg's horror film Rabid and in storyline to works by George Romero. The film also bears similarity to John Wyndham's novel The Day of the Triffids in several of its story elements, notably in scenes depicting a post-apocalyptic London. The plot device of the military post also bears noticeable resemblances to the warren of the Efrafa in Watership Down.

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David Cronenberg - Horror film - Rabid - George Romero - John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids - London - Watership Down

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Boyle has written that 28 Days Later is not a science fiction or horror film but rather a drama. Indeed, the film's "zombie moments" are few and far between, and the bulk of the running time is dedicated to character study and building suspense.

Related Topics:
Science fiction - Horror

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The film's score was composed by British composer John Murphy and was released in a score/song compilation in 2003.

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The film inspired and is somewhat parodied by another British film, Shaun of the Dead. It was also the inspiration for the music video for the song "Blood Red Summer" by the progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria.

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Parodied - Shaun of the Dead - Music video - Progressive rock - Coheed and Cambria

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Tagline: Day 1: Exposure - Day 3: Infection - Day 8: Epidemic - Day 20: Evacuation - Day 28: Devastation

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