The resemblance of Zombies to human faces has been said to be the scare factor that we find so frightening when watching zombie horror. Zombies have lifeless, empty eyes in a human face which is uncomfortable and frightening for a viewer. It is unsettling to watch therefore this is why Zombie Horrors have a great effect to unsettle and disturb people hence why we are afraid of them! There was a study by a psychologist tested on 3000 people where results showed that there was ‘widespread’ repulsion at near human faces. Uncanny Valley was an effect discovered in the 1970s that was research to see if giving robots human faces would be reassuring for humans. However, instead of being reassured, it was seen as sinister. It is described as a ‘sense of unease that accompanies the sight of something almost, but not quite human’
Zombie Apocalypse!
Zombie Apocalypse!
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- People think they love the idea of a zombie apocalypse
- The appeal of a Zombie apocalypse is questions such as "Can I survive it?"
- Most people think they will be able to survive one due to TV shows and films making it look so easy
- There are different scenarios that are appealing: The Plague scenario, The Post Oil Depression scenario, The Nuclear War Scenario, The Rapture scenario
- With each of these scenarios, there needs to be a distinction between fast and slow zombies as no one wants to fight zombies they can't win against. For example, zombies in the film World War Z causes the idea of a zombie apocalypse look less appealing.
- Survivors of zombie apocalypses in films/tv shows, are always given free stuff such as cars and mansions - even though there is no electricity left on earth. The appeal of free stuff is what causes audiences to like the idea of a zombie apocalypse.
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Overall, the idea of a zombie apocalypse seems fun and exciting. However, the truth of it is that it may not be as simple as it is portrayed in different forms of media. It is an exciting concept to think about but no one would really like there to be a zombie apocalypse, they just think they would!
Why do we love Zombies?
- Zombies came to be known in 1968 with Night of the Living Dead which has been inspiration for other zombie movies
- Zombies seem to be everywhere right now
- Zombies are more gruesome and intense than vampires which can be seen as more interesting
- There is a lot of creativity with the design of zombies
- People enjoy the different possibilities of zombie design and what parts of them can be missing
- Zombies movies show what happens when everyday people are put in extreme apocalyptic situations
- Zombies can be funny e.g films like Shaun of the Dead causes zombies to be funny
- Zombies are very entertaining
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