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It often slips my mind when the topic comes up but 28 Weeks Later is one of the great sequels.
i personally like Dod Mantle’s Dogme 95 cinéma vérité cinematography style used for 28 Days because i think the handheld, low res digital footage works hand-in-hand w/ the content & action—it adds a visual sense of griminess to the thematic deterioration of the characters’ worldview. that said, i don’t think it’s out of line for anyone to be critical of how it looks.28 days later looks like shit now they need to update that movie. Redo it but with the exact same story line. I looked it up and apparently it was made on a $5000 camera which would explain it. I do think it's a better story but I always just rewatch 28 weeks later.
I love both movies. Easily the best zombie apocalypse type movies in my opinion. Hopefully the new one is nearly as good.
Little factoid about 28 days later:
The director paced the movie fit to this song…
amazing band btw.
I'll humor you.
Protagonists & Antagonists are always introduced in the 1st act of every story.
In 28 Days case, you're lead to believe the infected are the main antagonists for the 1st & 2nd acts. But they're just infected with a virus, morally innocent people with no choice in their actions.
The story diverted from that established formula and introduced morally worse Antagonists - The soldiers - that imprisoned the female protagonists with the intention to rape them.
They're obviously the morally disgusting antagonists & main antagonist of the overall movie.
*First, they're introduced in the 3rd act. A major flaw that leads to the next point.
*Second, little/no believable development.
*Third, the reason why its called '28 Days Later' is because the movie takes place 4 weeks after an outbreak... and a group of soldiers are so far beyond hope for the future believe raping & impregnating female prisoners are their only hope of carrying on for the species, or their genes?
After 4 weeks that's the frame of mind of the entire platoon?
Who believes that is a realistic scenario within a month?
*I mentioned how the new movies of the zombie sub-genre copies & pastes old ideas that were done better in older movies?
And I also mentioned Day Of The Dead?
Well 28 Days Later copies & pastes the 'The Infected kill the real villains... the evil soldiers!' which was lame when it was in that movie (DOTD) and it was even lamer in this movie (28DL) in addition to the other points.
28 Days Later is an 'excellent' zombie movie...in its 1st & 2nd act... that falls apart in the 3rd act and is overall a 'good' zombie movie.
My favourite zombie flick is Train to Besan, followed by Dawn of the Dead (04').
I had never once thought about 28WL from that perspective, and frankly, you are right.
Yeah man its def not as good. The "smart" zombie thing was kind of corny,and the kids just easily sneaking into the no go zone was fuckin stupid and totally unbelievable.28 Weeks Later better than 28 Days Later? are you fucking high??