How 28 Days Later CHANGED the Zombie Genre

[@WowSuchGaming]

A few things i'd like to clear up: 1. My family name is Killian and im used to it being spelled that way, so sorry for referring to him as "SILLY-UN" haha thats my bad 2. Yes I know the archetype of the zombie is a rotting corpse brought back to life to eat the flesh of the living. I have dozens of videos discussing that. Go check them out 3. Yes movies like Return of the Living Dead had some running zombies, but THE take away in popular culture that movie had WASNT running zombies, it was zombies saying "BRAAAIIIINS." When you ask people to name the first zombie movie where they run, they will say 28 Days Later, despite everything. 4. Yes, it is a zombie movie. It shaped zombie media and repopularized it along side Resident Evil, so I will always consider the mindless, disease spreading infected as zombies. Thank you and STAY WOW

[@zaidyousef3221]

Why you dont talk about the evil within

[@protosonic17]

@@zaidyousef3221 the 2nd one was way better. The first was less scary and more rage inducing because of how stupidly hard it was

[@gem9535]

I will never understand why there are people that are so snippy about it being referred to as a zombie movie lol

[@protosonic17]

@@prolover697 shaun of the dead is hilarious.

[@frankiemermaid705]

Project Zomboid is a fantastic game you could check out

[@nuyabuisness7526]

The opening scene of 28 weeks later of the infected running over the hill still remains one of the scariest things I have ever seen in a film ever.

[@barnacleboi2595]

Yep. Theyre closing in, youre running low on stamina, your options are running even lower. What are you gonna do? WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? Better think fast or else theyll get you...

[@babcockdasolution8304]

Same with Days bruv. Was never scared of zombies before. Had nothing but zombie nightmares for like 10 yrs straight. Still love this movie

[@babcockdasolution8304]

In days it was the awful noises they made while being on fire. The getting scratched and getting butchered, and the fucking horror they were showing to the chimps and the believability some bleeding heart activist do gooder could set it off.

[@babcockdasolution8304]

Commenting as I go... RE disturbed me a little bit, like yo wtf zombies aren't scary... And then 28 Days came and... God damn

[@fablenumber1fan]

The music is perfect in the scene too, although the hill scene is my favourite, I feel the shopping cart and stairwell scene in Days is the scariest. That sh*t gave me nightmares for weeks as a kid 🤣

[@janm5854]

05:10 The church scene is very memorable, in a horrifying way. When he said "Hello?" and the 2 infected "woke up" and stared at him unblinking and with mouths open, it sent chills down my spine and I had goosebumps. There something unnatural and inhuman in their reaction that you knew there and then that he just made a fatal mistake in alerting them.

[@DORANGEDMOOCOW]

It was the same level of pants shitting of the sight of the first zombie in Resident Evil

[@t5hammer871]

Tbh the reason why the infected didn’t just charge him immediately is probably because they were just as surprised to see him as he was to see them

[@amandeepgill5206]

Zombies: He got ciggies mate

[@DermalextheElf]

@@t5hammer871 That was always kind of immersion breaking for me. Would have loved if they gave Jim no time to hesitate and gave chase all at once.

[@chefdatboird3617]

@@DermalextheElf you have to remember they aren’t dead these are human who lost control and are full of uncontrollable rage. They aren’t mindless. With no one left to attack and with their bodies starting the process of starvation and dehydration their reaction to seeing someone they could attack actually makes sense

[@apocalypsepromotions7676]

I never grew tired of the genre, no matter how super saturated it became, due to video game cash grabs. I absolutely love zombie movies and games, and I hope that they will continue, with epic intentions.

[@volkerxd8821]

With out some of those cash grabs we wouldn't have had some of the great games we have. Now I can only speak as a single player person so if the multi player is horrible I can't speak to it, but I love wwZ the video game, state of decay 1, and a often overlooked gem that I honestly believe is a must play for zombie fans state of decay 2, dying light 1 and 2, plus zombie army trilogy.

[@peelonchas]

@@volkerxd8821 dying light is a must play even if you don't really like zombies

[@volkerxd8821]

@TorterraSniper095 yeah I prefer the second one only because while the first one is as good as the second, I hate playing a betrayer lol, even if he comes good I hate the feeling lol.

[@theswedishdude1]

i remember when the zombie genre was really popular in gaming and the gaming reviewers said people were sick of them, i never got sick of them nor did my friends we all wanted more zombie games.

[@krypticgames8604]

I’d highly recommend project zombiod if you are looking for a zombie game. If is very unforgiving and an awesome zombie survival game.

[@PenumbralVT]

My favorite part about both of these movies is that the zombies never just become a background threat - a lot of modern zombie movies and TV shows (looking at you The Walking Dead) end up focusing so heavily on the whole "humans are the real monsters" theme that the zombies end up being almost ignored for a lot of it While the humans in these movies can be pretty horrible, at no point was the human threat more terrifying than the zombies, which really helped maintain the dark and terrifying mood that the movies were going for

[@0verWay]

Thank God someone finally understands. The way TWD handles Zombies is just so unbearingly bad like you seriously expect me to believe those slow ass shamblers would be able to fricking end the entire world? Lol sure. Humans in zombie movies should simply be the lesser evil, NEVER the main threat. 28 Days/Weeks Later and, for example, games like The Last of Us understood that perfectly.

[@hannajung7512]

@@0verWay I think you could have a good story with both variants. Sure, to get a world ending catastrophy zombies need to be a lot more dangerouse then mere shamblers, but there are a lot of stories worth telling even when zombies are not apocalypse inducing. I liked the walking dead overall, but as you I never got over the fact that these version of zombies would hardly be able to end society. Bring down a town that is unprepared and suddenly has a lot of them walking about after some accident happened? Sure. But not the whole nation (or world) Unless you also show how things get worse and worse because people are idiots. Like people hiding their infected relatives, people that get infected going into hiding, people refusing to give the final shot to those dying from other causes, or the government killing huge numbers of people during riots etc. But you need to think the USA is even worse then it actually is to think shamblers could bring it down.

[@jamespaul6315]

I think what makes it especially dangerous is both combine to an apocalyptic threat. Even the sequel, everything bad in it starts from a place of love.

[@MatthiasDrinksH20]

That's the exact reason I stopped watching twd, I'm not there for human drama, I could watch breaking bad for that.

[@jamespaul6315]

@@MatthiasDrinksH20 i thought world beyond part 2 finally set up the zombies as threats with varients. Depend how they use them in spin offs

[@dimitrilitovsk2372]

The soundtrack gets me everytime. I saw this movie as a kid and it terrified me. Maybe that's why I'm so damaged haha. Anyway 28 days and weeks are my favorite zombie movies. They're both differently toned as well. 28 days was better to me, but 28 weeks has a tone of hopelessness. At least in 28 days the infected starved out. In 28 weeks there was only one hope which was the possible cure

[@dimitrilitovsk2372]

Also calling them infected implies they can be cured, but I'm assuming the only cure is trial by fire or something.

[@purest_evil]

@@dimitrilitovsk2372 Never put bets on medical cures with a virus like this, brass pills only

[@AlldaylongRock]

Not only that, but the ending of 28WL implies that the Infection reached France. The whole of Europe, Asia and Africa are 100% screwed.

[@donaldn5798]

Soundtrack is sooo amazing

[@purest_evil]

@Fake Account lmaoo

[@Dead_Again1313]

The raw brutality when the woman kills her buddy before he could change really reached me when this came out. The guy still of sound mind, his plea to her and her hacking through his defending arm to kill him with a machete as he screams was next level, man.

[@Saniraf808]

Yes, the “infected” from 28 Days Later really changed the game. Sprinters in any zombie game makes it 10x harder. Just like in Project Zomboid where you change the zombies to sprinters. It feels like a whole new type of game.

[@quigglebert]

There's also the reverse option of making them all shamblers and upping the pop by a ridiculous degree

[@konradcurze394]

You want a fun time? Randomize their speed and strength

[@demonjmh]

sprinters in project zomboid without using debug mode to give yourself level 10 fitness and sprinting is almost impossible its like playing hide and seek but with zombies.

[@konradcurze394]

@@demonjmh Randomized sprinters with no multi hit lmao

[@daniellivingston7699]

@@konradcurze394 we have vastly different ideas of fun man 😂

[@UndercoverPuertoRican]

Honestly what compelled me the most about that movie, and wife watched it at least 50 times, no exaggeration. Wasn’t because the zombies run. I’m sure that had something to do with it. But it was just how they managed to capture the moments of peace and silence in the world of chaos, and just when you felt that feeling of security and calmness, it was taken from you through some chaotic event. That feeling coupled with beautiful landscapes in random moments of humanity, like when they’re looting the supermarket for food. Or the way they have the Christmas lights set up in that skyscraper building. When I think of Christmas lights, I think of very calming nights, very very peaceful times, but to have those up and a post apocalyptic zombie world. The contrast is so compelling. It’s just a great fucking movie

[@juanausensi499]

It is! I also love how the film shows us a simple scene of horses running free and unworried by what is happening. It serves to convey the idea that the world at large is going to survive and that the apocalypse is 'only' a human one. That gives us hope beyond simply surviving: it's the promise that, if we survive, there will be still a world worth living waiting for us at the end.

[@skycloud4802]

I think it was what really elevated the movie for me. Sure it was bleak with occasional horror, but took time to appreciate beauty of silence and peace. The joy of an empty all-you-can-fill supermarket. The long empty motorways. The survivors watching happy horses running free in the field. It was really dreamy and ethereal at times, especially with the superb soundtrack.

[@eternalhistory4706]

This movie takes the "Zombie" genre and uses a more realistic interpretation on it. Some might call them pseudo-zombies but I personally consider the 28 days later Infected, Zombies, this is because it made a secondary definition of zombie creatures "the Infected type". Just because they don't 100% fit the definition of a Zombie, doesn't mean they're not Zombies. They are a different take on zombies or if you want to call them zombie-like beings, it's probably the most terrifying variation of them as it's the most realistic and most likely to occur in a real society. Due to the idea of a walking corpse not really seeming realistic whatsoever, both are horror concepts. But 28 days/weeks later remains one of my most favourite interpretations of Zombies and the Zombie genre as a whole.

[@CoffeeCrowgasm]

Zombies or the "iNfeCtEd" lmao

[@ollyrukes]

Certainly the most realistic - some kind of rabies variation. Rather than actual re-animated corpses

[@ottz2506]

I can’t consider them zombies. They’re still humans but with a virus that has triggered an intense rage and have been reduced to a primal stage. They’re not rotting corpses brought back to life. As Romero said, zombies can’t run. They’re not dead. 28 Days later isn’t a zombie film at all.

[@fighter5583]

"Now I know y'all are gonna go on a tirade about how 'they ain't actually dead and shit'. Look, I don't give a DAMN!"

[@ottz2506]

@@fighter5583 it does matter though if the conversation is over whether or not to call 28 days a zombie film.

[@Dinosaurman34]

28 days/weeks later are my favourite zombie movies and the absolute best in my opinion. A bigger focus on survival than a usual run and gun American film. Not to mention how it’s a tad more realistic with it stemming from essentially scientifically manufactured hyper rabies

[@langdonledwig3734]

I personally think Train to Busan is the best zombie film but those are atleast top 10

[@derekmensch3601]

Isn't it also Ebola? I could be remembering it wrong. But I thought it was an Ebola Rabies mix

[@Dinosaurman34]

@@derekmensch3601 as far as I remember all we got was a scientist saying they were infected with “rage”. So everyone agreed that it was like hyper rabies. I’d have to rewatch both to be sure

[@derekmensch3601]

@@Dinosaurman34 it might be in one of the comics. But I absolutely remember something about it being and Ebola/something mix for Riot suppression. Imma do a little research now

[@derekmensch3601]

@@Dinosaurman34 so apparently it was supposed to make everyone calm and unable to get angry. Then they tried to bind it with Ebola and that had the opposite affect and made it the Rage virus.

[@bluejedi101]

I really hope we get a '28 months later'. The original film scared the shit out of me and yet I couldn't stop watching it.

[@reesey8676]

I would like to see 28 Hours Later. Seeing the chaos of the beginning of the outbreak would be amazing. I can only imagine the horror with there being so many people to be infected. It would be so violent.

[@brockgangell5759]

@@reesey8676 good idea

[@prboy6510]

Waiting for both films now lmao 28 hours and 28 months

[@anubusx]

Same i would love to see the Rage Virus taking over.

[@backupher0]

28 seconds later pretty much after the monkey infects the people trying to rescue them. Still one of my favorites to this day!

[@noahnavarrette4291]

Top 3 Zombie movies for me. The way it was filmed made it seem very raw. Still holding some amount of hope for 28 months

[@fourlamb1]

There's talk of 28 months from Danny Boyle, but nothing concrete 😔

[@thecompareablezombie]

@@fourlamb1 So far it only has cement based Infomation.

[@fourlamb1]

@@thecompareablezombie Maybe they're laying the brickwork for it.

[@TimberTl]

Why not jump to 28 years later, hell decades, or centuries, have fun with it

[@DestructiveDan1]

@@TimberTl by then all the infected will have starved

[@nekkidnora]

God, "In the house in a heartbeat" is one of the best soundtrack choices I've ever seen, it's amazing. I still listen to it and get that shiver.

[@PaxBWithU89th]

The Dubstep Remix Sounds Cool Too!

[@tommcd5943]

I love how people always say you just walk slightly faster then them, the fear wasn't in out running them it was the swarming hoards and the slowish infection and people hiding the wounds making it so anyone could be one and could be infected and die, then turn in your camp, getting surprised by one or while being able to fight off two or three it soon turns into six, then twelve, the numbers and the surprise factor was where the fear comes from

[@galactic22wq]

you might also have to worry abt the people who would use them to ambush people

[@tommcd5943]

always a good tactic, or using them out in the open to create a choke point

[@olas701]

I think project zomboid shows really well how much slow zombies hordes are dangerous

[@MintyLime703]

@@olas701 Dealing with zombies in a game with gameplay and design intended to be challenging and fun isn't quite the same thing as dealing with a similar situation in a real world. The real world isn't designed to be like anything, it just is. You're limited by the constraints of game design in Zomboid whereas "realistically" a shambling corpse wouldn't pose much of a threat. Shows like The Walking Dead are great examples of how non-threatening they would be. In order to kill a character they always had to do something extraordinarily stupid to get bitten. Most of the show was spent away from cities where the only real threat was so it wasn't easy to justify a death. Zombies straight up teleported off camera at times in order to get a bite in, and it's obvious as hell whenever they do it. Hordes are the only problem and yet all you have to do is stay away. If anything hordes would be a good thing. More zombies in a single place means less zombies elswhere. Hordes would be easy to track, avoid, and manipulate.

[@TACTIK00L]

​@@MintyLime703 all cool until you turn on sprinters

[@vinceadams662]

I first found 28 days later in like 2005 in a DVD box at a yard sale for one dollar. It became my favorite film instantly and inspired me to make films as a teen

[@Rambrus0]

Zombies are currently on their downfall, which is sad because im a die hard zombie fan. We are living in the nostalgia era, where everything gets a remake. Who knows, maybe in 10-20 years we will see another big wave of zombie media based on something interesting.

[@JonO387]

I'm trying to think of the last real zombie movie I saw. I'm sorry, but if they talk, or run they're not zombies.

[@boardmike82]

The first 10min of 28 weeks later is just pure cinema perfection.

[@NapppleDahAppple]

Give me all appreciate how 28 Days Later inspired the creators to make Left 4 Dead 1 and 2. It did do that it did change a lot when it comes to zombies and infected. A virus or bacterial infection that can cause you to be raged into Unstoppable Relentless killing machines.

[@meloncholywitch9979]

When i say i love the soundtrack, i LOVE the soundtrack. Especially the song 'in the house in a heartbeat', it stuck with me the first time i saw 28 days YEARS ago. Then i saw 28 weeks and the first five minutes was amazing. These two (along with Shaun of the Dead and Train to busan) are my go to zombie films among the rest

[@clauvex7829]

Its also remarkable that 28 days later invented the fast, runner type of zombie or "infected" at the same time Halo showcased the Flood which I thought was inspired 28 days later until I investigated and realized both released on the SAME MONTH in 2002, as they say, great minds think alike.

[@MistahJay7]

The opening to 28 weeks later is one of the most Legendary pieces of Zombie media

[@JonO387]

How? They're not zombies in this series.

[@Ms_StoryDragon]

I thought the tonal shift was interesting between the two movies, because 28 weeks later felt like we were watching how it may have gone down right when the outbreak first started, but you’re also watching the aftermath. People let their guard down, they felt like the worst was behind them, so naturally the movie was less gritty and dark. When the parents kiss, you know what’s coming, and from there, it’s dread and a bit of hopefulness, because you’re hoping the Americans can quell the infection. But they can’t, and the situation quickly spirals out of control again. And by the end, it’s not isolated to Britain; it has made it to mainland Europe. It reminds me of Dying Light, from that respect. The only way to stop the Rage Virus is finding immunity or a cure, like the mother and the little boy.

[@ashtonadair7013]

This movie will always have a special place in my heart. Something about it just screams “pure masterpiece”

[@feelthebeat8217]

One of the best movies ever, it doesn't only has the scariest "zombies" ever but also the transition of Cillian Murphy from a normal biker delivery guy to a raged man willing to do everything to save his loved ones with the soundtrack playing in the background which start calm then goes hard when he start killing the soldiers .

[@skycloud4802]

I like how the main character is so full of emotional rage, it's like a metaphor for the actual rage virus. He was indistinguishable from the infected.

[@Lucky52903]

5:22 I love how shocked they look, like they’re like “OMG JIM YOU WOKE FROM YOUR COMA? I MISSED YOU”

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

No matter how many times I see it. the church scene ALWAYS gives me goosebumps and shivers. The music and the 2 infected just quickly standing up in silence as we are left wondering with great unease what is going to happen next to our protagonist next. I also feel the franchise Halo took inspiration since in the 2004 title Halo 2 the parasitic Flood behaved like the 28 Days Later infected with running but also using weapons and using the hosts memories to be able to do so and the Flood infection was quick and could reanimate dead bodies so they could be classed as zombies.

[@whiskey-4208]

FilmComicsExplained Video on the Rage virus is possibly one of the most important videos I’ve seen ever in my life The opening where he says “It wasn’t on the TV anymore, it was on the street outside” was one of the narrative inspirations for one of my earliest writing projects It’s also what inspired me to actually take up a future in writing and has led me to where I am not, not only writing zombie stories but also other stories I have him to thank for my passion of writing and only him

[@themightycrixus1131]

The 28 series is my favorite take on 'zombies'. Although these are more 'infected' than anything, it really revived the genre for me. By far the most terrifying for me. The relentless attacks they display strike fear into you from the very beginning. The heavy breathing and snarling as they speed toward you is just too much to fathom. Everything about these movies inspire dread and despair. So terrifyingly good.

[@Mxgvn_]

28 days later has to be one of my favourite Zombie movies ever. As a child it terrified me, as an adult it still terrifies me, but I'm in absolute awe of the eeriness and atmosphere it sets. The song is also one of my favourites, the amount of times I've sat in a car and listened to it on full volume - imagining being in that kind of world. Terrifying, but truly a masterpiece and one of the best movie instrumentals to ever exist. Period.

[@schwarzerregen9338]

For me the most terrifying aspect of 28 days later is just how quickly people got infected and how easily it spread ,frank getting one little drop of blood in his eye and secounds later he's turning was terrifying the first time I saw it

[@MajinPorunga]

The greatest ever Zombie film. Everything felt realistic. No finding obscene weapons with bagasse hero moments that you know the MC is safe in. Everything felt close to home. The wya the soldier hid in the cupboard only to get out and then mauled felt like a kick in the teeth as as a kid I'd probs hide in a cupboard too. Also the soldiers and how they set up felt realistic. A mine field. Flood lights. And essentially a shooting gallery. It was over the top with unlimited shots raining hellfire. It felt dark and I got the feeling after "what will they do when they run out of mines etc"... The zombie were also semi intelligent. The scene in the flats where they just parkour over the blockage shows that you can't even keep them out without atlot of time and prep. The ease at which infection occurs too is harrowing! Another great trope was the feasting in the shop on sweets and low sugar being an issue for the MC. The world just felt so real. It's funny that during the second film the best parts where when the US army weren't involved. When they get there hands on anything it just feels other worldly and they'll answer the issue of zombies with WMD...

[@drewmendoza2041]

My favorite zombie/infected series. It would be a huge miss opportunity if we don't get 28 months later 28 months after the pandemic is over.

[@sketh20]

Absolutely do more on these two movies, they're some of my favourites.

[@Panda-cute]

I think my favorite pieces of zombie media are The Walking Dead, Train to Busan, and the Last of Us. I love zombie stuff and apocalypse stuff in general. It's just so much fun.

[@braywyatt516]

Right on! If you're into zombie gaming, I recommend Dying Light. It's fantastic! 👌

[@Panda-cute]

@@braywyatt516 I’ll check that out, thank you!

[@ConGamePro]

Zombies ran in The Return of the Living Dead (1985) and the infection did affect others faster in that one too. While the main characters did transform slower, the paramedics and police attacked, did change into zombies fast, not as fast as 28 Days Later, but still fast. Like in one scene from the next. 28 Days Later was NOT the first to have running zombies. They just made more of them running.

[@aronmichael4730]

I always bring up return of the living dead. The documentary doc of the dead even has a majority of directors saying return is the worst scenario to be in.

[@blindgamingplays3678]

Nightmare city

[@kylesawkon4074]

I thought they ran in the resident evil game too, and doom definitely has zombies that run

[@keku52]

my 1st exposure to the zombie media wss the first Resident Evil liveaction, the scenes of The Hive's murder incident (especially that elevator scene) and the red queen's classic line "You're all going to die down here" are still fresh in my memory

[@ponddipper91]

This is a great video, and I'd say your absolutely correct. The early 2000s really did revitalise the genre. I would say, look into the series called 'Dead Set'. It's made by the same guys who did Black Mirror, but it's an interesting take on the Zombie/Infected trope.

[@josephwoods5925]

One thing I never understood about this movie was that people infected with Rage wouldn't attack each other. Why? Also, "The Crazies" had "infected" people, not zombies.

[@iirobinsonronnie]

28 Days Later is a certified classic film and should be respected as such. Nice piece.

[@jonathynmurray4890]

It's also thanks to people like you who help keep the genre going I would definitely love to see a 28 months later

[@bobbyarduis4553]

And grabbed the very real emotional side of loosing loved ones in a Zombie Apocalypse, ground breaking on many angles.

[@swarlly]

All of Us Are Dead is tragically underrated. Same with The Kingdom TV series. Both wonderful Zombie inspired TV shows. I highly suggest you watch them even if you don't like subtitles usually.

[@bigboi2724]

Check out Dead Set aswell

[@LaplaceDe]

@@bigboi2724 All of Us Are Dead is overrated, but also short-lived

[@bigboi2724]

@@LaplaceDe To be honest All of us are Dead is kind of mediocre in some ways with the highschool drama tropes and romances. But in my opinion it far surpasses most of the American made zombie series in terms of writing and action. It is way better than Black Summer and Fear the Walking Dead.

[@LaplaceDe]

@@bigboi2724 I agree

[@NASTAR01]

@@bigboi2724 Black Summer craps all over all of us are dead, imo. Far better character drama, overall tone, and the action is leaps better. I'd say it's one of the best zombie shows in recent memory. The pilot episode of S1 with the shifting (and intertwining) perspectives - during the initial attack - was so good. I stopped at, like, episode 3 of AoUAD. Goofy moments, comical action, and weak characters, turned me off.

[@lespena3722]

To be honest… I always thought that the reason why 28 days later was so influential and stuck was because the zombies and what made them that way is realistic. It can/might happen… and that alone is more scarier than anything else.

[@BeefyGreek]

I’d be really interested to see your take on 40k zombies especially since Dark tide came out recently! I’d love to see a video on it 🙌

[@LordOfTheNorthwoods]

I've watched this movie a few times and it still scares me every time it plays, it's sequel 28 weeks later also scares the hell outta me. Can't believe we're getting 28 months later soon.

[@CWM-xl8ki]

This is such a phenomenal breakdown and take on the film. It’s one of my favourites and was done so well. It truly was a rollercoaster the first time I watched. Just to add “Cillian” is pronounced “killian” ❤️

[@ClarenceSampang]

Y'all need to watch Dead Set. It's a miniseries (only 6 episodes I think) with running infected similar to 28 Days Later but set in the Big Brother house reality tv show when the outbreak struck.

[@KrazedEpik]

I literally just watched this last night!!!! Great video dude as always

[@phantom2615]

me too haha

[@RobZombii]

I always find myself coming back to the 28 Days/Weeks Later movies for that zombie fix, Dawn of the Dead remake being a close second. And "In a House, In a Heartbeat" is so iconic, it's the first musical piece that comes to mind in reference to anything "zombie". The Walking Dead's main theme 2nd and The Last of Us' main theme being 3rd.

[@AhPook]

Honestly I think your channel as resparked my love for zombies lately, I've always been a big fan since I was old enough to realize Return of the Living Dead wasn't a realistic thing. But lately I've just had that itch, and it's in big part due to your channel. I even picked DayZ up again for the first time in a long time.

[@KaRyu-zm2wf]

Psst, if you love zombies so much, may I recommend Project Zomboid. It's an ongoing project with realism mechanics where you survive in an zombie apocalypse. It's really fun, devs are still updating and are going to have a major update soon, and there's mods that are easy to add from the workshop to enhance your gameplay. I definitely recommend it; it's gonna be hard to understand at first but it's fun! The reddit community for the game is friendly from what I can see and they'll gladly give you tips and advice to survive. c:

[@Kurtonator]

Good video! I remember first watching 28 Days Later as a kid and it scared the crap outta me. Rewatching it as an adult, it was a pretty slow night shift so me and my workmate put it on. Even as an adult, there's just something about that film that makes you look around in the dark when you decide to go outside for a smoke break. You know these things don't exist, but there's always that feeling of unease when you're outside, it's dark and every little noise has you glancing in that direction.

[@jasperfox6821]

I honestly think Christopher Eccleston takes the cake in this film, although it was pretty close to his role is the doctor who revival, his role in this film is really good, and plays the commander guy really well, a guy who will do anything for humanity to live on, warming but cold.

[@bobbyarduis4553]

I love the English take on it. A big fan of both movies(28 days/ 28 weeks later). Very refreshing take on the Genre. 💯

[@TheWarmotor]

It always seemed to me that Zeds would make more sense if they could run and reason to some degree right after turning and get slower and their senses dulled as the rigor mortis set in and the corneas and nasal cavities dried and scratched... I don't know why no one has ever done that, with the exception of maybe the Return series?

[@StarryNight679]

Dying light has virals, which are basically newly infected people that can run, dodge, and sound a lot more human than other zeds

[@TheWarmotor]

@@StarryNight679 I loved both of the Dying Light games :)

[@chucklenut7974]

@@TheWarmotor They are so cool and scary, so much so that I've been stuck at the part where you get chased by a volatile at night for 2 years lol😅

[@elsoplaveleros]

@@StarryNight679 and a bit of human. Seriously i think that virals totally based on 28 days later because of the eyes, they keep scaring me ;-;.

[@livingbeing1113]

@@TheWarmotor First one is a masterpiece, DL2 though, meh. Just my opinion.

[@GuruAuggie]

I'm still waiting for 28 months later I would totally see it in theaters let alone by to add to my 28 zombies collection

[@Dianbler]

I love slow zombies, I miss them. I still think that slow zombies can cause terror; regardless I will agree that the fast zombies are fun as well. All of US are Dead was a fun watch.

[@punkshotgun3421]

Slow zombies can be considered more terrifying because its like watching your demise slowly walking towards you. Also slow zombies take their time when killing because they eat you alive or dead

[@Dianbler]

@@punkshotgun3421 it's just something about the Horde. I get that it is easier to deal with them but man, it's just still terrifying.

[@reegzsmith]

1985 Return of the living dead was the first movie that featured running zombies…

[@MaxmadV8]

28 days later cemented the "running infected" not just shuffling slow dead. Dead island and left 4 dead wouldn't be the same without 28 days later!!

[@gamingjunkie707]

Dying Light?

[@MaxmadV8]

@@gamingjunkie707 Dying light is a thing cause of dead island lol

[@Scorecatron]

I'd say that Left 4 Dead also had pretty big impact on the genre as well. At least in terms of games.

[@rarecandy3445]

i really love that they decided to shoot the film with canon DXL’s which gives it that older look. it gave it a sense of athenticity and probably helped out with the practical effects too.

[@iambodybuildingyt221]

Why you wouldn't survive Plants vs Zombies

[@graffiti9145]

In the 2010s we saw the coexistence of the retro "classic" slow zombies (The Walking Dead) with the post 24 days later "running" zombies that aren't really zombies (World War Z, The Last of Us)

[@Kyrridwen420]

Hey mate, great video as usual! Is there anyway you'd consider reviewing a movie called 'The Rezort'? It's a British/Australian zombie film and I really love it, it hasn't got the biggest budget but it has a great concept, mixture of nods to older zombie media, visuals and tropes etc. I would love to see your take on it, Happy Holidays! 💖💕🎄

[@theARoberts]

My favorite detail from the movie is the sped up frame rates on the infected to make them look a little more terrifying. Then when Jim goes on his spree at the end to save Selena and Hannah, the frame rate is also sped up on him to highlight the "nothings changed... people killing people" overtone of the movie.

[@hi_stranger9156]

The way you said "infected" always make me laugh 😅

[@ronyorobio7096]

The main soundtrack for 28DL and that for "Requiem for a Dream" are so epic, yet so impactful that just hearing them gives me the chills.

[@BearTheSnuggle]

I've been thinking of a medium (movie, game) called 28 hours later for a while now. After watching your video, I think a 28 minutes later would be more appropriate; a scenario that focuses on escaping the "riots". I think 28 hours later would be good post content after that, focusing on the ones that escape and suffering from the mental trauma that they endured. What do you think?

[@bobbyarduis4553]

Cinematography was 🔥, loved all the angles. Very much in the top 20 of all time.

[@ifyouheartthisyourgay]

It's my second favourite zombie movie you cannot beat Shaun of the dead

[@carson.alana1214]

this is my favorite channel!! honestly one of the last few content creators on yt i actually find entertaining

[@Tk_aka_MuntPunt]

How long have you known me and THAT is your best English accent 😂

[@MyrdasTokes]

yeah zach put marbles in your mouth next time GREAT VIDEO BTW :)

[@phantom2615]

@@Adam_X78 i think patreon users get to watch vids like a day early

[@Tk_aka_MuntPunt]

@@Adam_X78 nah Zach gave me early access

[@Tk_aka_MuntPunt]

@@Adam_X78 😉

[@ronnietexan]

Fun fact; Both 28 days later and the walking dead borrowed the "hero waking up in hospital" from the first zombie book, Day of the Triffids. Yes, I know Triffids are not zombies but if you swap them with actual zombies I think it works. Slow-moving, they kill their prey and then eat them, and eventually there will be more of them than people, probably.

[@pedrokesserwany7832]

Ffs,why can't we get 28 years later already

[@Ms_StoryDragon]

We’re getting 28 months later in a few years. Cillian Murphy is coming back. In the comic run, Selena survived, Hannah was taken away to an undisclosed location, and Jim confessed to being responsible for the deaths of the soldiers in the mansion, so they executed him with a firing squad. Selena went on to go to Scotland with a filming crew and all kinds of mess happened. Great comic. In the alternate ending the movie, Jim died from a gunshot wound in the hospital while the girls survived. But apparently they’re going with a different ending to the movie since Jim is still alive.

[@fishrenfroeboyd7954]

I’ve always thought of return of the living dead as the first good running zombie movie I saw. When “28 days later” came out 17 years later I remember thinking “oh so these zombies run like in return of the living dead”. But for some reason a lot of people seem to forget that.

[@NeflewitzInc]

I remember the zombies running was a huge reason my friends and I went to see it. I was around 13 back then and my only exposure to zombies was really just warcraft 3 and everquest.

[@hadara69]

1985's "Return of the Living Dead" had RUNNING zombies. This just brought that idea back in a non-comedic tone with infected non-dead (and shaky cams...and jerky framerate). I agree though that it "resurrected" the Zombie genre and made TWD's MAMMOUTH popularity possible. Nice mini-doc! Can't wait for "28 years later"! 🧟‍♀🧟‍♂🧟‍♀🧟‍♂🧟‍♀🧟‍♂

[@MrDilkington15]

a new video about 28 days later on youtube WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW lmfao these videos are rare and few

[@powerslave6944]

All what you said about this movie were exactly my thoughts on the day I first watched this film was released back in 2002, can’t belived that was 20 yrs ago, time sure flies fast. The horror and nightmare seeing zombies running was the first thing that hit me coz even as a Residen-residen Evil nut before that the definition of zombies were set in stone by Romero’s slow walking, mindless corpses walking about looking for brains. So yeah I agree 28 days latar really set a new standard for the zombie genre (regardless whether one considers this movie as zombie or not) but to me this film remake the zombie into a much more terrifying scenario that haunts me in my dreams.

[@Its_just_zell]

28 Days Later and Dawn of the Dead are 2 of my favorite zombie movies of all time.

[@phantom2615]

i just rewatched this movie yesterday and now my favourite youtuber posts a video about it? I knew i had super powers

[@MS-bx7ow]

The cinematography and attention to detail really makes 28 Days Later into the masterpiece it is. The first soldier that Jim kills (the one with the effed up haircut), he uses the same crowbar that Frank had been carrying around at the blockade. The statue at the mansion is called Laocooen And His Sons. The myth of the statue is somewhat mixed, but historically it goes that Laocooen was meant to be celibate, but had taken a wife, or that he had defiled a woman in Poseidon's temple, and so he and his sons were killed for it. Very poignant. ("You killed my boys, Jim.")

[@peperone0]

I was so excited to watch this video, waiting for it for so long, and I absolutely loved it! Can't wait now for the in depth look into the movie.

[@marysenum5621]

I liked the World War Z book, personally I’d love to see someone do the book true justice by a documentary/live footage style movie of it one day

[@thecompareablezombie]

6 episode documentary, each one an hour long would be awesome.

[@PorchBandit]

The victims of the rage virus are not zombies but 28 days later is a zombie movie. What we still think of as zombies is the undead, but zombie movies are about societal collapse in the midst of an invasion by a universal existential threat without much sci-fi bs. RE being an exception as a Japanese game it's just wild, but as much as they lean into sci-fi they lean twice as hard into the zombies.

[@yanariel2017]

You forgot one of the most important games originating from 28 Days Later. Dayz mod and DayZ Standalone.

[@Hamboining]

I can't get enough of your channel

[@Kaibear]

For me, 28 Days Later was particularly outstanding, as we finally got a European setting. We guys don't have weapons for everyone. We don't have grid designed Cities. We have Metros in all cities, lots of tunnels etc. That made 28 Days Later outstanding. Plus, it made people hide and wait it out, instead of going on Travels. Travel is different in the movies: It is just plain dangerous.

[@bsmith6646]

What a movie. Saw this in the cinema in London when it came out. Loved it. The ending of 28 weeks later I think is almost as iconic as the begining of 28 days. When you see them running with the Eiffel tower in the background.....that was brilliant. I've heard 28 month later was to be based in Russia having moved across Europe. Let's hope whatever it is, happens!

[@kelvingriffiths6017]

I remember seeing this movie back on release. Was in high school. Needless to say didnt sleep well at all that night.

[@CasualCasimir]

One of the most iconic zombies and horrific Music-Theme to date. The song truly imitated dread, fear and impending doom….

[@nathanm5594]

I love this movie so much! Was 13 when it came out and was obsesssssed. Live in south east London now and get to regularily stumble on some of the filming locations, canary wharf station, blackwall tunnel. Apparently the church is in Limehouse somewhere as well

[@fabiopalma4429]

Great video! 28 days later and Snyder's dawn of the dead defined one of the best and creepiest turnovers ever in the genre. Something slow and dangerous became something fast and even more dangerous

[@michaelbarnes2126]

That hello scene in the church was CRAZY. Also in 28 Weeks Later the opening scene was so tragic and wild smh

[@coreymcarthur7835]

I think the thing that sticks with me the most about these films are those brief moments where we get a glimpse into what the infected do when they don't have a target to chase. Like the "nest" of infected in the church or when you see the group of infected chasing the taxi in the tunnel essentially give up. I want to know so bad what the hell they actually do when there is nobody around to chase down / infect. How do they survive if they aren't dead? they must have to take in some sort of sustenance in order to survive as its established they aren't dead. Do they drink out of puddles, rivers? eat bodies or animals? I need answers.

[@skycloud4802]

Probably chase pets like cats and dogs.

[@NOMACABLE]

If Romero said it isn't a zombie movie... it isn't. I've never thought of 28 Days later as a zombie film. It's an outbreak movie.

[@WowSuchGaming]

Check out my pinned comment for my response lol

[@mrgray5576]

I might be alone here and biased coz i love 28 days later. But this is your best vid you've ever made imo. I'd love to see these deep dives into specific movies and look forward to the future vid about this.

[@MatthiasDrinksH20]

The soundtrack is just so incredibly good, I love it

[@metehan3424]

Bro you changed my perspective on zombie movies, very successful video by the way.

[@stevenbeckwith6307]

This is a little different from your usual content, a video essay about 28 days later and the prolific impact on the zombie horror sub-genre, zeitgeist and course of human popculture history forever. I remember watching your presentation on the survivability of l4d back in university, sadly while I found it highly informative, it wasn't much use in an academic sense. What you have made here... I was always fond of 28 days later, but now... Brand new appreciation for the film, genre and I sincerely learned something about pop-culture, zeitgeist, tones, themes etc. What you have made here could be Genuinely used as a framework for an English Class or Film Studies assignment . Nice Job! Appreciate you!

[@TheSunMoon]

Before, we only knew of zombie as a cumbersome monster, along with mummies and Frankenstein monster. Not anymore.