Random: Zombies

Zombies are one of the most over used, repetitive forms of undead creatures seen in movies to the point where it is all too predictable and boring. In nearly all forms of media they have been shown in they have done nothing significant to differentiate themselves from others that came before them. I never could understand how something like it would grow to the heights it was able to reach when most movies about them were pretty much mediocre films with a seriously weak, basic plot; survive the mindless flesh eating creature. Despite this, many still love them and revere them as a horror movie staple, along with Vampires and Werewolves. To be fair they have earned that right.

In recent years, zombies have been receiving new films as well as a TV series; further  proving Zombie lore is still relevant and interesting to the mass majority of it's viewers. I myself have never been particularly intrigued by the concept of a walking corpse who tries to devour your flesh, carrying with it the potential to infect others to become just like them after I reached a certain age, so much of it held no true importance to me, but for many that was not the case. When you get down to it, as repetitive and one dimensional as the concept is, it's clever for one reason only; the survival aspect. At it's core, zombies play off our natural fears when it comes to our own survival. Because of this, it also personifies viruses which elevate to the same magnitude of a plague, often times being the very embodiment of what a plague is. For many it is the gore factor reeling them in, but that is only a small margin pertaining to what the atmosphere presents. Audiences have been given an opportunity far different from anything else related to horror; they are given the privilege of experiencing rough, relentless, disturbing, survival methods. This in turn, allows one to ponder, "What if it were me", "what would I do"? Resulting in some even going so far as to create
their own methods for each situation both mentally or physically; whether it was for fun or just because some people truly believe in them or at least in a metaphorical sense.

In closing, Zombie films and TV series are pretty much predictable, repetitive, and highly overrated, but they are cherished mostly for what it's main focus is, centering on our primal instincts, challenging us mentally, personifying human fears, providing depth in the form of a psychological experience done in one of the best metaphorical ways anything horror related can bring you. So, despite it's mind numbing shortcomings, Zombie survival as a theme in any type of media, captures people in a way that vampires or werewolves never could.