Shaun of the Dead

Oh Shaun.

Shaun of the Dead is a parody and satire of all previous zombie films, particularly the Dead series by George A. Romero. Rather than commenting on society and the government, Shaun's main conern is everyday life and the monotony of going to work, coming home, going to the bar and repeating the same story the next day. The opening scene in which the credits are shown is the most evident of this. The people are walking through the streets as zombies. The same goes for the scene in which Shaun walks to work for the first time. The scene that mirrors this exact shot is after the zombie breakout and Shaun walks to the corner store to get a soda. He takes the same route and doesn't react to anything, same as before. This films comment on society and the zombie genre are very similar. It suggests the lack of originality in our Western culture. Although this comment has been made by every person who despises the postmodern ideas surrounding us and being visualized on screens of films and television.

However, Shaun of the Dead solidifies patriarchal norms at the end of the film. The obstacles against Liz and Shaun are eliminated. Ed is a zombie, Shaun's mother dies and allows Shaun to be in a normal, heterosexual relationship with another woman, and his stepfather and romantic enemy are eliminated and allow for both people to unite with out any deviance and interference from society.