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Dawn of the Dead (2004) ~ Film Review
Anyone who’s read my review for the original Dawn of the Dead knows I can’t figure out why everyone thinks it’s such an amazing film. It was slow, boring, and far too long. Well, here I am, reviewing the remake, saying that I enjoyed it more than the original. Hell has frozen over. Very rarely does a remake even live up to its original, never mind surpass it. Dawn of the Dead, released in 2004, is exciting, graphic, at times terrifying, and a slew of other traits the first film is not. Still not as good as the start of this franchise, Night of the Living Dead, this movie more than lived up to my expectations and was simply an enjoyable time.
Dawn of the Dead takes the same zombie apocalypse premise but adds a lot more action and plot. Instead of watching a group of only four people sit in a mall for months, doing little more than shopping or talking, this story boasts a larger cast who experiences things like the birth of a baby, a runaway dog, playing shooting games with a neighbor and falling in love. The zombies are less humorous and disgusting in this version, which allowed for it to be scary instead of funny. And believe it or not, there is some character development. It may not be a ton, but there was enough to evoke emotion from me when certain characters met their demise. One would assume the original film is full of character development given its long runtime and…
