DAY OF THE DEAD (1985) Breakdown | Film Analysis, Making Of, Ending Explained & Review

[00:00] Welcome to the Heavy Spoilers Show. 

[00:03] we're breaking down Day of the Dead. [music]

[00:10] Released 7 years after Dawn, George A. 

[00:15] to the zombie apocalypse. Whereas the previous 

[00:19] we're at the point now where they outnumber 

[00:23] humanity, but what remains scrambles to survive in 

[00:28] considered the worst of Romero's dead films, I 

[00:33] a tall order following two of the greatest horror 

[00:37] the time, I think people have grown to appreciate 

[00:42] Dead brings the social commentary of the first two 

[00:47] cool and thought-provoking ideas. Throughout this 

[00:51] hidden details and symbolism layered throughout 

[00:55] misunderstood classic. If you enjoy it, please 

[00:59] of the Living Dead inspired ship below. We also 

[01:04] our obsession one as well. There's lots of shirts 

[01:08] as well that will help videos like this get made, 

[01:13] get into the movie itself, we have to talk about 

[01:17] the final version of the film. This played into 

[01:22] reaction to the film. So, pay attention. Get off 

[01:26] on your phone? Either way, when George A. Romero 

[01:31] he was unfortunately locked into a three-picture 

[01:35] success, Romero was in no rush to make a sequel. 

[01:41] Dawn being heavily layered with Romero's views on 

[01:45] the idea of revisiting the zombie genre every 

[01:51] Instead of doing another zombie film immediately, 

[01:56] was followed by Creep Show alongside Stephen King 

[02:02] what he wanted to do, despite everyone wanting a 

[02:07] films didn't get the love they deserved until much 

[02:12] miss, you've got to respect the dude's love for 

[02:17] yeah, Nightriders was a flop despite its high 

[02:21] Brothers. So, those guys took the majority of 

[02:26] with virtually nothing. And the sad thing is 

[02:31] because of this, the studio were like, uh, no more 

[02:36] go back to the dead series and at first struggle 

[02:42] the rights, he also wasn't allowed to use any of 

[02:47] pick up where they left off with Bran and Peter 

[02:51] the 80s, baby, meaning there was no shortage 

[02:57] The US was in the height of the Reagan era. The 

[03:02] War was getting red-hot and the war on drugs was 

[03:07] ability to trust each other, specifically 

[03:11] tackling the theme in Dawn. And thus he focused 

[03:15] government. The now playing podcast described it 

[03:20] gigantic tale that would cost $7 million. It was 

[03:26] take place across massive locations and yeah going 

[03:32] million as well. You know that that was completely 

[03:36] thus wanted to ensure that the movie would receive 

[03:42] The podcast then kind of talked about the dilemma 

[03:46] to make their movie or less money and go and 

[03:51] but this forced Romero to rewrite the script and 

[03:56] locations, which is why most of the film is set in 

[04:01] the first time and thinking, uh, this is rather 

[04:06] around 200 pages long with a final version coming 

[04:11] ultimately screwed Romero in the end, but the 

[04:15] a lot of the script, the revised version still 

[04:20] And he did actually say that day is his favorite 

[04:25] hey, let's give it another shot and break down the 

[04:30] sitting with her head down in a bare white room. 

[04:34] and it represents the fear and isolation that we 

[04:38] Romero also used a similar shot to open up Dawn 

[04:43] resembling blood. We get formally introduced in a 

[04:47] played by Linda Cardile. Linda is actually the 

[04:52] case you don't remember, he was a news reporter 

[04:56] And he also played a news reporter in Night of 

[05:01] but I know Linda's acting gets slammed quite a lot 

[05:05] great example of how far Romero's come in writing 

[05:10] her to Barbara from Night. Sarah then looks a 

[05:15] date as October 31st. What a way to celebrate 

[05:20] the original script says day takes place 5 years 

[05:26] to this date more in just a bit because it does 

[05:30] actually released on Tuesday October 1st and with 

[05:35] I can imagine at the time they were doing the Leo 

[05:41] celebrated as All Saints Day and November 2nd 

[05:46] between the 31st and November 2nd is also known 

[05:52] happening on the day of the dead. In real life, 

[05:56] dead and welcome their return, which is basically 

[06:01] towards the calendar, she then becomes fixated on 

[06:05] dates. This is her most likely remembering what 

[06:11] according to the law, she was actually a pumpkin 

[06:15] hit with a jump scare of zombie hands bursting 

[06:20] life's no longer possible and that everyone will 

[06:25] cool effect as well that basically starts off the 

[06:30] of different films. How shooting it was a complete 

[06:35] wall broke right through and fell on top of Linda. 

[06:40] sure that nobody ced a feel. And uh yeah, when 

[06:44] bastards in Hollywood, I know what you're like. 

[06:49] cut to Sarah in a helicopter and see it was all a 

[06:54] by a fellow soldier, Miguel, who's clearly already 

[06:59] necklace around his neck, which is the first time 

[07:03] that are scattered throughout the film. Joining 

[07:08] now, best characters in the movie. Them sitting 

[07:13] be doing. In the intro, they basically say they're 

[07:18] leave both of them behind without a second thought 

[07:22] that touching down isn't in their contract. But 

[07:28] worth in this world. Also really like how Romero 

[07:33] a helicopter, which calls back to how Dawn ended 

[07:37] we don't see um where either of those characters 

[07:42] up on where we left off and show how things have 

[07:47] score here and I think it's some of the best music 

[07:51] Gorilla's first album and I know that because 

[07:56] adds to the atmosphere though and I love as they 

[08:07] just echoes through the empty sidewalks and 

[08:12] notably different to Pittsburgh. That's what we've 

[08:17] but this was actually shot in Florida, which 

[08:21] is pretty much how they end the movie. That also 

[08:26] we have skeletons rotting in the street and 

[08:30] money lines the stairs to the bank." This is such 

[08:35] and that money and everything we once thought had 

[08:40] to how money and consumerism meant everything to 

[08:45] led to the zombies reclaiming them all. Now, if 

[08:49] see various headlines alluding to this complete 

[08:54] President Unknown, food supply dwindles, and man 

[08:59] zombie, the incredibly handsome Dr. the tongue. 

[09:04] film and just the perfect first one to show us 

[09:10] people wandering around covered in blue paint. 

[09:14] Tongue is actually a head mold of effects artist 

[09:19] off of when trying to drill a hole into the face. 

[09:23] and then mechanizing the eyes to move around and 

[09:28] I don't know why, but that makes it even more 

[09:32] about horror master Tom Cevini as he really pulled 

[09:37] Cevi really blew up and he honed his expertise 

[09:43] final chapter. Looking to top his previous work 

[09:48] fellow artists and friends took up a shop in his 

[09:53] head molds, and zombie appliances for months 

[09:57] work to this day as well. And yeah, when 

[10:01] he does some incredible work. We then see the 

[10:05] includes two dudes who sort of push the alligator 

[10:10] life alligator, and the two zombies following it 

[10:15] As the zombies make their way to the sound, we 

[10:20] in comparison, is just one guy, and it cements 

[10:24] while this wasn't shot in Pittsburgh, Romero still 

[10:28] the Dead and specifically requested that all the 

[10:33] of people who happily showed up to be a zombie in 

[10:38] volunteers. Like Dawn, they all did it for the 

[10:42] hat that said, "I played a zombie in Day of the 

[10:47] and a crisp $1 bill." The dead silence of the 

[10:52] undead, and thus they realize there's no one left 

[10:57] which we learn is an underground bunker operated 

[11:01] they refuel a chopper, it'll make a hell of a 

[11:05] which foreshadows some stuff for the ending. We 

[11:10] around with one dude keeping morale high by 

[11:15] 420 survives. blaze that as they say if my mom's 

[11:22] though they found a way to stay alive alongside 

[11:27] from here. We'll see how this inevitably leads to 

[11:31] And with zombies becoming more human, you do get 

[11:36] kind of like the Neanderthal. That means you're 

[11:42] Sarah tries to get Miguel out of the chopper, we 

[11:47] crisis and he snaps at Sarah for trying to help 

[11:52] because while he's shown as completely off his 

[11:57] the most sane person in there. In this scene, he 

[12:02] and that it's kind of crazy how calm everyone 

[12:08] they are doing is insane and will ultimately be 

[12:13] maintain some sort of resemblance to what life was 

[12:18] Even the fact as well that Sarah is dreaming about 

[12:23] that things can get back to normal. Miguel is the 

[12:28] accepting that the world will no longer exist and 

[12:33] We'll see how this theme applies to each 

[12:37] here is that Miguel is played by Tim Deleo. He 

[12:41] And yeah, being friends with George Romero must 

[12:47] you were guaranteed a gig. I will be in the next 

[12:52] Sarah then notices a fresh pile of graves on the 

[12:56] the leader of the operation died while they were 

[13:01] power is basically what causes further division. 

[13:08] And then there were 12. I did wonder as well if 

[13:13] being tied to the 12 disciples. You also see 

[13:17] a chainlink fence playing in the symbolism of 

[13:22] prison. We also get some foreshadowing for their 

[13:27] island. Let's get in a whirly bird there. Find us 

[13:33] time we got left soaking up some sunshine. The 

[13:37] first look at where they've been spending the 

[13:41] Pennsylvania, which Romero just sort of knew 

[13:46] his script at the bunker. Previously, it had 

[13:50] storage facility where they held old Hollywood 

[13:56] and government supplies. The other scenes of the 

[14:00] management facility within the mine, and the crew 

[14:05] so big, it even had a mileong lake underground 

[14:10] with headlamps in. They also never found the end 

[14:15] while filming. Romero even joked that the Morlocks 

[14:19] a bunch of people got pretty sick from basically 

[14:24] they have all the crap down there in the air, 

[14:28] you'd get sick. Like, at one point, we even see 

[14:33] a real one, cuz there's a couple of bits where 

[14:37] The conditions were so rough, though, that 

[14:41] who would come in and shoot them up with B12. This 

[14:45] entire time they were shooting, as they'd start 

[14:50] pretty rough stuff. But let's get back to how 

[14:54] hell hole. As the group return to the safety of 

[14:59] who I used to call BBop and Rock Steady. They take 

[15:03] zombies wandering the cave. And as they make their 

[15:09] cars and boats that were stored in the mine that 

[15:14] in Pittsburgh watched this movie and saw how his 

[15:18] fuck?" This shows the 15th as the last time you 

[15:24] forget to write them up sometimes. You know, this 

[15:27] sloppier and that the soldiers are losing their 

[15:31] doing, which will eventually cause their downfall. 

[15:37] they use to capture the zombies and then deliver 

[15:43] makes an off-hand comment about how they're scared 

[15:50] You know what'll happen when Frankenstein 

[15:53] they're actually learning, foreshadowing Dr. 

[15:58] meet later on. And he's the best character in 

[16:02] but I really mean it this time. But this is a 

[16:06] out how Romero portrays the zombies here compared 

[16:11] as sad and helpless, which juxtaposes the living 

[16:16] overall pieces of [ __ ] Come on, you piss braves. 

[16:21] This reminds me a lot of how Romero similarly 

[16:25] Dawn of the Dead. Here we have a similar situation 

[16:30] but it's the human stupidity and inability to work 

[16:35] we are the real threat to our own survival. 

[16:39] they capture one of the zombies, but we can 

[16:44] state of mind to be doing this. Guy's just being 

[16:48] you know, someone smart would have been like, 

[16:52] going to [ __ ] it up." And [ __ ] it up he does. 

[16:57] zombie and it almost gets rickles. Fortunately or 

[17:02] Sarah's able to grab the pole before it gets to 

[17:06] Steel is furious though and he holds Miguel over 

[17:11] It again shows that she's the only one in control 

[17:16] Knowing she'll probably do it, Steel then lets him 

[17:21] by torturing them. And honestly, they look more 

[17:26] reaction of the woman zombie as she doesn't 

[17:36] You can even see her look at her fellow zombie 

[17:41] cool and subtle way Romero starts to make us 

[17:45] how they work together while we stay divided. We 

[17:50] tries to convince him to take a sedative so he 

[17:54] pissed that she made him look like a fool in the 

[17:58] not once but twice. [ __ ] piece of [ __ ] 

[18:03] then breaks down in her arms, which allows 

[18:10] And god damn, Sarah can just not catch a break 

[18:15] though, as even after being abused, she still 

[18:20] are boyfriend and girlfriend. But you kind of get 

[18:27] And if you thought the slap seemed a bit harsh, 

[18:31] actually slap her so it looked authentic. Now, we 

[18:36] along with the scientist Fisher. He's played 

[18:40] 1977 film Martin. The pair had a long professional 

[18:46] This is also where we meet Captain Rhodess, 

[18:50] This gives us another fun detail in Romero 

[18:55] Pedo. If you cast your mind, you cast your mind 

[18:59] H also played a police officer there. Thus, many 

[19:04] and that Road survived and made it out to this 

[19:09] a bust as the credits of Dawn of the Dead, Plato's 

[19:14] people have their fun with theories. I [ __ ] 

[19:18] day was that Romero used the same talent agency 

[19:24] good actor. pretty cut and dry, but I still like 

[19:29] will point out as well that kind of supports 

[19:33] same type of ring that Roger wore in Dawn of the 

[19:38] Police Academy ring, and this would fit with 

[19:42] they both were members of the Philadelphia Police 

[19:46] just used the same prop for Roads, uh, because 

[19:51] forget those theory times I had over the years. 

[19:59] I'm in command now. Fisher then tries to advocate 

[20:04] Frankenstein's equipment, but Roads doesn't give a 

[20:08] sure if they need any of the civilians in general 

[20:13] we need you at all. [ __ ] a. I'm not even sure 

[20:20] Sarah then tries to tell him about how Miguel's 

[20:25] to give a [ __ ] and just says they should lock 

[20:30] little love affair short so that the rest of 

[20:33] explored more in stuff like 28 Days Later and you 

[20:38] these situations. It shows how the military 

[20:43] Not only is road super creepy, but we see he's 

[20:48] at risk by not taking Miguel off active duty, 

[20:53] due to the scientist's little project. Like, the 

[20:57] recognize Miguel's incompetence puts them all at 

[21:02] how Roads is the only one who's clean shaven. He 

[21:08] is trying to hold on to some semblance of order 

[21:13] barks orders at the others and doesn't like any 

[21:20] This is such a great line as well, and you can 

[21:25] yourself. I mean, physically watch yourself. All 

[21:30] remains hopeful that they can knock some sense 

[21:35] willing to play ball and find some common ground. 

[21:40] but she's the only one who interacts with all the 

[21:44] characters to make it out of here alive. As though 

[21:49] this [ __ ] She's able to connect with them and 

[21:54] the disintegration of trust in society has turned 

[21:59] from working towards their common interest. Here, 

[22:03] in society extends to even those in charge who 

[22:09] to see the bigger picture and work together. 

[22:13] who's working away in his lab and reviewing 

[22:17] we can see him surrounded by his experiments. It's 

[22:23] dissected on tables. A zombie even has most of 

[22:28] which we can't show because of YouTube. But it's 

[22:33] we're introduced to the character, it kind of 

[22:37] And that's a bit of Frankenstein subtext for 

[22:43] grabbed by Bob and we learn a lot more about 

[22:48] try to go for seconds after initially scaring her. 

[22:53] and almost kind of looks like he's sorry for what 

[22:58] up how he might even be sending up the Eddie's 

[23:02] They kind of um got dropped amongst humans and 

[23:07] hitting the thumbs up and ultimately were just 

[23:13] in the same sort of way in a horror sense. Um 

[23:18] Frankenstein then goes into a bunch of sciency 

[23:23] I'll spare you uh the fancy scientific explanation 

[23:28] the zombies decay attacks the parts of the brain 

[23:32] only the primal instinct located deep in the 

[23:37] um that being the central prehistoric jelly that 

[23:42] doesn't really answer what caused this decay 

[23:47] um of the virus in general is actually quite 

[23:52] violence and brutality that humans are driven 

[23:57] to hurt each other. As Dr. Frankenstein puts 

[24:02] led to our demise. It calls back to that infamous 

[24:09] the dead will walk the earth." That was to show 

[24:15] that hell was now filled to the brim. If we 

[24:19] and it makes the zombie apocalypse inevitable. 

[24:25] the zombies don't need blood or internal organs 

[24:29] for human flesh is purely instinctual. This is 

[24:35] here, uh, Cevini and the crew call this guy Moose 

[24:40] one of my favorites, though, but Ceini also pulled 

[24:45] through a hole in the table, and they then glued 

[24:49] but the actor's name was Barry Grass, who I 

[24:54] shout out to that dude cuz you can see in some of 

[24:58] for air, trapped under moose [ __ ] and unable to 

[25:03] a big applause for the dedication to the craft. 

[25:08] despite the zombie no longer having its primal 

[25:13] still able to move. This proves that the zombies 

[25:17] kill and possibly be taught reason. However, 

[25:22] pointing out how a 15-hour complicated surgery 

[25:27] a practical solution to bringing back humanity. 

[25:31] and will potentially create a solution. Sarah 

[25:35] sees him as trying to define the problem rather 

[25:40] of not letting go applies to Frankenstein as 

[25:45] and will stop at nothing to bring it back. Even if 

[25:50] you cannot train every zombie to be Bob. He's 

[25:55] is the reason they're in this situation which his 

[26:00] the question that Romero proposed to us in Dawn 

[26:05] thing and kill the zombies without emotion or 

[26:10] to handle the zombies without more violence? We 

[26:15] inevitably leads to more death. And here we see 

[26:20] humanity in favor of logic to bring society back. 

[26:25] humanity is what prevents him from solving 

[26:31] We can see this represented as Sarah says he's 

[26:36] one of his experiments just sprawled out on the 

[26:41] needed to be destroyed. We then see the full 

[26:46] go as Major Koopa's jackets lying on the floor as 

[26:54] Sarah's of course terrified though because if the 

[26:58] them. We then get another one of the doctor's 

[27:03] the operating table. He then just spills his guts 

[27:08] into his head. And yeah, it's just a horror show 

[27:15] you're just proving theories that were advanced 

[27:19] spilling onto the floor, Sini, of course, used 

[27:24] as good or splatters like the real thing. The pig 

[27:29] wrapped together with a fake rubber intestine so 

[27:33] then slide down the rubber one and splatter out 

[27:38] wait until you see how bad it gets when they try 

[27:43] in terror seeing the driller as well and it shows 

[27:48] the cafeteria where everyone is once again sitting 

[27:53] Alexander almost crack up laughing as McDermott 

[27:58] close attention and you'll notice he puts his hand 

[28:03] it. I'll have to lay off the [ __ ] booze, Steel, 

[28:10] McDermott then comes to the chilling realization 

[28:14] In what's also a little nod to Dawn, he also 

[28:20] You also get a quick cameo from Greg Nicotero. In 

[28:24] who was the protege of Ceini and went on to become 

[28:29] mastermind behind the effects for The Evil Dead 2 

[28:34] effects there are, of course, a massive evolution 

[28:39] head in Dr. Frankenstein's lap. Sick of all the 

[28:44] but Roads threatens to have her shot. Sarah 

[28:49] down and orders Steele to shoot her. Shoot 

[28:56] I absolutely love this interaction. As you can 

[29:01] along while cackling with Rickles. However, he 

[29:06] a tense moment. Realizing this is no longer just a 

[29:12] kill her, Jon then goes to step in front of Sarah 

[29:16] take his advice and sits back down. Really quickly 

[29:21] we see Jon is willing to step up to protect Sarah, 

[29:27] Roads pulls out his. This shows that he's also 

[29:31] to protect her. I love this little character touch 

[29:36] not giving a [ __ ] about anybody else, both Jon 

[29:41] at risk for someone else. Roads then makes it very 

[29:45] his watch and that they need to start remembering 

[29:49] Roads, but he riles up his troops by reminding 

[29:54] should be killing the zombies on site, not keeping 

[29:59] with the script is the fact that we don't really 

[30:04] died. I think you'd add so much of the movie if 

[30:09] and also had like Roads waiting in the wings and 

[30:15] then you had Cooper die and Roads taking over, 

[30:20] to be now he's in charge. Out of the frying pan 

[30:26] he was a sweetheart next to Roads. Hell, you could 

[30:31] show that he's willing to kill even his higherups 

[30:36] then interrupted by Dr. Frankenstein, who comes in 

[30:40] zombies even if they tried. They now outnumber the 

[30:46] [ __ ] Frankenstein then just ignores Roads nearly 

[30:51] down asking if there's any food which is really 

[30:56] and we just saw him playing around with brains and 

[31:00] This is a direct contrast to Sarah who nearly 

[31:05] his loss of humanity and yeah the guy has almost 

[31:11] going, but Frankenstein's still unfased, and he 

[31:16] control the zombies. Frankenstein tells Roads that 

[31:20] to calm down Roads's expectations. If Roads dares 

[31:26] he'll see he stole Cooper's body. And based on 

[31:30] definitely kill them all, which we see later is 

[31:35] Sarah. Frankenstein then basically lays it out 

[31:40] virus and instead just need to teach them how to 

[31:45] that sort of thing. Even the way he entered kind 

[31:49] to kill them all. Where does it say we should do 

[31:55] We [ __ ] We don't have enough ammunition, 

[31:59] Time to have done that would have been at the 

[32:04] this moment to talk about Roads and Joseph Pledo's 

[32:10] is one that many point to as being super cheesy 

[32:16] and Eird even use this scene specifically in their 

[32:22] [ __ ] Day of the Dead was. And from the actor's 

[32:26] smarter than this. And that is if you start 

[32:31] you have no place to But obviously, you know, 

[32:35] works for you, maybe it doesn't, but it was how 

[32:41] wanted him to be fanatic and that he wasn't really 

[32:46] was when he would just completely flip his [ __ ] 

[32:51] too much and did not let him go so over the top, 

[32:55] also had his own words for the harsh critics of 

[33:00] They were saying I was over the top. I I say no. 

[33:07] is [ __ ] [music] stupid. Kill him. When you're 

[33:15] you got to get a little intense. which is 

[33:21] the world is complete [ __ ] and everything and 

[33:26] last line of defense, stuck in a bunker with a 

[33:31] what they're doing. And then they come to you 

[33:35] and making them do tricks. Like, dude, what the 

[33:41] that with a guy who's been taught the only way to 

[33:45] to imagine that this is how they would react. 

[33:50] of accepting their situation and believes that it 

[33:55] that's how the military's always done it. He sees 

[34:00] to win is by crushing the other side. He views 

[34:05] see this in just the way he talks as he doesn't 

[34:09] court marshall them. They get court marshaled. The 

[34:15] marshall them? They literally just talked how 

[34:20] back on his military orders and doesn't recognize 

[34:24] moving on, Sarah also mentions here how there 

[34:30] more sophisticated shelters. This foreshadows the 

[34:34] Dead. Um, which is basically just picking up the 

[34:40] though it came out like 20 years later. And to 

[34:45] know. I don't know if the other stuff counts. If 

[34:49] all it's always been a trilogy and always will. If 

[34:54] After their intense meeting, Sarah and the others 

[34:59] Jon tells her and Fisher that they need to start 

[35:03] believes that they should all be working together. 

[35:07] world to go to [ __ ] Maybe if we tried working 

[35:12] We're all pulling in different directions. Well, 

[35:16] People got different ideas concerning what they 

[35:22] He's finally spelling out what we've been talking 

[35:27] no one being able to work together is the reason 

[35:32] gets it. However, him recognizing this is also 

[35:37] others, and it only adds to their problem. We then 

[35:41] and she looks over to see Miguel waking up as 

[35:45] torsos being held together with surgical tools, 

[35:50] Sarah's experience that day is now giving her 

[35:54] Sini actually pulled the same trick here with 

[35:58] but it was extra gross for the actor who played 

[36:03] also realized as well that whether they die by 

[36:07] end up on Frankenstein's table which is [ __ ] 

[36:12] a zombie, but then you have to be operated on by a 

[36:17] there is still a bit of you that remains in 

[36:21] anesthetic. We then get a little breakup scene 

[36:26] good on you. Wanting to clear her head, she then 

[36:30] drunk and fighting. Again, it's just a subtle way 

[36:34] the others and them fighting amongst themselves 

[36:38] McDermott happens to be walking by and he shuffles 

[36:43] Good man. We then get to see John and McDermott's 

[36:47] from the [ __ ] There it is. There it is. We see 

[36:54] themselves, complete with a God bless our home 

[36:58] where Jon wants to retire to. He says that it's a 

[37:02] keeps him away from the troubles. Ultimately, 

[37:06] and they journey to a dangerous paradise to stay 

[37:10] exists in locations like this. Jon also urges her 

[37:15] any of the men here have asked her anything about 

[37:20] cook Jon and McDermott. You have the protection 

[37:24] our water. And you don't lift a finger to help 

[37:30] and explains that they don't really believe in 

[37:33] do and that it's just all a waste of time. He then 

[37:39] and various other things that used to be stored in 

[37:44] in a world run by zombies. No one gives a [ __ ] 

[37:49] where their research and attempts to bring 

[37:53] with all the other relics of the world buried in 

[38:03] Also, love how we have the response from the 

[38:07] up the point that he's making. You ain't never 

[38:12] punished by the creator who put a curse on us 

[38:17] what we created in trying to figure it out. We've 

[38:23] feels like an an excellent parallel to Peter's 

[38:28] room left in hell. This is our punishment and if 

[38:33] history. While this seems like Jon and McDermott 

[38:38] they are also in denial. Despite Jon's big [ __ ] 

[38:44] little trailer. Even him saying they could restart 

[38:48] the world may be able to return. We then find 

[38:53] failing to feed a zombie some beef. Sarah realizes 

[38:58] and explains that they're attempting to satisfy 

[39:02] to Peter's line in Dawn of the Dead, saying the 

[39:07] good little boys and girls. He says, "This is the 

[39:11] reward to come, which is why we do pretty much 

[39:17] that we'll see more glimpses of in just a bit, but 

[39:21] He talks to them like how you would a small child 

[39:25] the room. The zombie even looks around scared and 

[39:29] we can also hear the gunk theme from Dawn of the 

[39:42] This sounds familiar. It's because it's the 

[39:50] Frankenstein then takes Sarah to prove his 

[39:54] that Frankenstein named B after his father with 

[39:59] never be rich and that he was wasting his time 

[40:03] Frankenstein talks to himself as his mother, 

[40:07] what it's told while telling his mother that he 

[40:12] Frankenstein's a fullon psycho, which yeah, 

[40:17] Based off what Frankenstein says here as well, 

[40:22] from some serious family issues. Frankenstein 

[40:28] acceptance that he looked for in his parents as he 

[40:32] rich, a reward if you will. This goes back to his 

[40:37] can be tricked into being good little girls and 

[40:43] of some reward to come. Now that the world has 

[40:48] is trying to prove to his parents and himself that 

[40:53] the zombie outbreak, he will finally be rewarded 

[40:57] Frankenstein treats Bub and the other zombies like 

[41:02] submission like he was. He's not realizing though 

[41:06] he received from his father. He's even becoming 

[41:11] as his research has become more about dissection 

[41:17] imagine a surgeon called Bub? This further shows 

[41:22] being able to teach the zombies, his inability to 

[41:26] learning more about cruelty and violence. This 

[41:31] the true results of his own research as he only 

[41:36] Just as Sarah mentioned earlier, Frankenstein's 

[41:40] throughout the entire Dead trilogy in that this is 

[41:45] other and that violence is an inherent part of 

[41:49] restoring the world how it was will only lead to 

[41:54] tricks and also says, "Well, let's say that I let 

[42:00] him continue to exist," shows how the mad doctor 

[42:06] us for getting too big for our own britches, and 

[42:11] Ultimately, this place is destroyed as well, 

[42:16] down. Sarah and Fisher then start cracking up 

[42:20] as he presents Bob with a toothbrushing razor. 

[42:25] grabs the razor and starts rubbing it against 

[42:31] We also get a little notice Stephen King with 

[42:35] being a copy of Salem's lot. Again, the pair did 

[42:40] We can see that Bob is also a fan of King as well 

[42:45] amazement. This proves that he remembers things 

[42:49] urge for human flesh. Now, while seeing a, you 

[42:54] I think it actually makes the whole thing even 

[42:58] the person is still trapped inside the mind and 

[43:03] discuss quite a lot in the Bone Temple, and 

[43:08] How about the little science party then crashed by 

[43:12] Salem's lot, a zombie reading heresy. But Bob 

[43:18] fully engrossed in the book. This shows that not 

[43:22] ability to control himself extends past the people 

[43:28] onto Alicia on the phone and even gives a salute 

[43:33] Frankenstein salutes him instead and then decides 

[43:39] could possibly go wrong? Bob then inspects the 

[43:44] pointing at Roads, and then pulling the trigger. 

[43:51] [ __ ] now. This does foreshadow their showdown 

[43:56] able to judge. We then get a tense standoff and 

[44:01] off it. But as Frankenstein explains them showing 

[44:07] see that Frankenstein starting to crack a bit 

[44:15] if it isn't rewarded,

[44:18] there's no use for it. It's almost like he's 

[44:23] trying to convince Roads. I do wonder if he's 

[44:28] clearly cracking a bit. It also shows how his 

[44:32] is driving him even more insane than he probably 

[44:37] go back to business as usual. They round up more 

[44:42] The zombie rips out the throat of one of the guys 

[44:47] have seen that coming? Sarah then takes control 

[44:52] in the head. But Miguel fully loses it. He gets 

[44:56] another zombie and runs off being chased by Sarah. 

[45:01] and kills his pal who begs for a bullet over 

[45:05] that you don't see that much in the movie and it 

[45:10] We then get an awesome moment where Sarah hacks 

[45:15] also inspire some stuff in The Walking Dead, and 

[45:19] spreads. We can't really show it cuz it's YouTube, 

[45:24] sinks in the blade. This is a clever editing 

[45:29] the shot of Sarah initially hitting it with the 

[45:34] cutout machete as she's slicing it down. They then 

[45:39] completely off. It's all cut together. It looks 

[45:44] detail of the hand moving makes it just sells it. 

[45:50] more. Don't know why I went Irish there. Jon Mcder 

[45:55] Miguel's arm stump and seal the wound while Steel 

[46:01] now they have a reason to kill him as well as he's 

[46:06] a classic Mexican standoff, but Roads ultimately 

[46:11] shootout. He also calls Jon Fly Boy with his 

[46:16] I know it's just a nickname for a pilot, but it 

[46:21] also allows Jon and McDermott to finally choose 

[46:26] willingly stays back with someone he thinks might 

[46:31] their apathy. And ultimately, this is what will 

[46:36] in Frankenstein's lab, we then pan across more 

[46:41] the true horror of what's been going on behind the 

[46:46] position like it's looking directly at Sarah. It's 

[46:51] skull. Um, which foreshadows one of Frankenstein's 

[46:56] find the recording, which gives us some insight 

[47:00] the scene may have been on by the recordings that 

[47:05] Evil and The Last of Us. Romero did write a 

[47:10] was ultimately rejected, but that's a story for 

[47:15] then discovers the severed head of the soldier 

[47:19] happened like moments ago, and Frankie has already 

[47:24] creature, but you could definitely argue this 

[47:30] mechanical head of Greg Nicotero, and it's what 

[47:34] the film's budget was reduced to nothing, Nicotero 

[47:38] original version of the film before the scene was 

[47:42] the soldiers and wrote the scene so the robot head 

[47:46] well because it's a really good effect. Realizing 

[47:51] just need to take the chopper and get the [ __ ] 

[47:55] hallway, who's on his way to give Bub his reward. 

[48:01] his name with a southern accent. Hello, Bob. 

[48:06] and it shows how he's projecting his [ __ ] up 

[48:11] quote unquote mother is very proud of him, which 

[48:16] as he sees himself as Bub's mother, or it might be 

[48:21] which is very Norman Bates. mother is very proud 

[48:29] Bates, of course, keeps his mother alive and well, 

[48:34] plays in the idea of zombies. Bob's also locked 

[48:39] the dock when he tries to take them off, but he 

[48:44] how to play the recorder. I love Bub's reaction to 

[48:49] blows whatever is left of Bub's mind, like giving 

[48:57] Frankenstein then gives Bubs his reward, and we 

[49:01] he starts to chow out on some flesh. Hm, I wonder 

[49:06] Sarah and McDermott are watching this all 

[49:10] then crashed by Roads in his likies. Also, I 

[49:14] as this is the first time seeing all this 

[49:19] Roads then grabs Frankenstein and demands to 

[49:24] been keeping the bodies of the dead soldiers 

[49:28] Roads the excuse he's been waiting for, and he 

[49:32] if you thought Roads was crazy before, and this 

[49:37] Fisher in the head without hesitation. And you 

[49:50] Know what the [ __ ] that was. John then arrives 

[49:55] out if Roads doesn't let Sarah McDermott go. Roads 

[50:01] the [ __ ] out of Jon. Kind of a piss po rescue 

[50:06] way to the dinner bell. Sarah and Mcderma then 

[50:10] deeper in the cave. We then see Miguel leaving 

[50:13] Bob who frees himself from his chains. Now Miguel 

[50:19] think that you should have given that role to 

[50:23] didn't even start to think like um that you 

[50:28] no support to Sarah and the gang and spends half 

[50:33] Romero should have had Bub escaping, coming 

[50:38] was the one who brought in the zombies. Hell, 

[50:43] general. He's like the only guy in here getting a 

[50:47] loose with McDermott cutting his zombies head in 

[50:51] top half roll away and its eyes moving back and 

[50:56] was actually building off another brutal kill 

[51:00] a zombie with a machete but he felt it would be 

[51:04] better of roads but decides to spare him to go and 

[51:09] movies as well. This more or less guarantees his 

[51:14] instead chooses to help the others. On the flip 

[51:19] with Steels and Rickles who find that Miguel's 

[51:23] the others who chose to work together, Rickles 

[51:28] each other when they realize neither can fix the 

[51:33] they ultimately seal their fate and are consumed 

[51:38] his way through the cave to find Sarah McDermott. 

[51:43] basically just going crazy with a shovel and 

[51:51] died. It's just so random, but it makes 

[51:55] Jung continues taking the zombies out left, 

[52:00] like Peter was in Dawn. We then find ourselves 

[52:05] zombies. As the undead begin to flood into the 

[52:10] grab the controls and he just lies down to accept 

[52:15] chest and put his saint pendant in his mouth 

[52:19] notice how he doesn't put his dog tags with the 

[52:24] symbolizes how in Miguel's final moments, he's 

[52:30] zombie overlords. Now, I did even wonder if this 

[52:34] consume the quote unquote body of Christ in 

[52:39] some salvation and give the others a chance to be 

[52:44] have wronged him. It's a pretty brutal way to do 

[52:49] nice for him to come to this moment of clarity a 

[52:54] came through in the end, I guess. Zombies then 

[52:58] in as he screams in agony. How about Miguel holds 

[53:04] their free lunch. And this is so he can use them 

[53:09] react well to it. Also, I love how the zombie 

[53:14] I imagine there was a lot of uh pushing 

[53:18] a bit scared as they were going down. Health and 

[53:24] hauls us out of there and he hops into a golf 

[53:29] the dust along with this guy. He's just uh kind of 

[53:34] Romero regular. That is Tesos Stavarakis, who was 

[53:40] you might remember him as the guy who got his 

[53:44] times. And they basically do an evolved version 

[53:50] killed in pretty much the same way. Starraus 

[53:54] they couldn't afford any professionals and needed 

[53:58] kills in the movie. Rickles gets a similar fate, 

[54:03] agony. The absolute worst part of this as 

[54:08] super high-pitched as his vocal cords are being 

[54:19] Cini actually didn't realize this small 

[54:23] pointed it out to him. So, shout out to the sound 

[54:28] with how this effect turned out as the fake body 

[54:32] to the thing. But the zombie hands cover the body 

[54:38] the same effect, which I can see what he means. 

[54:43] with it now being every man for himself, we see 

[54:47] only from the elevator, but also from the zombie 

[54:53] She said at the start it was important. With 

[54:58] and completely breaks down. Also, yeah, maybe 

[55:03] very sad. And uh this moment broke me. Bob's 

[55:08] Very stupid, but very emotional, too. He then 

[55:14] And this sets us up for Bob versus Roads. Now, 

[55:19] how Bob doesn't even try and eat the Doctor. 

[55:24] has overcome his primitive drive to consume human 

[55:29] zombies can be taught to control their instincts. 

[55:34] greatest success is also his biggest failure. As 

[55:40] own trauma onto him, which is why the first thing 

[55:45] is pick up a gun. He gave him a gun earlier and 

[55:49] the world to fall upon the first place. Last thing 

[55:54] of bit of bit of a theory time. Uh, but it also 

[55:59] dead to rise is now missing from the world. We 

[56:04] not being shot in the head. And the original 

[56:08] his body slowly decomposing rather than becoming 

[56:14] the first place, and its disappearance here is as 

[56:20] And among the horde, we can see a ballerina who 

[56:24] There's also this clown guy who kind of becomes 

[56:30] Land of the Dead and Diary of the Dead. Steel 

[56:34] thus decides to take himself out. Now, originally, 

[56:40] Howard Claw, who played them, he he asked Romero 

[56:44] He does a cross thing, does a crucifix, prays 

[56:49] we used to chain above basically resemble a 

[56:54] plays up the religious symbolism which I feel 

[57:00] he's already damned by taking his own life and 

[57:05] also trying to avoid God's punishment. Back in 

[57:10] to Sarah McDermad. And the three of them open 

[57:14] a path. They then climb out the cave and make it 

[57:18] can find a way out of this. Come along, Johnny. 

[57:25] You might also notice that Jon puts down his 

[57:30] Dawn. In shedding this weapon, he's casting away 

[57:35] on salvation. This is Meridan Roads as well, who 

[57:40] while he tries to flee and he ends up crawling 

[57:44] symbolism here as well of how Roads is all bloody 

[57:49] a typical zombie. On the flip side of this, Bob is 

[57:55] Once again, it plays in the idea that people 

[57:59] we are the monsters and the zombies are now more 

[58:04] to hold on to their humanity and work together 

[58:09] then opens the door to a horde of zombies, which 

[58:13] Bob then shoots him again in the gut, and you can 

[58:18] before he takes aim. Before he was just kind of 

[58:23] he's remembering things more and more. This also 

[58:27] teach him, and he's truly once more able to learn. 

[58:33] Bob gives him one final salute before walking 

[58:39] literally. But any other zombie would join in on 

[58:44] Also, I love how how sassy Bob is as he does 

[58:49] though, he gasps for breath as the zombies tear 

[58:54] Now, we could easily move on cuz the character is 

[59:00] stuff behind this um that is almost even worse 

[59:05] gags in the film, Sabini used a real pig 

[59:09] was supposed to spill out and be eaten by the 

[59:13] times before. Should work. Classic zombie eating 

[59:19] scenes in Florida, um, someone forgot to plug in 

[59:24] throughout the whole production as well. Um, so 

[59:30] this until the day of the shoot. They had no more 

[59:34] just stuffed the rotting guts in Joseph Palato's 

[59:43] I can still smell it. This took 4 hours to do 

[59:50] to stuff their noses with putty just to stay in 

[59:55] course have been able to have seen that. H So he 

[1:00:00] which you might think, "Wow, Paul, that's crazy. 

[1:00:05] said Roads was gasping for air as he was getting 

[1:00:10] gasping and breathing in all all those pig guts to 

[1:00:15] choke on them was also supposedly improvised and 

[1:00:21] towards Tom Cevini and Romero. We then see the 

[1:00:26] the remains of everyone we just saw get killed. 

[1:00:31] a zombie pushing a medical cord, but we only know 

[1:00:35] his waist. We never actually see Romero's face, 

[1:00:40] but yeah, something you would only really 

[1:00:44] have a photographic memory and remembered that he 

[1:00:49] So that is the character confirmed dead. We 

[1:00:54] John, and McDerma are making their great escape. 

[1:00:58] ride off into the sun. But when Sarah opens 

[1:01:03] just as Sarah is about to get her face eaten 

[1:01:08] nap. Rather than waking up in Hello, we see that 

[1:01:12] paradise. Jon and Mcderma are fishing, feeding 

[1:01:18] a single zombie or mobile phone in sight. Sarah 

[1:01:23] November 4th, 5 days after we start this insanity 

[1:01:30] before we get to explaining this ending, we have 

[1:01:35] release because it was an absolute mess and a 

[1:01:40] that hindered the film's success came from the 

[1:01:45] Dan Oannon's Return of the Living Dead. This 

[1:01:49] John Russo, aka Romero's writing partner on Night. 

[1:01:55] but it has nothing to do with Romero and isn't 

[1:02:00] lot of people at the time and caused many to just 

[1:02:05] It was also the serious tonal shift from Dawn of 

[1:02:09] of people came in expecting that same comic book 

[1:02:13] and serious tone of day, many felt disappointed. 

[1:02:19] played Sarah, even recalled people booing at the 

[1:02:24] and is pretty much why he didn't make another 

[1:02:28] back to Romero's initial decision to wait so long 

[1:02:33] to be cut and him having to compromise his vision. 

[1:02:38] as one reviewer, Rob Gonzalez, made the parallel 

[1:02:43] down his vision to appease the ones funding it. 

[1:02:48] and the soldiers are the money guys who breathe 

[1:02:53] Day of the Dead almost a personal expression of 

[1:02:58] and I I find [music] this absolutely brilliant. I 

[1:03:05] against Day so strongly is that they showed the 

[1:03:11] at a low personal [music] eb, forced to cut down 

[1:03:17] With that in mind, you understand why the soldiers 

[1:03:23] If you read the scientists as film artists [music] 

[1:03:28] down your neck demanding results, the money 

[1:03:33] expression of Romero's anger and depression. While 

[1:03:38] as people start to get it, let's see if we can 

[1:03:44] that, we're going to have to talk about the ending 

[1:03:48] what what the hell did just happen? Well, I think 

[1:03:54] shock was a dream that people are going to have 

[1:03:58] they got to the helicopter and kind of wanted 

[1:04:03] However, there have been some theories that this 

[1:04:08] I do kind of want to explore that as I definitely 

[1:04:13] seen Sarah waking up from horrific nightmares 

[1:04:16] this was all just another nightmare was already 

[1:04:20] calendar that we saw in the very first scene 

[1:04:24] This new calendar Sarah makes could be Romero's 

[1:04:29] Sarah is envisioning them reaching their perfect 

[1:04:34] pointing to the island paradise not being real 

[1:04:38] group first touches down at the base, the first 

[1:04:42] but they instead decide to wait. No, wait till 

[1:04:48] Fast forward to their great escape, and we get 

[1:04:51] he hopes someone ended up doing it. Let's hope 

[1:04:56] which is actually the last line in the entire 

[1:05:00] did it during the night, as Sarah recommended, 

[1:05:05] they first sealed themselves in. The elevator 

[1:05:09] And you'd think that someone might have picked up 

[1:05:15] there's really no real reason to add in 

[1:05:18] the helicopter and for it to never be mentioned 

[1:05:22] escape other than to point us to this perfect 

[1:05:27] the read that Sarah and the others got eaten once 

[1:05:31] the island is her mind tripping on whatever crazy 

[1:05:36] about to die, which I know is bleak. Uh, but I 

[1:05:41] punished and the complete zombie takeover 

[1:05:46] in Romero's book, The Living Dead, he revealed 

[1:05:51] but ultimately did not survive, and they 

[1:05:57] Theory time debunked in real time. Now, maybe I'm 

[1:06:02] definitive answer after deciding to make four more 

[1:06:08] like he originally planned. Who is to say? Whether 

[1:06:13] doesn't matter either way, as the end results 

[1:06:17] entire point of the Dead series. The world is 

[1:06:22] This is our punishment and no one can escape it. 

[1:06:28] symbolism of the film. Bob is more or less playing 

[1:06:33] new zombie world. As we saw with Bob, not only 

[1:06:37] living consciousness, but their minds have been 

[1:06:42] essentially making them a blank slate without the 

[1:06:47] society. This calls back to how Frankenstein 

[1:06:51] they basically are. They're enable to process 

[1:06:56] by desires. However, Bub proves that like a child, 

[1:07:03] In Dawn, Romero showed us how capitalism is 

[1:07:07] and this resulted in us turning on each other 

[1:07:12] Bob and the other zombies have been whipped of the 

[1:07:17] Romero implies that there is a chance the zombies 

[1:07:22] avoid making the same mistakes as us. This, in a 

[1:07:27] cleansed of their sins in order to be accepted 

[1:07:32] whole thing to basically give the world another 

[1:07:37] humanity has essentially been resurrected and 

[1:07:42] the other zombies towards a better world. This 

[1:07:46] to for most of the movie and where he began to 

[1:07:50] Testament as well, Jesus was first born from the 

[1:07:55] about forgiving sins, baptizing repenters, and 

[1:08:01] say that zombies are killing us. And by becoming 

[1:08:06] of our sins. It's also traditionally believed in 

[1:08:10] the restoration to life of a transformed body is 

[1:08:16] saw happen with Bob as he was transformed into a 

[1:08:21] was resurrected by restoring his consciousness. 

[1:08:27] them compassion instead of violence. Humanity 

[1:08:32] did to the world. However, Romero still leaves us 

[1:08:38] learned cruelty and violence from Frankenstein. 

[1:08:42] consciousness, one of the first things he did 

[1:08:46] That is a book all about community mistrust and 

[1:08:51] and begins killing their family and friends. So, 

[1:08:56] the same cycle that led to the apocalypse in 

[1:09:01] down on the idea that the end is inevitable and 

[1:09:08] more with what he's been doing. This is why Romero 

[1:09:12] because our time is up. However, I do feel like 

[1:09:18] the air about whether violence is inherent to our 

[1:09:24] and trust each other once more. Now, I know this 

[1:09:30] everything Romero has been setting up since 

[1:09:34] In Night The Living Dead, Romero brings in zombies 

[1:09:38] family unit, which is represented by our survivors 

[1:09:43] shows the destruction of community. He presents 

[1:09:48] characters committing most of the violence. There 

[1:09:52] monsters and have done this to ourselves. In day, 

[1:09:58] the zombies as victims and making us actually root 

[1:10:04] Bob when he's hunting down roads. And when the 

[1:10:08] we cheer on because we know they deserve it. Now, 

[1:10:13] know there's a few good people left, which is why 

[1:10:18] by the bad. Ben, the sole survivor of Night who 

[1:10:23] mob. And in Dawn, Peter and Fran are the only 

[1:10:28] everyone in the bunker is already insane, which 

[1:10:32] the world with some sense of their humanity left. 

[1:10:37] commentary that Romero was trying to convey 

[1:10:41] that we in fact deserve it. Romero also saw the 

[1:10:47] failed and needing to make a new path. Day of the 

[1:10:52] first film and it shows the zombie uprising 

[1:10:58] is widely considered the worst of Romero's Dead 

[1:11:03] I think most people miss that make it a perfect 

[1:11:08] we got zombies listening to Beethoven and shooting 

[1:11:13] blame anyone for um not liking the movie and maybe 

[1:11:19] if it didn't, I wouldn't have a job. Not everyone 

[1:11:26] but it was always the central theme of these 

[1:11:29] audiences with his stories of ghouls and monsters. 

[1:11:35] but I think these things are important 

[1:11:40] always Romero's intention to use the zombies as a 

[1:11:45] sticking around. And while this was always my 

[1:11:50] Going through just given me a new found respect 

[1:11:56] his favorite. And if you've been keeping up with 

[1:12:00] you have too. and I've come out with a better 

[1:12:05] away from this. Or you can still hate it. That's 

[1:12:10] thoughts in the comments below. Do you think Day 

[1:12:14] new zombie overlords? Let me know in the comments 

[1:12:19] writer TJ, uh, who's gone through all these movies 

[1:12:24] the society stuff. We living in a society. And 

[1:12:28] that'll be linked on screen right now. You can go 

[1:12:32] the channel also get early access to videos like 

[1:12:37] and yeah for that low low cost I think it 

[1:12:42] breakdowns a week a week before anyone else 

[1:12:46] writing all this [ __ ] all the time but yeah 

[1:12:50] in the next one and I hope you've enjoyed us 

[1:12:54] though I've been your host Paul you've been the