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The only way I could see him being entertaining again is if he drops the heavy-handed "this zombie movie is a metaphor for social condition x" pretense that he tried to infuse his last two movies with in a bid to cling onto relevance.
He's got the blood and guts and post-apocalyptic ambiance down, so he should just go on that and make a fun zombie movie that is just campy and stupid for fun's sake and not weighted down by the pretentiousness and boredom of half-baked 'messages'. Reply
He's got the blood and guts and post-apocalyptic ambiance down, so he should just go on that and make a fun zombie movie that is just campy and stupid for fun's sake and not weighted down by the pretentiousness and boredom of half-baked 'messages'. Reply
@omgwtflolbbqbye:
Exactly.
Because it's not as if the first film were actually about strong African-American or female leads. And it's not as if the second and third films were attacks on consumerism and military/fascist buildup in the 80s and 90s. Right. That wasn't the case in those films - they were entirely "message" free.
Yeah, Romero's films should be free of political commentary and subtexts. Mainly so that THEE classic zombie films could be dumbed down to the point that even people with egregiously offensive world-views could watch them without having to wince every time they get zinged for being politically "dead" themselves.
Shut it, you zombie! Reply
Exactly.
Because it's not as if the first film were actually about strong African-American or female leads. And it's not as if the second and third films were attacks on consumerism and military/fascist buildup in the 80s and 90s. Right. That wasn't the case in those films - they were entirely "message" free.
Yeah, Romero's films should be free of political commentary and subtexts. Mainly so that THEE classic zombie films could be dumbed down to the point that even people with egregiously offensive world-views could watch them without having to wince every time they get zinged for being politically "dead" themselves.
Shut it, you zombie! Reply
@redrosesnoses001:
You sort of missed the point of what I was saying, or maybe I didn't elaborate enough.
Everyone and their grandmother knows about the subtext of Romero's 'classic' films cause they were pretty blatant to begin with- but still it was what made them novel when they were released and iconic for trying to use horror as a metaphor for something that was relevant.
But the guy has clearly failed at trying to repeat that formula with his recent outings cause he seemed to have gotten it into his head that those messages were more important than the films themselves. Instead of good horror movies that just happened to have some clever ideas injected into them, he made 2 overly cliched and ham-fisted attempts at addressing class warfare and voyeurism that happened to feature some sub-par horror and stock characters.
The guy is somewhat a of victim of his own success as well. As indicated by the poll topic, some people are waiting for a 'return' to greatness for Romero which I don't think is really possible because Night, Dawn, and Day of the Dead all solid pop culture artifacts and staples of the horror genre.
So much so that every single innovation or theme that Romero introduced in them and which made them attain that status are now old and cliched and have been imitated and parodied beyond recognition.
All the zombie movies that he's made since and plans to make after will inevitably echo his own work and the work that was derived from it.
That's probably why he was so vocal and preoccupied about the 'social commentary' aspects of Diary of the Dead and Dead Reckoning. I think he knew that his approach to zombies is now considered antiquated and kitchy, so he has to play up the other aspect of zombie cinema he's known for, and that is the commentary.
Unfortunately I just don't think that approach worked out in the end for either project and instead ended up dragging them down like peachy albatrosses.
So until he learns to develop more subtlity, I rather see him just try to focus on the horrific and adventurous aspects of the zombie genre (which he really hasn't lost his touch with) and then maybe try to let the commentary and clever ideas flow out of that. #survivalofthedead Reply
You sort of missed the point of what I was saying, or maybe I didn't elaborate enough.
Everyone and their grandmother knows about the subtext of Romero's 'classic' films cause they were pretty blatant to begin with- but still it was what made them novel when they were released and iconic for trying to use horror as a metaphor for something that was relevant.
But the guy has clearly failed at trying to repeat that formula with his recent outings cause he seemed to have gotten it into his head that those messages were more important than the films themselves. Instead of good horror movies that just happened to have some clever ideas injected into them, he made 2 overly cliched and ham-fisted attempts at addressing class warfare and voyeurism that happened to feature some sub-par horror and stock characters.
The guy is somewhat a of victim of his own success as well. As indicated by the poll topic, some people are waiting for a 'return' to greatness for Romero which I don't think is really possible because Night, Dawn, and Day of the Dead all solid pop culture artifacts and staples of the horror genre.
So much so that every single innovation or theme that Romero introduced in them and which made them attain that status are now old and cliched and have been imitated and parodied beyond recognition.
All the zombie movies that he's made since and plans to make after will inevitably echo his own work and the work that was derived from it.
That's probably why he was so vocal and preoccupied about the 'social commentary' aspects of Diary of the Dead and Dead Reckoning. I think he knew that his approach to zombies is now considered antiquated and kitchy, so he has to play up the other aspect of zombie cinema he's known for, and that is the commentary.
Unfortunately I just don't think that approach worked out in the end for either project and instead ended up dragging them down like peachy albatrosses.
So until he learns to develop more subtlity, I rather see him just try to focus on the horrific and adventurous aspects of the zombie genre (which he really hasn't lost his touch with) and then maybe try to let the commentary and clever ideas flow out of that. #survivalofthedead Reply