tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5325145031187510736.post1221135132017359749..comments2023-10-15T03:59:53.104-07:00Comments on Empires and Mangers: It's Not About The Zombies. It's About Us.Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422741111661150588noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5325145031187510736.post-81065517768186060072019-04-23T13:27:42.813-07:002019-04-23T13:27:42.813-07:00I think you can draw a parallel to our characteriz...I think you can draw a parallel to our characterization of our political opposites. We frequently see opposing political leaders and icons as "vampires" (intelligently malicious) but their followers are viewed differently. They're mindless or stupid, they surround us and threaten us, they can't be reasoned with, they are monsters because they've been taken in by a virulent ideology they can't resist.<br /><br />I think that zombie stories speak to the parts of is that see the "others" as frightening. If we're safe in our like-minded bubbles, we fear that the infection will get a foothold and spread, eradicating our world and replacing it with the Others' world. If we're living among the "Others" already, then zombie movies speak to our perception that we're under siege, the last heroic survivors who still retain their right minds.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14855336373190456818noreply@blogger.com