Episode Details

MOVIE DISCUSSION: 

Kathryn joins Melvin to talk about George Romero's Dawn of the Dead, his zombie-crazed follow-up to Night of the Living Dead! The two discuss the film's dense themes, the complexities of consumerism, ownership, and possessions, and if the film is a clever mashup of both Night of the Living Dead and The Crazies! 

Topics:

• Editor's Note: No Patreon Exclusive discussion! But, I do intend to trim this episode down from its original 1:26:59 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon here!
• It's bigger, fuller, more effects-heavy, and its commentary on consumerism is clear.
• It's also one of the single-most dense films in terms of themes, playing with all sorts of ideas and encouraging much thought.
• Where does Dawn of the Dead fit in with the other Romero films Mel and Kathryn have seen?
• Is there a throughline about classism? Kathryn thinks so. Melvin isn't so sure.
• On the value of life at all costs, and Peter being a good character.
• Breaking down a few themes Melvin observed.
• Romero's developing leading women of the mainline Dead-Trilogy.
• How social structures rise and fall, and the curse of complacency.

Recommendations:

• Hellier Season 1 (2019) (Series)
• Buddy (2026) (Movie)

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