I think there is one aspect of why zombie movies/fiction are so popular that we didn't touch on in class. A common theme in a lot of zombie movies/fiction is that there is a return to nature, and a social reset. Obviously in a zombie pandemic the worst place to be is in a city, so every one moves out to the country side. When they get there, there are few if any remnants of the old social system, and it falls on each person to act on their own moral compass. Each man and women that makes it to the country side is now free of any law, and they can be whatever they want to be, or whomever they really are, be it villain or hero.
As the population gets bigger and bigger, the world has gotten smaller and smaller. Its easy to lose identity and purpose in an increasingly larger and more encompassing society. While a zombie outbreak would horrible and terrifying, it simplifies the life of the the survivors. Their only goal is to fight and live; a primal existence.
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