The zombie narrative in film is far from dead. This is a piece of goodness recognized by Rafael Motamayor writing for BloodyDisgusting magazine. Motamayor cites as proof the heart-wrenching drama of Cargo from Australia, the overwhelming rage of Overlord, the complexity of Rampant from Korea, and the ongoing pleasure of zomcom in Anna and the Apocalypse from Scotland and One Cut of the Dead from Japan as proof that decent zombie cinema is still being made both in Hollywood and around the world.
I'm not sure if we need to ask "why" the zombie narrative remains relevant, but I am glad to see that the juvenile mass market influence that has stained the genre both in film and print is facing noticeable pushback from directors around the world. To verify this I would add the French Canadian film The Ravenous (Les Affames) and the French film The Night Eats the World, and The Cured. Add to this the new zomcom film Zombiepura from Singapore (the nation's second zomcom film, though this one stirred up some controversy) and Zombiology from Hong Kong. I should also mention that a new zomcom has just begun production in India's Tamil Nadu state.
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