Review of Night of the Living Dead (1968) by Dakotah S — 13 Oct 2010

Night!....Of the living dead.

A movie that changed audiences forever and ever, this movie is one of the highlights to all Zombie films.

The beginning is probably one of the best beginnings in film, a lot of interesting dialogue between the character of Barbara and Johnny, and it gets right off the bat into a state of confusion, when a ravenous human attacking the brother and sister, and leaves the audience wondering of what has happened. The black and White tone of the film makes it so creepy, and cheap music has an atmosphere of a movie where you would watch it at midnight by yourself. The acting is really good, some of these casting decisions are some of the best. Duane Jones was a brilliant choice, it was the first time an African American was ever in a starring role and defined him as a heroine of the story, his acting was great, and seems a lot involved with the story then anything else. The filmmaking is what it is, cheap, Low-Budget type stuff, a lot of the cinematography was really nice, the editing and lighting are great, plus the makeup design of the zombies are really fantastic as well for how much this film ran on. The ending has a lot of balls, and makes a lot of sense in it's political statement that George A. Romero has invested in, to make the audience hate the government.

The movie is definitely one of the all time greats, not just in the film itself, but how the film has impacted people with not just it's horror, but political beliefs.