As fond as I am of the brain craving masses and their penchant for Armageddon, I can’t help wondering if they’re overstaying their welcome. Before you start reach for my neck, let me explain. I have been a fan of zombie movies, stories and games for as long as I can remember. A few years ago, I blogged the question, “Why do I love zombies so much?” I couldn’t get enough of them at the time and was given pop culture doses of zombie at regular intervals.
But now, too much of a good thing,” is the phrase that comes to mind. I find myself becoming decreasingly excited about zombie movies, novels and games. There is just so many of them and in a rush to feed public consumption, quality is taking a hit.
I know that much of today’s storytelling–particularly in movies–is just a rehash of something that’s come before, but zombie flicks are getting out of control. There seems to be only two elements that change in zombie movies. 1. The location—a mall, the British countryside, an island, etc. And 2. The cause of the outbreak—a disease, a government project gone wrong, or the funk of forty thousand years. And those elements are then inserted into two different plotlines: 1. The tower defense–survivors are holed up and making a last stand. And 2. The quest — survivors are trying to get someplace, very far away, and are picked off one by one as they travel.
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