Had zero interest in zombie movies (dull critters) until the comic versions started appearing, esp. 'Sean of the Dead' - whose interpretation may be closer to Romero's (do you remember the opening scene with all the slack-jawed commuters on the bus?). Also amused by 'Dead Snow' (Norwegian film with zombie Nazis.)
Re your analysis, you got me thinking of Octavia Butler, 'Parable of the Sower' and Atwood's 'Oryx & Crake', which are driven by the same terror of the have-nots. Neither take the side of the haves, but are pretty good at presenting the anxiety of the have-a-little-and-very-scared-of-losing-its. (I use both of these on my 'Gated Communities' course, alongside lots of other little bits from 'The Time Machine' to adverts for Bow Quarter! I'll give you a copy of my extracts folder some time if you're interested - maybe you can swap me an extract from one of the 'poor at the gates' movies you were writing about?
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Had zero interest in zombie movies (dull critters) until the comic versions started appearing, esp. 'Sean of the Dead' - whose interpretation may be closer to Romero's (do you remember the opening scene with all the slack-jawed commuters on the bus?). Also amused by 'Dead Snow' (Norwegian film with zombie Nazis.)
Re your analysis, you got me thinking of Octavia Butler, 'Parable of the Sower' and Atwood's 'Oryx & Crake', which are driven by the same terror of the have-nots. Neither take the side of the haves, but are pretty good at presenting the anxiety of the have-a-little-and-very-scared-of-losing-its. (I use both of these on my 'Gated Communities' course, alongside lots of other little bits from 'The Time Machine' to adverts for Bow Quarter! I'll give you a copy of my extracts folder some time if you're interested - maybe you can swap me an extract from one of the 'poor at the gates' movies you were writing about?
Oh, and on the conservatism of fantasy, you might like David Brin's article:
http://www.salon.com/1999/06/15/brin_main/