Zombieland Introduction

In the opening sequence of the horror film “Zombieland”, it shows a low angle of a man falling from a set of stairs with a “zombie” trying to catch the man. The whole scene is put into slow motion to make the action look much more dramatic. It is also a montage throughout the opening scene of the movie because of the quick snappy clips and the music that plays with it. The song that is played is from Metallica; this is very appropriate and relevant to what is going on throughout the visual. Whilst the guy is falling, there are on screen credits and when he falls onto them, special effects make the letters crumble into pieces after impact which makes the scene look more real and adds a realistic touch to too it. The costume of the zombie was very casual showing that the monster was just a normal person before it happened. But, the makeup on the zombie made it look terrifying with blood all over its clothing and face, making it looks hungry for human brains!

The clip after that is set on a normal setting on a motorway, in the background you are able to see the cars in a jam, which shows the hectic situation, were everyone is rushing to get away from the troubles. Besides that, there is a close up of a zombie coughing blood (once again in slow motion), which looks rather graphic and gruesome. This gives the audience an indication of what monsters they will be dealing with throughout the movie, although the title gives that away already. After another couple of clips, a man with some cardboard attached to him with the words “The end is near” written on it is being attacked by multiple zombies. This is ironic because it is blatantly apparent that the end of the world is already here.

The scenes fade away into the next shot, which is of fire fighters trying to extinguish a fire. A zombie is chasing one of the firemen, which is on fire, which is rather coincidental and also adds a bit of a comedy effect for the viewers. The opening sequence finishes with a man being thrown into a car window screen. The camera is placed behind the window screen, which makes it look like the man is being thrown into the camera. There is then an asynchronous and Foley noise of smashing glass and the scene finishes with the view of shattered glass.