After examining all these different articles, sources, and
theories about why zombies have become so popular in media, I have become convinced
that the biggest reason for the zombie’s popularity is their versatility and
adaptability. The zombie’s ability to
adapt and speak for so many situations is its greatest strength and the main
reason that they appear so much in modern media. The ability of the genre to be adapted to so
many different ideas whether comparing various foreign policy ideals, teaching
about the best way to prepare and equip yourself during a pandemic, being an
analogy of social independence of thought, or just telling a fun story that
people feel they can relate too is it’s true appeal to so many authors and film
makers.
As I continue my study of zombies, I have not yet decided on
a thesis for my final project. I still
want to do more research on voodoo zombies and their possible influence on this
zombie phenomenon as well as some of the original source material in movie and
book form. I have not yet found a copy
of some of those old movies but I do intend to look for them. I have also been reading some of the more popular
books in the genre looking for common elements the might suggest some other
research paths to me.
As I come to the end of this blog I have to wonder where my
research will go from here: What are the best source materials? Should I read some of the comic books as well
the books I have been reading? Should I watch
some of the movies as well? I find that
here at the end I have more questions and maybe not as many answers as I would
have liked. I believe this project was
beneficial to me though, It gave me a
couple new avenues of research to explore.
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