Night of the Living Dead story
Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent horror film written, directed, photographed and edited by George A. Romero, co-written by John Russo, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. The story follows seven people who are trapped in a rural farmhouse in western Pennsylvania, which is besieged by a large and growing group of "living dead" monsters.
17 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| human vs. monster | choice | The story is about a group of people who did their best to survive when the dead started to walk. |
| zombie | choice | recently deceased people came back to life as some sort of zombies called ghouls |
| courage in the face of death | major | Ben was remarkably courageous by contrast to Harry |
| cowardice | major | Harry was remarkably spineless by contrast to Ben |
| hysterical woman stereotype | major | Barbara was mostly frozen while Ben did all the work, then she went classical hysterical on remembering her brother, then she fainted, then she was mostly catatonic |
| ironic twist of fate | major | Ben ironically survived alone in the very cellar he had stopped everyone from taking shelter in; then ironically he was shot in the head by his would-be rescuers |
| the dangers of radioactivity | major | it was theorized that a nuclear satellite was the cause of the mass zombieism |
| brother and sister | minor | Johnny and Barbara |
| clash of wills | minor | Ben vs. Cooper |
| cooperation | minor | a big deal was made about Harry's stubborn refusal to cooperate |