This establishing shot shows to us a zombie infested shopping mall. Within the 1970's shopping malls began opening in America and they became rather money obsessed by them. The image shows a powerful reflection of George Romero's auteur style and his use of political satire within this film. It is blatant that he is very strongly against capitalism and consumerism which he openly attacks. It almost suggests he is trying to mock the CDI of the time. This was at a time where there was a rise of shopping malls, this being why he made a conscious effort to comment on the ideology. The mall itself plays an important role in the mise-en-scene of the film providing an enclosed location stereo-typically found in horror films. The characters use the mall as a safe base while enjoying the luxuries it offers them. However after a while they get sick of this and may connote this upcoming problem for America. This shot contains contrapuntal music, joyful music is being played as the zombies make their way through the mall, this comes across as weird and unsettling to a viewer. Romero's individual auteur style demonstrates how he deals with controversial issues of the time period and incorporates them into his films, such as racism, capitalism and the Vietnam War.
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