DOTD (2004) Film Image Analyses

This particular shot is shown immediately in the beginning credits of the film. A suggestion for this is that is represents religion and prayer within a mosque and perhaps connoting that the zombie virus about to take place are a result of a country which would have these beliefs such as the Middle-East. This would perhaps link to the 2004 context of events such as the Iraq war and 9/11 which shows a worldwide fear of terrorism and the impact which this has had upon people. The music which is used in the opening credits is a song by Johnny Cash based on Armageddon, a biblical apocalypse and Christian beliefs of good and evil.  This contrasts to the images of Muslims praying and this connotes the conflicts between religion and beliefs in modern society. Once again this is a strong suggestion that the virus outbreak has come from the middle-east. This would also play into other modern fears in the early 2000's such as mass diseases like bird and swine flu which occurred. The film coming out around this time may create quite a surreal experience for the audience showing how horror films have adapted for current day audiences.