Dawn of the Dead Remake Shot 1

This montage after the opening credits of Dawn of the Dead (2004 seems to show how the zombie plague spread and from this shot it appears that it started from the Middle East. This fits in with society’s fears at the time the film was made because it was shortly after the 9/11 attacks. The zombie virus also links to the modern worlds fear of disease such as the anthrax scare and the mass hysteria about the dangers of Bird Flu. This links to the context of the time and peoples fears.