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28 Days Later opens with a montage of collective violence. Riots, police brutality, people on fire, mobs running through the streets, hung bodies. It’s shocking, sad, horrifying. The camera zooms out ...

In our analysis of 28 Days Later, we discussed the film’s emphasis on the duality of humans. We can be incredibly civilized, but then we descend into primal behavior. It’s a common dichotomy that’s ...