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Chris Williams's avatar

I saw 28 Years Later last Friday and was going to come home and write my thoughts the next morning. But I've sat on them, and I'm glad I did (maybe I'll have something by end of this week). Had I written it right after, I'd be talking about how weird it is, how it isn't what I expected after a recent viewing of 28 Days Later.

But it refuses to leave me. It's so much more compassionate and thought-provoking than I expected. So much to say about how hoping for "back to normal" can rob us of the compassion we need to move on, and how small-scale death can be more painful than large-scale disaster. There's also so much subtext about British history and pop culture that I'm sure went right over my head. It's a very impressive movie.

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Dylan Oxley's avatar

Great read! I've been thinking about this movie a lot since seeing it a few days ago, which isn't something I've experienced with many recent watches. You've articulated brilliantly much of what I've been trying to say to friends who ask me what I thought of it.

I'll be honest, I didn't like it at first. But I caught myself judging it before it even had time to breathe so I decided to put my verdict on hold until the end. Thank god I did, because that middle act kicked my arse. I'm sorry to hear about your mum, by the way.

I love what this film is saying about society as a whole, portraying "us" as the heartless monsters and "them" as the innocent animals. You summed it up pretty well with this: "The baby that’s born is not infected, because children are innocent of the sins of their parents!"

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