But just like in Day of the Dead, there is a group of soldiers and scientists who study some of the infected to see if they can’t find a cure. Truth be told, it often feels like large sections of the flick were just pulled out in an effort to keep the momentum flowing - without seeming to worry about what those trims do to the whole of the plot, which is this:Ī small pocket of humanity hides deep inside an underground bunker while the aforementioned rage virus runs rampant on the surface. This is a weird, atonal, and plainly compromised horror flick, but it does boast a few amusing tidbits tucked in amongst the clunky character development and thoroughly disjointed story structure. This key deviation from established zombie lore is a fascinating one because it makes the victims all the more tragic: zombies are beyond reason, logic, and the ability to feel pain, whereas the “rage infected” human (which one can also find rampaging through movies like Rabid, 28 Weeks Later,, Quarantine, and both versions of The Crazies) is forced to deal with all sorts of biological horrors while also being (at least) partially aware of their imminent demise.Īnd that brings us to Patient Zero, which is to 28 Days Later‘s “rage virus” concept what hundreds of mostly forgettable zombie flicks are to George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. As a collective antagonist, the “rage infected” individual is not exactly the same as a “zombie” for one key reason: the infected person is not dead, while of course, the zombie is. Back in 2002 when Danny Boyle’s drop-dead awesome 28 Days Later hit the horror scene, it ushered in a whole new topic of conversation among genre fans.
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