easily my top 10 films of all time

Rating: 10/10 (16 January 2015)

Probably no one will read this, but I am a product of gen-x and narcissistic enough to write a review anyway. Let me start at the beginning. This movie made me laugh uncontrollably and sit on the edge of my seat when I was a young idealistic student. Now that I am an old, cynical hag, I still find this movie very entertaining and not just because of the obvious laughs. I really think this movie is the perfect movie of my generation. I think it has been said before, but still, this movie is somehow one of the most truthful, existential commentaries on post-modern humanity. I won't say how it happened because I don't know and I am too lazy to do the real research, but I know an existential masterpiece when I see one. This movie by using the subtext of a zombie apocalypse , taps into the deepest questions of what it means to be a post-modern adult and the extreme angst that many of the generation x have felt in the disintegration of a family unit and an identity after being raised on such ideals as Happy Days and The Brady Bunch. And I think it was one of the firsts to tap into that whole zombie apocalypse angst which is now common fodder. These characters are so identifiable and lovable that you can follow their journey of discovery and ultimately find hope in the future. Because, really, "I want to believe."