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Rating: 10/10 (25 March 2017)

Shaun of the Dead is notable for the kinetic directional style used by director Edgar Wright. It is a comedy/horror film that is a suspenseful zombie movie and a British comedy. The film puts the viewers on the edge of their seats and will have you laughing out loud at the most suspenseful moments in the film. The audience is kept interested by the brilliant dialogue, laughs, and gore. We are introduced Shaun who seems to live a very flat and boring life and seems to be quite content with his short comings in life. Shaun has some serious growing up to do and his lack of direction and disconnect with the world around him makes him completely blind to the zombie outbreak that breaks out in London. It is said that in a crisis is when you see the character of a man and for Shaun the day of reckoning is now. There are three central themes in this film are comedy, horror, and romance. The film takes seemingly ordinary actions and make them oddly intense by using uncomfortable close-ups, loud sound effects and unexpected transitions. The sudden transitions help to build suspense long before any of the real action occurs. This is a very successful technique that can add suspense and tension around extremely humorous dialogue and character interaction. The zombies are very slow in this film versus new films but it gives us a lot more dialogue between the characters
The main method of portraying the comedy in the film us through irony. The irony of how many times the outbreak is right in front of Shaun and his best friend Ed is hilarious. Shaun is a very easily lovable character despite his many flaws and you route for him to succeed. A main staple of the film is the sound effects. Using intense and defined, that is typically found in action movies, for the normal everyday activities heightens the humor of the scene. Shaun's lackadaisical life comes with an action-packed soundtrack, muting outside noises, so the audience can focus their attention on the stumbling against an object or the opening of a soda can which becomes an epic action. This film has that laugh out loud factor that will make it memorable for years to come.