In the remake the movie still showed the zombies but seemed to focus more on the character development with in the group. It was adaptive to the social climate of the times. Barbra went from being a comatose extra to a self-empowered female like those of the women's movement. The 1968 original feature of prominent African-American who was highly educated, a total opposite of the general sterotype of that age. Late 1960's -Social Revolution occurs.
Women begin to advance in work place and prove they can perform any job that any male can do.
1970's -Continuation of trend begun in 1960's is beginning to pick up steam. 1980's -Women can be found in top executive positions and are held in high regard in the work place. Wages still need to check up to those of their male counterparts. In general the social commentary played a large role in the remake. The change family life was also different then in the 1968 original.