DOTD 2004 Image Analysis 1

This shot is a part of the title sequence where it is being discussed where the virus and zombies originated. This part where it shows Muslim’s praying in a mosque flashes on screen for a matter of seconds. What this shot says is the disease came from the Middle East which links to the historical context and mass fears of terrorism especially from the 9/11 which happened in 2001. The shot is grainy and very much like a usual news report adding to the realism of the film making it more believable and therefore more worrying to audiences. Due to the lack of time the shot is on screen it is a very subtle hint to the audience that this is where the disease originates. It could be a metaphor for how destroyed our world is becoming with issues such as terrorism taking over and creating reputations and stereotypes for a wide variety of people for example all Muslims. There is parallel music being played over the top of it. The song is Johnny Cash - ‘The man comes around’ and it contains numerous biblical references which further suggests the constant battle between Christianity and Islam.