This shot is from the end of the film, the surviving characters are on the boat and at this point, Ana is looking at Michael (her lover), who has been bitten and has stayed behind. This shot represents freedom and escape. It is untypical of a horror film to have an attractive, blonde female survive as they are stereotypically the female victim, so the fact that Ana has survived empowers women and challenges this stereotype. Her face and the background are slightly out of focus in this shot, and the main eye-catching object is the American Flag. This has a link contextually, perhaps to do with 9/11 which was only three years previous to this film, the zombies represent the middle eastern countries and the flag represents America, the fact that it is in focus suggests America's reign as the most powerful, economic, influential country.
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