George Romero

Zombies have been such significant popularity for years. People have seen The Walking Dead. But then zombie films in my mind started due to the sense of one man, George Romero. He directed and created a black and white zombie film known as "Dawn of the Dead." He made many films following for over forty years. Creating his well-known series as "Night of the Living Dead Series." Romero is such an exciting filmmaker. This article will go over his life, his films, and what kept him well known as the god of zombies.

Romero graduated college in 1960. He developed his first film company known as Image Ten Productions, which launched his first film in his series, Night of the Living Dead. It was seen as a cult classic. Defining a moment in cinema history in regards to horror. In the first film, a famous line that many people did not forget, "They are coming to get you, Barbara."

Another film of Romero's that was well known after doing Night of the Living Dead was "The Crazies." The film was focused on a bio spill that induces an epidemic of homicidal madness. In 1978 he directed the second film that followed his first dead movie called "Dawn of the Dead." The film focused on survivors being stuck in a mall while many zombies were outside. It was interesting because this was the second of George Romero's movies, and it was in color. It was interesting to see how he depicted zombies. How they had a blue face like they had frostbite. How they did not even growl or say a word. They only had blue faces and would walk into walls. He was given only a 1.3 million dollar budget, and it leads to being a significant success with it gaining 55 million dollars internationally.

George Romero teamed up in the early 1980s with well-known horror writer Stephen King, and he directed a movie in 1982 called "Creepshow." It was unique because it was one movie, but it focused on five short stories. In keeping with Romero's tradition of filming in and around the Pittsburgh area, most of the film was shot in an empty all-girls school located outside Greensburg, Pennsylvania. In 1985 he directed his 3rd dead film known as "Day of the Dead." It all took place in a bunker. Scientists wanted to see the zombie's weaknesses and see what can be their real downfall.

In 2004 it happened, and Universal Studios wanted to have one of George Romero's films created a remake. Dawn of the Dead was made into a remake, and Romero did not have a part. But he did get too involved in it. Instead, in 2005 he directed another dead film known as "Land of the Dead" 2005. It had more of a well-known cast. In the end, it leads to positive reviews from the people who saw the film in the theater.

Over time critics noticed that Romero would have some form of a message attached to his Dead movies. In the second one, directed in 1978, he showed social commentary all due to it being a satire on a social and economic order that encourages the acquisition of goods and services in massive amounts. Day of the Dead was a study of a conflict between scientists and the military. Land of the Dead went more so into examine class conflict.

The final two dead movies were called "Diary of the Dead," which came out in 2007, and his last film was called "Survival of the Dead," which was released in 2009. Both were the only ones that were somewhat connected. That was the final film he directed before passing away in 2017.

George Romero was a well-known director that should never be forgotten. People watch The Walking Dead if they want to see a good show with zombies. But Romero made it a reality. Making zombies possible to be seen and understood by the people in theaters.