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 Originally Posted by boost
ya, this is why I've always enjoyed zombie fiction that occupies the hours/days/weeks(at most) after the epidemic. Obv it is all fiction, but skeleton warriors require much more suspension of disbelief than people infected by a virus that essentially makes them "undead" and have a craving for brains. Of course WWZ and TWD zombies aren't magically assembled skeleton archers, but the disregard for biology makes them further along on the spectrum then say, zombies from 28 days (who, iirc, aren't actually dead, but just infected with a virus that causes them to rot away and crave brains).
Furthermore, TWD has made me realize how much more I enjoy fast, 28 days type zombies when compared to the traditional slow shuffling lot that are present in older fiction and TWD.
28 Days was just a rage virus. They didn't even rot or crave brains, just wanted to kill everything. Those films were far and away the best depiction of zombie-like material on screen. The next best is I Am Legend despite its many flaws.
The lumbering, rotting zombie needs to be replaced by something more sophisticated (but not necessarily more believable IMO, just more conducive to consistent storytelling)
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