JC: Film Analysis 2: Zombieland (Fleischer, 2009)

Zombieland (Fleischer, 2009)

MEDIA AUDIENCES

- The target audience of this film are the core horror cinema audience: 16-29

From the opening, the audience can assume that the film is largely based around crude humour (Over-gory blood effects, people being attacked in compromising situations, exaggerated hard-rock soundtrack.)

- As a British teenager, I view this opening as a typical, american horror-comedy. 

- From watching the opening alone,I feel as if the entire film relies on crude humour to support a possibly poor storyline and exaggerated, unecessary gore.

- Many people of my age group would possibly find this film entertaining however, I think the exaggerated music and gore make the film seem generic and uninteresting. 

REPRESENTATION AND IDEOLOGY

-This opening represents a few stereotypes of american society:

- The brief narrative of: 'Fasten your seat belts, it's gonna be a bumpy ride' is read in a young, male voice, which suggests that the protagonist of the film is an american adolescent.

Other stereotypes include:

- Homeless man preaching the rapture

- Overweight businessman visiting strip clubs

- Young man firing machine gun