Dawn of the Dead (2004) compare and contrast to Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Dawn of the Dead is a 1978 horror movie containg the themes of survival, humanity and isolation. It was directed and written by George A. Romero and produced by Richard P. Rubstein. The film was funded by Laurel with a budget of $650,000 and had made $55,000,000 worldwide. It stars David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger and Gaylen Ross. Only Gaylen Ross went on to do other films which were highly received as she had become an director. The film hadn't won many awards however it was nominated for best make up. The film follows 4 people as they attempt to survive  zombie apocalypse in a shopping centre. Films similar to this would be Dawn of the Dead (2004), Night of the living Dead (1968) and 28 Days Later(2002).

Dawn of the Dead is a 2004 horror movie containing the themes of survival, humanity and morales. It was directed by Zack Snyder based off George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978) screen platy by James Gunn and produced by Marc Abraham, Eric Newman and Richard P. Rubstein. The film was funded by strike entertainment with a budget of  $26,000,000 and made $59,000,000 in America. The film stars too many characters to be listed as I feel they are weak characters. The film won only one award however it was often nominated for best horror film. The film is based off the script of George A. Romero's 1978 Dawn of the Dead. Films similar to this would be Dawn of the Dead (1978), Zombieland and Shaun of the Dead (2004).

In the films they both have a strong use of sound and misc en scene. This can be seen in the original as when ever a tense scary moment would be slowly approaching a high pitched sound would be heard, this would be making the audience nervous. In addition when a  action type section would be approaching then a more jazz type track would arrive making the graphic nature of the content less disgusting to the audience. Music is used in the remake as the track "Down with the sickness" is used mainly for it's high energy and the fact that it has something to do with viruses. An altered slow downed version of the song is in the film to demonstrate how slow the world seems to be to the characters.

However a clear difference in the films is the amount of characters in the film. As in the 2004 film there are 16 survivors! When in the original there is only 4. This means that the performance time we have of the characters is severely cut unfortunately making the audience have less of a bond with the audience making them care more for their survival. While having the survivors in the original having more screen time meaning that you can learn more about them see their characteristics and also care more for them.