Scene Analysis Of A Sequence In 28 Days Later

Mise en scene analysis of a sequence in 28 Days Later
28 days later is a controversial, contemporary noir, horror hybrid, directed by Danny Boyle and released in 2002. The film contains themes of escapism, fear, religion and rationalizes zombies to create fear for a contemporary audience. As Danny Boyle didn’t want to create a ‘run of the mill’ zombie cliché, he chose to run the idea of fear than illness, something society has created so the fear (virus – rage) becomes a psychological sickness in the film. The film follows Jim awakening 28 days following the infection, after he was in a coma. While trying to rationalize seeing a deserted London the first infected he encounters is a priest, which shows the modern day disillusionment of religion as a priest is whom you usually seek sanctuary from. He begins a quest to seek others in his confused state. During his ‘quest’ he is saved by the female protagonist; Selena who shows her only priority of surviving. The only other female character in this film is
A large elegant mirror, a window, a chair with a white throw and a bath. The choice of positioning these shots in a bathroom could connote washing away sins and calming the rage inside. Hannah kneels in front of the bath holding a picture of her family, this scene is showing her final grasp on reality and whether she’ll change as a person and she’ll no longer be innocent connoting that hope would be lost. The next shot shows an infected soldier run into the room, the use of the infected being a soldier positions the audience in despair, as soldier is supposed to be skilled, unique, the best at what he can be, a soldier is supposed to be the hero, and at this point a rage infested soldier is about to find and turn the last innocent child into a monster. A typical convention of the horror genre as it’s a negative image of an authorative