I know it’s cool and all that we love zombies for a couple of reasons. First one has to be that they destroy the world and our never ending amount of debt and student loans we have acquired over the years. No more Bills to pay right? Sure…  Then we get to have no authority or law to guide us in our life. No more rules, no more making lines, no more sitting in the freeway waiting for traffic. Our life depends on our abilities of survival and quick thinking. Probably the best one out there is that the enemy that we face is a slow, bumbling, shambling piece of dead flesh that wants to kill you. I mean look at the tradeoffs! It’s pretty nice if you ask me.
Today I want to talk to you about something that irritates me a bit but hey its entertainment so can’t blame them given the circumstances. Imagine you’re walking around a field looking in all directions, you spot something that catches your eye like a nice juicy cow or pig that you haven’t had in a while. Now as you look back to see if anybody is watching you, all of a sudden as if the fucking thing flew in from a Space Craft a ZOMBIE appears right behind you and starts to battle you for your brains.
OK Let’s Pause….
I understand that we are facing slow stupid enemies but come on directors you got to give people the chance to at least fend for themselves. I mean what’s the point in trying to survive if you just magically insert X zombie into the scenario from nowhere and now he is in an up close and personal battle with you. LOL
I guess nothing is perfect, I guess people have to die. It’s also good entertainment. I’m sure movie directors or producers can come up with better ways of killing you than using the Invisible Zombie. For example: placing you in tight closed places or maybe fields that have high brush. That way when the zombie creeps up on you, it was because you didn’t see it, the grass was too high.
Please movie people give me a logical reason to really understand how a rotting piece of dead flesh can overpower an adult and basically kill him… I mean aren’t they kind of weak to begin with and that’s why they attack in groups.
Oh well… Movies can’t follow logic and that is why this page doesn’t follow logic either. If not then the Zombie Apocalypse would be over in about 15 days from all the bad ass people walking around with all their cool gear, weapons and transportation and the zombies would die from decomposition in about 30 days. That sure is the reality of things when the world goes to shit…
Till next time… -Martyr- “I Insertus Latinus So I Could Sound Cool and High Speedus”
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No the Zombies are not inherently weak. After some rotting they are, but they do have the potential to be incredibly strong given the lack of pain felt. We humans don’t use all our strength as it would cause damage to us, but a zombie isn’t concerned with that. That plus primal urges = strength. Think of them as dogs…. A dog will tear you up, just because they hunt in packs doesn’t make them weak.
i mean, u kinda have to look at it from a zombie enthusiast’s point of view. it might not necessarily happen with one zombie, but its not like each zombie would carry a siren, nevermind it was night time, given a certain amount of lighting is necessary for filming. He was also an old man…his time had come if he wonders around by himself at night. zombies also dont attack in groups because theyr weak, but because the virus was spread through contact. not to mention they are attracted to noise, and constantly make noise. also the virus gives the zombie an extremely unnaturally long existence and decaying process, since most decaying bacteria dies once it comes in contact with the virus. Btw, its not like when the apocalypse hits, people will tweet where to meet up to be all organized and wipe out the threat for world peace to ensue for all mankind. it will be mass hysteria, panic, and people killing and robbing others with their “high tech weapons”
plus zombies are unnaturally strong since their muscles remain intact and they have no sense of self preservation. they can bite and rip AT LEAST twice as hard as a normal person, even if it causes self harm.
heres an example. did you know your finger has the consistency of a carrot? go ahead and bite on your finger slightly. your brain will immediately tell you to stop and it will exaggerate the pressure actually present to prevent self harm. zombies dont have this, hence an unnatural strength.
keep in mind, we have yet to see a zombie and this is all speculation. but if your gonna critique something, at least try to do it correctly, and not take your argument from one situation in a TV series.
hope your not in my group though
You presented good points as to why zombies could be incredibly strong. There is one thing you forgot about, when you die after a period of time as part of the decay and decomposition process rigamortis sets in(not sure if I spelled it correctly) this is the one thing that never sat well with me in zombie movies. When rigamortis happens basically the muscles and bones in the body kind of lock up so in short the corpse becomes as stiff as a board. So really if a corpse got up and tried to move or walk any muscles or bones it used in the movement would just snap off. I love zombie movies as much as the next zombie fan does but rigamortis basically contradicts the whole idea of zombies aka walkers. Well I guess the story could go oh the virsu prevents rigamortis from happening. I enjoyed your ideas and explanation it was a very well thought out argument I enjoyed reading your reply, If Z-day does come I hope to have someone like you watching my back.
Rigor mortis affects muscles and is not permanent. After several hours the muscles go soft again. Also it does not set in instantaneously so if a dead body reanimates as quickly as Shane did, rigor mortis would not even have occurred yet.
well, u gotta look at the fact that if u smelt something like a zombie that has been in the swamp for what looked like a couple weeks it would have muscle decay and dale woulda smelled it plus it wouldnt have beeen that silent, if u have read any zombie survival guides u would know zombies let out a moaning sound when prey is in sight
Dale was pretty distracted, you could tell by the look on his face (Probably real since the actor knew he was just about to be torn apart..)
Maybe the zombie was having a lie down after his big meal? They’ve been known to take a seat on a bus (series 1)
Although it is strange how Dale didn’t hear a thing and the zombies are known for shuffling along and groaning, but then I guess he’s no Daryl and if I saw a torn apart cow that near the house I’d be pretty shocked too. Too shocked to notice a faint rustling from the zombie lying on the ground perhaps?
I preferred the “invisible zombie” to if he had realised the zombie was there and hadn’t managed to defend himself from a distance; that would have been pathetic.
Dale’s death seems similar to Amy’s really, in the sense that the zombie was there moments before they were attacked and they simply didn’t notice it. In Amy’s death the walker actually walked around the door (if I remember correctly) while she was standing there, and even then it took a few seconds for it to grab her arm and bite her.
Even in the preview for the finale Carl and Rick didn’t realise there was a HERD OF ZOMBIES approaching them until they started moaning, and they were just walking along asif the worst was over.
I probably lost my point halfway through that rant, but the zombie may have appeared to come from nowhere; but it’s been shown previously how they can sneak up on people when they don’t properly perceive their surroundings.
I had a problem with the whole sequence of event that finished with Dale getting ambushed in a open field with no one around just moments before. Stealth is not a zombie’s expertise other than not drawing attention by gabbing a whole lot. As a plot twist it was interesting but not really logical. With Shane is was a bit confusing because how did he get infected so quietly? He was a bit of a jerk but I still had faith in his courage and intent to do the right thing. That seems like a plot hole to me too.