The Museum of Modern Art screened Night of the Living Dead to recognize its cultural as well as historical value, citing that:
"Released at a time when disillusionment was running rampant in the country--spurred by the Vietnam War and the recent assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy--Americans identified with the film's shocking suggestion: death is random and without purpose. No one dies for the greater good or to further the survival of others. Instead, people die to feed faceless, ordinary America. A metaphor for societal anxiety, the sight of America literally devouring itself and the representation of the desecration of the wholesome American family...served as a release for the country's repressed trauma."
What are some specific examples in the film that you see support this interpretation? Please be sure to explain your examples clearly and fully. Post is due Wed, April 3rd. No comments required.
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