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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 8:26 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:01 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 8:27 am
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I prefer the shambling zombie over the sprinting zombie. I suppose it's because the sprinting zombie seems unrealistic. I mean, it makes sense in 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, Left 4 Dead, and Left 4 Dead 2. Those zombies aren't actually dead. They're just sick. They're frightening, but they're also easy to kill. The zombies in the remake of Dawn of the Dead, on the other hand, are dead. There's no reason for them to be moving as quickly as they do.
First of all, rigor mortis sets in about 3 hours after death, reaches maximum stiffness about 12 hours after death, and gradually dissipates until about 72 hours after death. That means that zombies should only be able to move quickly immediately after death. After that, rigor mortis sets in, and by the time it dissipates, the body will have begun to decay, making fluidity of motion an impossibility. Secondly, muscles stop repairing themselves after death. That means that every time a zombie exerts itself, its muscles are damaged and their effectiveness is reduced. Lastly, the heart stops beating after death. That means that the blood is no longer flowing and the brain is no longer receiving the oxygen it needs from the body. This causes massive brain damage, making it impossible for a zombie to be able to run, jump, climb or quickly change direction. Unless the thing that animates the zombie can compensate for these problems, the sprinting zombie is just impossible.
That being said, I've never thought that the shambling zombie's slow speed makes it any less frightening. It's really not the speed with which they pursue you that scares me. It's the tenacity. They will never, ever stop, not until you kill them or they kill you.
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:16 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:58 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:23 am
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