Dawn Of The Dead (1979) Image Analysis

In this scene Fran and Steven are in bed naked but looking totally out of love with each other. Fran looks really unimpressed and because the scene suggests that they have been sexually active it once again questions the male hero’s male power and ability. This is shot from a high angle which makes the subjects seem vulnerable and small to the audience. This scene comes at the end of a slow montage sequence showing Peter, Fran and Roger feeling imprisoned by the mall that they had originally been enthralled by this is George A Romero commenting on consumerism and materialism that were becoming increasingly dominant ideologies within America in the late seventies and eighties. This political satire is typical Of Romero’s Auteur style (Andrew Sarris). This is the only scene in the film which includes sexual taboo as they are both naked, this film is very weakly linked to the genre theory (Thomas Shatz) and relies more on context and auteurs.