Shaun of the Dead

Simon Pegg is a genius, although I doubt you've heard his name. He is the creator of the British sitcom Spaced and movies such as Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead. Shaun of the Dead is a particular interesting take on the zombie movie genre. It is an amalgam of comedy and the living dead, and not to mention more than a handful of British charm. Shaun is a lowly technology store worker who finds himself caught in the middle of a zombie invasion. The movie really catches your attention because it doesn't follow the average storyline of a film about the undead. Instead of holing himself up inside his house or at a warehouse or a military base, his plan is to go to a pub and have a pint until it all blows over. On top of the unique story, the movie is laced with comedic value portrayed by down-to-earth characters. Ed, Shaun's flatmate, is a shining example of this. He is jobless, lazy, but suprisingly cheerful. He is the kind of person who makes everything a scapegoat for his own faults, but also wants everyone to be happy, which is shown in later scenes of the movie as he is making up stories trying to cheer Shaun up after Shaun's girlfriend, Liz, broke up with him. Shaun of the Dead makes for an interesting movie due to it's charm, and kindhearted nature. It's like a comedy movie caught in the apocalypse. I don't doubt that it is the first movie to actual capture peoples hearts while wildly bludgeoning the living dead all at the same time, which is what makes this movie stand out from any other in the horror and comedy genres.