As Noah stated in one of our recent discussion's, zombie movies seem to be connected to the middle class and in particular their fear of social unrest. The line that stood out most in my mind during the movie was when Tallahassee and Columbus come upon the yellow H2 and when Columbus, following the rules of Zombieland, checks the back seat to find quite the cache of weapons. Upon this discovery Tallahassee exclaims "thank God for rednecks". While it is true that the possession of a weapon isn't limited to the redneck culture, oftentimes when we think of people who own large amounts of guns [because lets face it, not everyone has a Benelli Aggressor, Uzi and a few high powered rifles on hand) we often envision rednecks or people of an associated class. This line, then, justifies their, at times controversial, possession of these weapons. If it weren't for the gun laws that a portion of the middle class support then everyone would be in serious trouble. Instead of wasting zombie's with shotguns and Glock's then you'd better hope you were either Bruce Willis or Mickey Mantle.
On the drive home from the theater I was also reminded of another discussion of ours. I realized that while I had seen this movie in the theater, several of us would probably opt to watch it online. I too watch movies via unscrupulous websites but I enjoyed Zombieland to such a degree that I think I will buy the DVD. Maybe this is a possible definition of art. Maybe true art isn't defined by its longevity or universality but by whether or not I buy the DVD or just rip it off of Piratebay.
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