Author Jonathan Klotz
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Long ago M. Night Shyamalan turned plants into killers What’s Happeningand a few years before George Romero turned fear on its head and Night of the Living DeadBritish sci-fi horror series introduced the world to the Triffids. Adapting the popular book of the same name, Day of the Triffidsmaybe about aliens instead of zombies, but it has had a lasting impression on zombie horror for 60 years. In particular, 28 Days Later and The Walking Dead was heavily influenced by the 1963 film.

Humans Are A Real Beast

Day of the Triffids begins with a strange meteor shower that blinds everyone who sees it, save for Bill, a marine who was recovering in the hospital when it happened. The way Bill wanders from the hospital to the empty streets of the city is one of those things that you might not have realized was respectful. Danny Boyle decided to shoot Cillian Murphy the same goes for manufacturing After 28 daysbut that’s not all the two films have in common.

“Humans are the real beast” has become the expected message in many horror films, and After 28 days He goes through this with the third event, the arrival of soldiers in an empty house. It’s similar to what happened in the 1951 novel, The Day of the Triffids, down to the use of zombies/triffids as a weapon. The movie changed a lot from the book to the point of changing the ending to something more hopeful, but between the two, you can see the DNA of After 28 days.

When the movie version of Day of the Triffids it bears little resemblance to the book, nor does it make clear where the Triffids came from. There is an implication in the book that it is the result of a Soviet experiment, but the film includes spores that are spread by a mysterious meteor shower, making it look like an attack. a stranger colors. What both versions have in common is a young woman, Susan, whom Bill befriends and protects as he wanders the countryside in search of a safe haven.

60 years later

Day of the Triffids it’s not a traditional zombie film, but it still helped set the template for the genre to follow. The 1963 movie currently has 78% of new critics on Rotten Tomatoes, compared to 51% of viewers, but it has over 5,000 reviews for a 61-year-old movie, and it’s still better than most. sci-fi Movies released in 2024. Later adaptations may be more faithful to the original book, including the 2009 mini-series with Jason Priestly, Brian CoxVanessa Redgrave, and Eddie Izzard, but none of them have had a lasting impact but less than the original.

Biography of George Romero Night of the Living Deadthe most powerful zombie film of all time, released five years later Day of the Triffidsbut together, the two films helped launch a sub-genre of horror that is still popular today. In the last 20 years, zombie movies that subvert the genre and turn it sideways have become popular, since. Shaun of the Dead to Safa dieswith different results. But through it all, the 1963 British horror film has quietly inspired countless films and books.

Before you look back After 28 days preparation 28 years laterdo yourself a favor with the river Day of the Triffids free on Pipes, Philor Crackleand see if you can see the honors and references.