The Femme Fatalities

Dawn of the Dead: Unearthing Relevance: A Deep Dive into Grief and Modern Society


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Trigger Warnings: death, violence, cannibalism, child death, family dynamics, illness and sickness (including discussion), gore, blood, discussing death


Happy 45th Anniversary to the original Dawn of the Dead and Happy 20th to the remake! Even though it’s been over 45 years since the original and 20 for the remake, their social commentary is still relevant today. 

In the remake, the dog does not die.


5:00 Sexism and gender roles

7:00 The Mall and why it was important

9:49 Interpersonal conflict

14:17 Socioeconomics

17:41 Trauma bonding and grief

21:00 Communicating wishes if you are ill (Do not resuscitate, power of attorney, your wishes)

28:00 Anna shares about witnessing death

29:00 Capitalism 

30:00 Relationship dynamics and society 

42:30 The beauty in life in the face of death

43:00 Who do you most relate to?


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The Femme FatalitiesBy Anna Margaret