MelliferaHappy #BlackFriday y'all!
Did y'all know that the OG zombie movie, Night of the Living Dead, has a black protagonist? Neither did I. Apparently, George Romero didn't write the part of Ben as black, it's just that Duane Jones was that good.
I hadn't watched Night of the Living Dead before now because, with very few exceptions, I do not do body horror. I can't even watch surgery shows, fuck watching a bunch shambling dead people run around in various states of decay with bits rotting off. 🤮
Still, I wanted to see it because (even though they never say the Z word) it's the flick every zombie movie is trying to be. Even though I was forced to see peoples insides on their outsides, 🤮 it was excellent. The fact that Ben is black gives it an interesting undercurrent that changes the movie from a low budget yet terrifying monster flick to a commentary on racism and Civil Rights. With monsters.
Definitely worth the watch. It's available in B&W or colorized on #Tubi and YouTube.
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