Shaun Of The Dead: David (Dylan Moran)

Many monsters in movies used to be people, though, and we still consider them monsters.

Well what I mean is, in those other cases they usually transform somehow. Zombies remain entirely human in appearance and biology, just not in behavior.

Not in behavior eh, Steve? Then how do you explain the Re-Animator? Or the Return of the Living Dead series? Or this little film?

In response to all the comments on how Dave was a good guy and should have survived, I believe, no, no he shouldn't although rusty makes a good point.

All the zombies in Re-Animator become mindless flesheaters. The only one who does not is Dr. Carl Hill, but then again he merely becomes undead, not actually a zombie; his will and intellect are far too strong for him to revert to mindlessness.

As far as I know, David wasn't decapitated (as it says in the report), he had his intestines ripped out. Unless I missed something...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/10/2006 03:18PM by Matt.

Actually, you did miss something. After David's intestines were ripped out, the zombies snap off his arms and legs and, if you pay attention, you can see his head being pulled off from what remained of his body and taken into the crowd of zombies.

Ah. At least we know that we need Dismemberment too...

The DVD contains an extended version of this scene in the 'Missing Bits' section. David actually apologizes to Shaun before his demise.

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Yeah, they removed that scene because they thought it made his death too sympathetic... I just think it's one of those things that he kinda deserved it and kinda didn't. I'm not the type to say someone deserves to die, but let's be honest; Shaun's step-dad didn't really deserve to die either, and it's not as though Shaun and co. were going "Yeah, eat his guts zombies!" They were just as horrified and attempted to save him as well.