Zombieland

The film I chose to study through different theories was Zombieland, and it has prominent aspects of several different lenses, including Marxist, Feminist, Freudian, and Cognitive One of the first theories I thought up of that can be applied to this film is a Feminist theory. This film depicts Wichita and Little rock as two of the main protagonists in the film, and they are repeatedly shown to be witty and cunning, acting out desperate “I need help” skits to rob other survivors of all their gear and weapons, which is what they did to Columbus and Tallahassee. Twice. This shows the independence of women and their depiction as strong and unreliant on men. From a Marxist Lens: Zombieland is a film about the survival of a few in a world overrun by zombies. The mass of zombies can be seen as the majority of the population, everybody who is following the same mindset and living lives in a sort of trance and zombielike way. The four protagonists are the nonconformists, those who resist the temptations of society and fight against it. Freudian: I did not find very interesting aspects of Freudianism film theory within this movie, but possibly Tallahassee and his hatred towards zombies can be related to Freudian theory, since he harbors this hatred towards them due to the loss of his son. This shows the affect of the loss of a loved one and how it causes aggression to rise within someone. Cognitive: When the viewer sees the final scenes of the movie, where all four main characters bond with twinkies and kisses, they feel heart warmed, and feel a connection with Columbus as he has finally found what he was looking for the whole time, a family and happiness.