Night of the Living Dead (1968)

 Night of the Living Dead, directed by George A. Romero, was the first zombie movie ever made. With out this, the Zombie sub-genera would more likely not have excised.

This film was well made and great bases for most movies with the zombie theme. The most recent and most popular zombie themed show on television to day would be AMCs: The Walking Dead. Many links can be made between the two motion pictures, even thought they are made more then 40 years apart.

Oe example of the influence the movie had was the farm house. Both white, older, in-the-middle-of-no-where, farm houses. They where both well made for the time period but also sent out a stereo-type for almost every farm house you see in movies now a days.

Another influence is the little girl zombie. You will see some form of child in most zombie films. This is because in "Night of the living dead", she was the most frightening thing on screen. Innocence turned horrible.

Many movies were made thanks to Night of the Living dead, and many more will be made.
This movie is defiantly something you should watch if your planning to see modern day zombie movies as well.

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