This is the scene where Flyboy is attempting
to shoot a zombie but failed after many attempts, Roger then steps in and gets
a headshot with his first shot. This mid-shot
shows both of the characters facial
expressions, allowing you to gain knowledge of the power that they behold.
Roger is smaller but he is focused and remains calm when needed, proved by the
unnerved facial expression he shows.
However, Flyboy has a total different expression; he almost seems as if he is
in disbelief, almost astonished how he can’t manage the same.
The use of the phallic symbols of the shotguns is very powerful in telling which
the superior character is. Roger’s shotgun is aimed at a target connoting to the intense focus and
masculinity that Roger’s character is perceived to have. On the other hand,
Flyboy’s is to the side, upside down and goes out of the frame, connoting his lesser manhood, almost as
if he feminine, he doesn’t behold any male
protagonist traits other than his appearance.
This scene is all about George A. Romero reversing the representations
of different characters by using the
mise-en-scene to create this effect.
This is a technique that he repeatedly uses throughout the film, especially
with Flyboy. Romero often uses this trick throughout his films where her
reverses stereotypes for instance,
the likable protagonist zombie ‘Bub’
in Day of the Dead (1985).
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