I Am Legend (2007)
Consolidated Answer Option
Vincent Price Original: The Last Man on Earth (1964), Charleston Heston Remake: The Omega Man (1971) and Will Smith Remake: I Am Legend (2007)
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Poll: Are You Prepared for the Next Zombie Apocalypse?
In the summer of 2003, after watching the British horror movie 28 Days Later... (2002), a group of friends discussed how they would have handled the challenges faced by the characters in the film and asked themselves that very same question. Their discussion became the inspiration for the Zombie Squad, a non-profit community service and disaster preparedness organization that uses the "Zombie Apocalypse" metaphor for any natural or man-made disaster. It is just one example of how a love of film can be a force for good in the world, with the organization now totaling over fifty "official" chapters and a thousand plus members worldwide.
In May 2011, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sanctioned a tongue-in-cheek campaign that tapped into the public's fascination with zombie apocalypse films to raise public awareness of emergency preparedness. It kicked off its campaign, Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse, with the tweet: "If you're ready for a zombie apocalypse, then you're ready for any emergency." Overnight, the tweet went viral with 1.2 million followers and the resulting influx of web page traffic overwhelmed and crashed the CDC emergency preparedness website.
Every May, the Zombie Research Society sponsors Zombie Awareness Month, intended to bring awareness about zombies and the possibility of a future zombie apocalypse. Taken together, these three campaigns clearly demonstrate that movies can be a great way to educate on any topic, with zombie apocalypse preparedness or general emergency preparedness being no different.
Which of these selected zombie apocalypse movies did the best job of educating you on how to survive a zombie apocalypse or alternatively made you the most prepared to survive any other type of disaster?
Make Your Choice
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World War Z (2013)
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Zombieland (2009)
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Shaun of the Dead (2004)
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28 Days Later (2002)
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28 Weeks Later (2007)
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Resident Evil (2002)
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Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Consolidated Answer OptionOriginal: Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Sarah Polley Remake: Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead (2004)
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Train to Busan (2016)
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Warm Bodies (2013)
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Planet Terror (2007)
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Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
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Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
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Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
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Night of the Living Dead (1968)
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Braindead (1992)
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Land of the Dead (2005)
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Army of Thieves (2021)
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One Cut of the Dead (2017)
Consolidated Answer OptionFrench Remake: Final Cut (2022) and Japanese Original: One Cut of the Dead (2017)
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The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
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The Dead Don't Die (2019)
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The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
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Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
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Cargo (2017)
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#Alive (2020)
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Peninsula (2020)
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Pontypool (2008)
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Open Grave (2013)
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Night of the Creeps (1986)
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Night of the Comet (1984)
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Cockneys vs Zombies (2012)
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Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014)
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Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)
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Maggie (2015)
Another Educational Zombie Apocalypse Movie Not ListedMaggie (2015) [as the pictured example]
