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subsequent sci-fi thriller Sunshine (also starring
Cillian Murphy and written by Alex Garland)
and the fi lm’s 2007 sequel, 28 Weeks Later.
Jim soon fi nds out that he isn’t quite as alone
as he thought – those infected by the virus are
still roaming the streets but they aren’t quite
human anymore. They are fi lled with pure
rage and they’re also extremely contagious –
if their blood or saliva mixes with yours, you’ll
quickly be turned yourself.
And you certainly don’t want that. The
infected in 28 Days Later are terrifying – gone
are the slow, lumbering zombies as depicted
in George A Romero’s seminal Night Of The
Living Dead. Instead, the infected can run as
fast as you can and they’re spurred on by aneed for frenzied violence, frantically clawing
and biting their way through their afterlife.
Hooking up with fellow survivors Selena
(Naomie Harris) and father and daughter
Frank (Brendan Gleeson) and Hannah
(Megan Burns), Jim searchers for the “answer
to infection” that has been promised on a
mysterious radio broadcast that leads him to
an army base where he fi nds out the infected
aren’t the only ones to worry about...
28 Days Later was a pretty big departure
from Boyle’s previous fi lm, The Beach, which
was based on Garland’s novel, but his ability
to build tension is apparent in both. 28 Days
Later is laced with beautiful moments of calm
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