George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead

Raid on a zombie infested town for supplies. 

“I thought this was going to be a battle. Its a fucking massacre.” 

The use of fireworks to mesmerize the zombies, the overwhelming firepower used to wipe most of them out and raiding the town to secure its resources for the rich and powerful of Fiddler’s Green is often cited as a commentary on the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. “Shock and Awe”, superior firepower to the point of overkill against an outgunned enemy, all for the purpose of stealing what they have to benefit the rich. Along with the the vast inequality in the fortress city, Romero also satirizes the imperialism of late phase capitalism.