Zombies have taken over Berlin! The intrigue of zombie
movies has become transcontinental, seeing as how this is an inevitability we
must all prepare for and unite over. This was intended on being a
post-Halloween post, a little late maybe, but none-the-less relevant. We should
all be well versed as to how Americans handle our not-so-friendly undead
friends: machine guns, flamethrowers (everyone has these), chopping off of
heads, and driving around in hummers. Americans are well aware of the perils of
having open wounds, untrustworthy friends, and leaving one's house alone during
a zombie apocalypse. So how would Germans handle such a terrifying situation?
The 2010 German zombie film Rammbock deals with the outbreak of an uncontrollable zombie virus
in Berlin. Hoping to surprise his ex-girlfriend, Gabi, with the keys to her apartment
and conclude a relationship, Michael unexpectedly becomes trapped in her apartment with
Gabi nowhere to be found, and zombies on the loose allover Berlin. Also trapped in her apartment is a young handyman, Harper. They
communicate with the neighbors through the windows of their apartments overlooking the a
courtyard. The communication between the neighbors does little to remedy any
situation, or provide any sort of camaraderie because they have to yell to hear each other, and we all know zombies love loud noises nor have they learned that zombies die when you chop off their heads or hit them in the skull
with an axe, as we have learned from movies like Zombie Land, and TV shows like The
Waking Dead. As the apartment
complex becomes infiltrated with zombies they learn that the progression of the
virus can be delayed by taking heavy sedatives. The movie gains speed as a
fellow neighbor across the way ask for Michael's help to find more sedatives for
his pre-zombified wife. During the fight against the zombies to find and deliver more
sedatives, Michael and Harper learn several things: Gabi is alive living with
her new lover in the attic (a total bummer for Michael), and that zombies are afraid of quickly flashing
lights (like those from a camera flash). And with this I leave you to watch the
movie, which you can find for instant play on Netflix.
From this movie we can observe that Germans and Americans
react fairly similarly during a zombie apocalypse. There is a common sense of
concern for loved ones, camaraderie, and in the end, every man for himself. Germans just need to learn how to kill zombies, and they'll be OK.Dorothy
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