We were recently alerted to the existence of a fairly slick short indie film featuring Zombies entitled ‘Morbid’, and after reading BuyZombie’s take on the film and its production values, I felt that what was really *missing* from this conversation was the Zombie Rights perspective. What does ‘Morbid’ have to say about Zombies?

Well, you can watch the entire film for yourself at the bottom of this post, but in short: nothing good. ‘Morbid’ opens with a machine gun toting man roaming the empty halls of what is apparently a hospital, searching for someone. A very strange hospital to be sure; I mean, have you ever seen a hospital whose hallways are completely clear? No supplies, no gurneys, no machinery, no clipboards on the walls? Weird.

He moves from room to room, searching, first of all, for any that are unlocked. He finds a room full of individuals, I suppose they’re probably supposed to be Zombies, standing around silently, and leaves quietly, shutting the door behind him. That was rude, I thought; they were probably trying to get some sleep. It was dark in there, and night time, after all. Not a good first impression.

So it’s a hospital that treats Zombies, and we have a Living person roaming the halls with a gun. Hmm. The menacing individual ventures further into the building and finds what appears to be a hotel bedroom; meanwhile, the Zombies follow some distance behind, no doubt upset about the whole rudeness thing.

At this point I feel I must advise our Differently Animated readers; please, don’t confront the gun-toting madmen on your own. Please call the police and/or contact a Zombie Advocacy organization to work on your behalf.

The man finds a body apparently rotting, possibly reviving as a Zombie, in that weird hotel room, and then unfortunately one of the Zombies confronts him over his lunatic behavior, and… it’s not pretty folks. I won’t sugar coat it. Things get ugly fast from here on out in the film.

Now, there’s a ‘twist’ ending, and a story that the viewer largely has to piece together for themselves, but basically you have the idea now. This is a movie about a Living person who feels entitled. Entitled to wander around peaceful Zombie communities and facilities in the dead of night with a gun, and if he doesn’t get what he wants? He shoots up the place. Heck, that might be what he wanted all along.

For these reasons, along with the graphic nature of the Anti-Zombie violence, we award ‘Morbid’ the ZRC’s lowest rating, that of Living Supremacist.

Shame on everyone involved in this spectacle of carnage and inhumanity.

Tags: Movies, Youtube Mischief, ZRC Reviews

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