Anti-Zombie prejudice has been splashed into the Western genre before, notably in Marvel Zombies 5 for instance. More broadly, horror-westerns have been seen sporadically, including ‘Dead Bones’ with Ken Foree (of ‘Dawn of the Dead’ infamy).

Still I have to give this film, which from the trailer appears rabidly Anti-Zombie, some credit for sheer scale and ambition:

How does a man deal with the loss of everything meaningful in his life, and the loss of mankind’s humanity amongst chaos and despair? Set in 1870′s Tennessee, Exit Humanity is the legend of Edward Young’s horrific and dramatic journey through an unexplainable outbreak of the walking dead to lay to rest the most important thing in his life, his son’s ashes. The bleak post-Civil War era backdrop highlights the severe divide that the United States was facing, the disasters that arise when man tries to play God, and the true loss of hope that so many felt during this period in history.

Exit Humanity blends live action and classical animation to explore how when in situations of severe horror, we must find hope through the very fears that drive us. Starring horror icons Bill Moseley (Devil’s Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses), Dee Wallace (E.T., Cujo), Stephen McHattie (The Watchmen [SIC], 300), introducing new horror hero Mark Gibson, and Narrated by Brian Cox (Braveheart, The Bourne Identity), Exit Humanity is a zombie saga that tells the tale of the ultimate battle of good vs. evil.

The ‘ultimate battle of good vs. evil’, and no points for guessing what side the Zombies are supposed to fall on.

Sigh.

The worst thing about this job besides the rampant Anti-Zombie prejudice is that from time to time you get a good, clear view of the iceberg coming, the film or book that the ZRC will be dealing with for a long while to come. Some are obvious, like ‘World War Z’. Some are less so, but I’m getting a distinct vibe off of ‘Exit Humanity’. A vibe that says, ‘guess what you’ll be seeing at a *lot* of film festivals in the future?

And picketing no doubt. And picketing.

The trailer is embedded below so that you can get a feel for what I’m talking about. High production values, period drama, Living Supremacism, bit of an art cinema thing going on too. Dangerous combination.

From The Escapist.

Tags: Movies, Social Justice

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