Shaun Of The Dead- Narrative Structure and Genre
Essentially, the first half of the film takes place in the genre of a romantic comedy- the only hint of what's to come is the sound references through film form to the zombie horror genre. In the opening scene the equilibrium of the rom-com genre is set up perfectly- a romantic standstill. The scene explains Shaun's problems to be: he needs to grow up and mature a little bit for Liz, mend his relationship with his step-father and finally find a solution to ensure Davs and Diane as well as Ed are no longer stuck in the middle of his relationship. The scene opens with a long mid-shot of Shaun smoking in a pub as relaxed diegetic music plays and the camera slowly zooms outwards, establishing our protagonist as well as the setting through the British iconography of the location- an english pub. One of Shaun's problems is explicitly stated from the offset by Liz. Although we go on to have allegiance for Ed in a way we agree with Liz. She states "it's
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