Where The End Takes Place

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     When one usually thinks of an apocalyptic zombie film, the thought of a decaying urban setting, littered with fires and half eaten corpses, usually also comes to mind. In this sense, at least initially, 28 Days Later is no different. The film opens with our main character, Jim, waking up to find himself in the middle of London, alone. The stereotypical urban zombie setting portrayed  is, although very well depicted and fitting, nevertheless somewhat undifferentiated from all the other attempts to play out this "what if" scenario. Then again, maybe in order to truly capture us as the audience it needs to be this way. After all, the whole zombie apocalypse scenario was ultimately conceived out of man's fear for the collapse of society. This setting is somewhat quickly changed though, after Jim meets the other three survivors,  and is taken out into a more rural England. The rest of the film takes place in these rural areas. With the fall of society comes the fall of society's labors. Although I think it wise to get out of the city, where most of the undead will likely be, there is something to be said for the nooks and crannies one can find within such a place that is unknown amidst the shadowy woods of the rural.