The idea of capitalism is confronted in this shot by the idea
of money and being happy due to it. In the 1970’s, shopping malls began opening
up in America and people became more obsessed by money and possessions. In this scene, Peter and Roger hold up the
money that they have stolen from the mall and show the security camera. George.
A Romero attacks this ideology of America’s Cultural Dominant Ideology that he doesn't believe in.
Being in the shopping mall alone with no rules or leaders,
the group of survivors have money, food, drink, beds, clothes and toilets to
name but a few, and therefore become greedy and think of it as heaven. This
scene shows Peter and Stephen believe that due to having all of these
belongings and free objects, they will be ahead of everybody else in the world
if people were to survive and discard the fact that people are dying and these
inanimate objects no longer matter in society.
Whilst holding the money up to the camera, the two
characters shake hands showing the strong relationship between the two
different race men, portraying the defeat of racism. Being in the mall
together, the men illustrate how they are both equal now that it’s them against
the zombies.
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