Zombies: a metaphor for Unthinking Masses?

[frankiej]

Metaphors can be consciously and subconsciously written. If you could just say what you mean, then it wouldn't be art.

People shopping peacefully doesn't really strike an emotional cord.

People attacking consumers and destroying shops, is a lot more powerful considering that is what the government is in progress of doing right now.

The parallels between the consumer and zombies is quite clear. We simply go through the motions of consumption, often caring far more about what we buy than anything else. Consumerism makes a society mindless creatures focused on want rather than need. As for the mall in Dawn of the Dead itself as a metaphor, well, it seems to me to be a symbol of society's preoccupation with material goods. Trust me, I know a lot about this film since it is my favourite of all time.