Shaun of the Dead
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Shaun of the Dead
Through making the transition from â balding, weak-chinned loser to wide awake zombie slayerâ Simon Peggâs character of Shaun in British comedy Shaun of the Dead displays the use of mise en scene by shifting his environment from ânormalâ and laid back to stressful and highly charged.
This was shown at the beginning of the film when we saw Shaun going about his normal morning routine, brushing his teeth, using the toilet and grabbing his breakfast. After awaking up with a hangover from too many at the Winchester Shaun and his flatmate Ed encounter a neighbourhood a little different to the one they thought they lived in. Mise en scene displays the current panicky tension of Shaun and Ed through the frisbee throwing techniques used to prevent the zombies from attacking them in the backyard. It also clearly showed that Shaun was a âleaderâ not a follower and that his âteam leaderâ job at the electrical shop wasnât displaying his true potential in this area.
As the film went on Shaun took on the responsibility of saving