He is the anti-The Walking Dead

With films like Down by Law and Night on Earth, Jim Jarmusch became one of the most popular independent directors of the last few decades. In addition to realistic dramas and tragic comedies about completely ordinary people, the American has also repeatedly tried out different genres.

This is how a zombie film by Jarmusch was released in 2019 currently number 3 in Netflix’s film top 10 proven. Anyone who only knows the undead from films and series such as 28 Days Later, Dawn of the Dead and The Walking Dead will probably quickly reach their limits with The Dead Don’t Die.

Zombie hit on Netflix: The Dead Don’t Die doesn’t care about its own genre

In Jarmusch’s film, a small town full of stars like Adam Driver (Paterson), Selena Gomez (Emilia Perez) and Bill Murray (Lost in Translation) is terrorized by zombies. Instead of classic horror or action scenes, The Dead Don’t Die is more the work of a director who has already seen all kinds of zombie films and has no desire to make another one himself.

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For long stretches, Jarmusch simply observes the cozy small-town hustle and bustle of his characters, which is always lightened up by dry humor. The outbreak of the zombie apocalypse is then no reason to panic straight away. Even at such points, The Dead Don’t Die foregoes conventional moments of tension or any form of dramaturgy at all. The film is more like the ultimate anti-The Walking Dead.

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