Nothing can prepare so the zombie apocalypse, or so they
say. But if a zombie apocalypse did
happen, how would you react but more importantly how will man’s best friend
react? This is the question that the
Meza-Valdes brothers’ (Andres & Diego) short film Play Dead (2011)tries to
answer as the zombie apocalypse is seen through the eyes of dogs who are no
longer on man’s leash (although one dog in particular is on the leash of its
zombie turned owner for most of the film).
Humans are just meat puppets to the zombies as we see how
four different dogs handle their masters being killed and how their lives are
ultimately changed. Since zombies don’t
really care for dog meat they’re pretty much left alone and instead of running
for the hills some of the dogs find love while others search for the Dog Bar,
where all their dreams will come true. Eventually,
all the dogs’ converge as they discover that the zombies are the least of their
worries as there are other monsters out there in this new world.
The Meza-Valdes brothers keep the tone of the film very
light despite the graphic nature of the film and the action and stunts are truly
impressive especially the explosions and fire FX. You’d think this was a major Hollywood
production instead of an indie film short.
The original score by Colin Frangicetto aids tremendously in
complimenting the comedic tone (additional music is by Amigo The Devil and
Rachel Goodrich).
All in all this is a better film than I expected due to the
fact that despite the unusual nature of the film, the filmmakers keep the tone
and mood from venturing in caricature territory delivering and entertaining yet
horrifying little film.
You can view the film at FearNet here - http://www.fearnet.com/shorts/play-dead
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