Originally posted by Bloodthroe
Well of course the disease acts like a virus, zombies just aren’t scary in this day and age. The virus was a good idea.
Also in the beginning when the nurse girl got into her car she saw either a van or hospital vehicle in front of her (I cant remember which) but two people were tearing apart and biting the person in the middle of them. So obviously they don’t lose interest after infecting people, they lose interest after the infected people die and become one of them.
It has been determined that one bite infects. The pregnant black mother was just scratched by the guy in the mall’s bite and she became infected, but it seemed to take her a long time.
It takes 23 seconds for blood to circulate through the body, give or take whether the person is exercising, so I don’t think it matters how big a person is on how fast they get infected. However I believe it matters how many bites they have and how many times they’ve been infected. The fat lady died within hours but was bitten badly, the pregnant mother that was scratched with a bite took a couple days.
Also of course it’s obviously that a blow to the brain kills the infected. Without the brain sending impulses to the body’s cells the cells just sit there motionless, like muscles without bone.
I don’t think the infected stave, they did stay outside the mall for days, more likely over a week or two (they didn’t say in movie I think.) Without having water or eating anything to replenish their glucose or carbohydrates, which is basically what the muscles need to work. The infected where ready to tip the buses over, so I’m guessing the virus sustained the bodies functions. Is why I think they can still walk around with their throats torn out. However I do believe they somewhat decompose, do to the virus eating at the bodies. But It’d take a while for it to destroy their bodies, I’d think years.
Now I’m not a doctor, nor am I into that stuff, but when you start to try to discuss how a movie works, when the writer probably doesn’t know anything about the subject. You’re taking it too seriously. I only saw the movie once and thought It’d be fun to point out all your mistakes for you. Not that I care you made them, but… hey you started this thread.
Edit: I just remembered the pregnant lady wasn’t black she was Russian I think. Ewhh Zombie Baby
I'll take your points in reverse, my gramatically-challenged friend.
That you think I'm taking the movie too seriously is without merit in this context. Its a discussion on a forum dedicated to fantasy roleplaying computer games. The silliness of discussing the movie is obvious but appropriate here at GameBanshee.
That it appears obvious to you that a blow to the brain would kill a zombie is inconsistent with everything else about a zombie. If its obvious that neurological impulses are required to keep a zombie functioning, why isn't it obvious that blood circulation is also required to keep them functioning? Or any other bodily function they lack?
Your point about multiple bites leading to a faster death and therefore change is based on a false factual premis. For example, the father toward the beginning of the movie was bitten once, died hours later, and changed into a zombie instantly. If I adopt your anaylsis about multiple bites quickening death, none of that would make sense. Basically, what is controlling is how long it takes you to "die." (It is true that multiple bites lead to a faster death). Then, once you die, you rise as a zombie almost instantly.
Finally, I agree with your first point (That zombies lose interest in a person once he becomes a zombie, and not before). Reread my orginal post.
As far as starving or decomposition eventually killing them, I'm not sure. Further, based on your somewhat incoherent and disjointed explanation (regarding glucose and carbohydrates), it appears you aren't sure either.
I find most of your counterpoints tenable but poorly premised and expressed.
Cheers.
