The zombies wouldn't be able to distinguish between the food they're supposed to eat, and the people feeding them. You could feed them, but that would only serve as a distraction at best, then they'd eventually come after whoever was feeding them. Day Of The Dead told us that the zombies don't eat for nourishment, so it's not like they'd have their meal and decide to not eat anymore until later. Leaving all the humans alone in the meantime. They're just compelled to attack/eat. Dr. Logan did some experimenting with feeding zombies as a reward and conditioning them, but it wasn't a very practical solution, given the amount of zombies. You'd basically have to lock them all up and have somebody condition them, and Bub is really the only one we see that responds to this method. He seems a bit smarter than the rest of the zombies, it might not work for all. And given the sheer number of zombies, coming up with that much food for them would be pretty much impossible.
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Dr Wily
10 years ago
There's also the sheer numbers problem. Feeding the opposition doesn't make much sense when they outnumber you by so much.
Of course, the lack of food problem begs more questions. As was said, zombies don't eat for nourishment as revealed in Day Of The Dead. So, where are they getting energy from to move about and eat people? Energy has to come from somewhere.
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salemstwat
10 years ago
That's the question of "What?" is causing them to come back to life.
Is it supernatural?
Is it chemical?
If it is basic neuro functions being jump started than there is no need for food.
Dawn of the Dead (78) is the best horror film ever.
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jpowell180
9 years ago
I've speculated that zombism is a neuro-biochemical phenomenon initiated and maintained by supernatural causes.....
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mccarthystuart
9 years ago
IIRC, it was mentioned in NOTLD that a space probe
brought back some kind of virus?!! with it which caused
the recently dead to become reanimated.
So this is how liberty dies-with thunderous applause?
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Dr Wily
9 years ago
In Night, it was hypothesized that a space probe returning from Venus brought with it a mysterious level of radiation. It was destroyed before it could reach the Earth's surface and this level of radiation is believed to be the cause of the dead returning to life.
Radiation was always the go to reason. :) People just couldn't accept that all radiation does is kill you. They wanted to believe it could make tiny creatures into giants or revive the dead.
Now, with Dawn, that film is not a direct sequel to Night. It uses some of the same in movie rules but that's it. It was filmed 10 years after Night and the advance of technology cannot be explained away if it's a sequel. For instance, there were no video arcades in the time of Night. :>
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