[BRIEF NOTE] Things That You Never Expect to See in Print

[rfmcdonald]

From S.T. Karnick's article "Dead Be Not Proud", written for the right-wing/libertarian website Tech Central Station:

[I]n Shaun's slow but steady growth into real manhood, one can see intimations of the evolution of American and British society after the September 11 attacks, as our blithe 1990s culture was jarred into sobriety. Shaun of the Dead brings back the stiff-upper-lip, muddling-through, stolid British attitude of years past, without any overload of irony, using humor and excitement to make it palatable and appealing to contemporary audiences.

The American version of this attitude -- dogged determination combined with pragmatism and a persistent sense of humor -- has likewise become increasingly familiar here as the War on Terror has progressed. This is an act of rejuvenation more impressive than an army of zombies.