Sci-Fi is a genre that deals with imaginative ideas or futuristic science. It usually explores potential scientific consequences or innovations. Although it seems similar with fantasy, it is unrelated as Sci-Fi usually has at least a little science based fact or theory. Sci-Fi may not seem obvious in this movie as it is about zombies, this is because many people usually depict Sci-Fi as modern or futuristic based. Sci-Fi appears in the film in terms of the storyline or plot of the movie told by Columbus. Sci-Fi is used in the film as they said the zombie apocalypse started 2 months after a man took a bite out of a burger that was infected with mad-cow disease. Besides that, Sci-Fi is also used in the world of zombieland as in the form of extinction or apocalypse.
Action films are films that the main character has to go through a series of challenges that includes violence and combat. It also features a hero struggling against the odds, for example, life threatening situations which risks the life of the hero. Zombieland is an action film because it features 4 main characters that survives through the zombie apocalypse. Zombieland also made a variety of types of heroes as could be seen in the movie the 4 different personalities in the 4 main characters. In zombieland, Tallahassee is shown as a typical "One man army", similar with Rambo in other films. This could be seen as Tallahassee has a cold blooded nature, a daredevil, and hardcore as he kills zombies mercilessly throughout the movie. Columbus is the "accidental hero" in the film, he is the nerdy and smart type of hero. This could be seen in the film where Columbus becomes the hero in the end as he faces his fear to save Wichita. Wichita is the "Femme fetale" in the film, this could be seen as she is smart, quick, instinctive, sexy and dangerous. In the movie, she could be seen as always the sexy one, baiting Columbus and Tallahassee into their traps to manipulate them. Lil' Rock may not look like what a hero figure looks like, but she is actually one of the types of heroes. Lil' Rock is depicted as the young, smart and daring character in the movie as she works alongside with Witchita throughout the movie.
Roadfilm is a genre that shows the main character going on a journey or road trip that alters their perspective on their daily life. Zombieland is a roadfilm because it is a story of Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita and Lil' Rock coming together on a journey to pacific playland. This journey also changes the nature and perspective of the characters that makes them bond together and forge a friendship. This fulfills the genre of roadfilm as it is about traveling and showing characters being stuck together which causes a bond to happen between them.
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