We learn from some soldiers in the store that there had been experimentation that led to the existence of these monsters in something called the Arrowhead Project, which was meant to provide a portal to other worlds. So many people have died in the name of religious fundamentalism, a point that The Mist makes which continues to be relevant.Įven more relevant is the fact that the monstrous creatures in The Mist are manmade (or at least unleashed by humanity). This implies that there are no “good guys,” just fighting factions, their loyalties divided by religious and other values, which serve to create differences and cause war, rather than peace and unity. When “the good guys” fight amongst themselves, we don’t even need monsters or zombies to kill them, something the wars of the past century has proven the human race has a long history of humans killing other humans because of fundamentalism to a certain ideology, in wars over territory, religion, and values. Related: Here's Why Frank Darabont Was Fired From The Walking Dead
People with different ideologies are the ones who argue amongst themselves and resort to murdering each other, even though each believes that they are in the right, "the good guy," the one with all the answers. The zombies might be scary, but not the real threat. In The Walking Dead, the zombies are really just background, and the real danger is the threat of other people, hungry for power and control, full of violent, sadistic impulses and a tribalism that ensures the destruction of humanity. Three of the lead characters in The Mist were cast members of The Walking Dead, and the makeup for both the movie and the series was created by Greg Nicotero and Howard Burger. The film is also similar to another zombie franchise, The Walking Dead television series, which Frank Darabont also developed and produced at the beginning. While the former has flying bug-like animals with tentacles, they are analogous to the zombies in that they seemingly exist just to kill. The Mist is very much like great zombie movies in many ways. This explains the nihilistic ending of the film, when the lone survivor of the house is shot to death by rednecks with guns and then his body is burned. They threaten each other, and it is clear that the real danger is not zombies but fellow human beings. In that film, a group of people are gathered in a house, and can’t get along well enough to protect themselves from the terrifying zombies outside. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead in the way that its bottle movie structure reveals dark truths about the human condition.
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