28 Years Later

28 Years Later is a sequel, continuation or a that ties into the “28 Days Later” franchise. It opens with a group of young children watching Teletubbies, then quickly shifts into chaos where the infected lay waste to everyone in their path. A boy escapes to a seemingly Catholic church where the priest has a warped view of the infected.

The story jumps fast-forward 28 years to an isolated colony of survivors who have learned to control the infected by living on a remote island. They’ve clearly reverted to more “primitive” times, using arrows as the primary form of defense, and the island’s isolation keeps them safe. A character known as Spike, a 12-year-old boy, and his father prepare to venture to the mainland as a rite of passage to encounter the infected. This sets the premise for an interesting yet disturbing and graphic film.

Starting with the plot: it’s interesting and consistent with the franchise for the most part. The storytelling is intriguing and overall keeps the attention. The acting is very believable, every character adding the right amount of context to the plot. Cinematography is consistent—the greenery of a land untouched by human hands and overrun by the infected is really eye-catching.

Now to the objectionable content…

The extreme foul language and sexual content are unnecessary. There is nudity—graphic, full-frontal male and female. It’s hard to avoid and very apparent.

Violence: Yes, there’s blood, fire, and the usual zombie material, as expected. It also includes infidelity, drinking, and drunkenness.

From a Christian perspective, the film touches on the love a son has for his mother, which is moving. It opens with a crazed Catholic and quickly takes a blasphemous turn with an upside-down cross, which feels unnecessary. As Christians, we know the world is fallen, even without a zombie apocalypse, and our only hope is Jesus. The film doesn’t really present a solid foundation for morality. The characters focus on returning to normalcy, but without a true Biblical foundation, which I feel is the director’s intention.

As for a recommendation: I cannot recommend this film. The nudity and blasphemy alone are a dealbreaker. Its graphic nature and portrayal of zombies is blatant. While the story is consistent with the franchise, there’s too much of objectionable content to ignore.

• Violence: Extreme— strong and gory, decapitations, bludgeonings, impalements, severing of body parts, head and spine torn from a man’s body, burnings, shootings, massacred children, picking off hair and flesh from a head to reveal the skull, and more
• Profane language: Very Heavy— J*sus (repeated), J*sus Chr*st, Chr*st, Chr*st’s sake, Oh G*d
• Vulgar/Crude language: Extreme— f*ck (many), c*nt (repeated), b*stard (repeated), b*llocks, bloody, crude comments about male anatomy, and more
• Nudity: Extreme— frequent graphic male and female genitals, breasts, and buttocks nudity
• Sex: Extreme
• Drugs/Alcohol: Very Heavy
• Occult: Moderately Heavy
• Wokeism: Moderate

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