Night of the Living Dead

I think that zombie movies are so popular for several reasons. One reason is that there's a huge "what if" involved: What if a zombie apocalypse actually happened? What would I do? This creates a huge curiosity issue. People want to gather as much information as they can about what could happen so they can feel prepared. The reason that this question arises is that a lot of people have been taught that the last days of the world are now and that makes people wonder how it'll end. A zombie apocalypse provides a scenario so people can think they know what's going to happen in the future. People also have the idea in their head that if it were to happen, then they are one of the lucky few who would survive and start to build civilization back up. Everyone thinks like that, myself included. The idea that we could be a hero makes us almost want a zombie apocalypse to happen. In reality, I don't think anything like a zombie apocalypse will ever happen. If something like it did happen, I think that most people would be so shocked that something like it did happen that they wouldn't do anything for a while. After most of the shock went away, however, there would be some uprising all over.