Yahoo Movies: Whereas its predecessors were indictments on consumerism (1978's "Dawn of the Dead") or online narcissism (2007's "Diary of the Dead"), at least they were about something. Romero, as writer and director, says "Survival of the Dead" is about war — as was the classic that started it all, 1968's "Night of the Living Dead," which served as a reflection of national disillusionment during Vietnam. These were movies that made you jump but they also made you think.
