https://padlet.com/bgilson01_2/j9psfbprrypkihp5 en-us 2023-02-05 21:50:42 UTC 2025-10-11 13:11:36 UTC hello@padlet.com bgilson01_2 https://padlet.com/bgilson01_2/j9psfbprrypkihp5/wish/2469251909 I personally did not like the ending of “Night of the Living Dead”. We are with Ben throughout his journey of survival as he has to fight off “Ghouls” along with trying to maintain order and keep everybody else safe in the house while also having people disagree with his actions. I feel like the ending kind of went away from the main plot of the film which was these people coming alive to kill people. Instead of having Ben survive, or even just dying by the ghouls he is shot in the head by one of the men that were hunting down the ghouls. Obviously there is reasoning behind why Romero did this, but I would have appreciated the ending more if it had to do with either Ben surviving or like I said earlier at least putting up the good fight but still getting killed by the ghouls. The ending made me feel personally frustrated to see this man who had put up such a good fight to be shot in the head, and not only that but by a white man. I do think Romero made the ending the way it was for a reason, and there are many ways I could go. For starters this film was made towards the end of the civil rights movement , and here we are in the film where a black man is a main focus  point for the entire film. He is the one in charge, he is telling a white man what to do, he seems as if he is the only person who can save these people. In a way I think Harry Cooper, and even the ending symbolize a resistance to change in society. Now hear me out, the whole entire time they are trying to survive Harry is more concerned about Ben and his plan. He even tries to kill Ben while these ghouls are trying to kill them. Maybe I am completely wrong and this does not have to do with race but I will say it was clear that Harry did not like Ben from the start, and he was so fixated on Ben and him getting them killed that he completely ignored the ghouls outside. Could this be symbolizing Americans who still are focused and have hatred for the black man and ignore much bigger issues outside of someone's skin color?]]> 2023-02-05 22:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bgilson01_2/j9psfbprrypkihp5/wish/2469251909