En 2004, el visionario director Zack Snyder ofrecía su particular visión de un apocalipsis zombie con El Amanecer de los Muertos, remake homónimo de Dawn of the Dead, dirigida en 1978 por George A.Romero y estrenada en España con el título de "Zombi".
Particularmente, siempre me han gustado los títulos de crédito iniciales de esta película, mostrando el avance de la infección y el desmoronamiento del mundo civilizado que sucumbe ante las hordas de zombies, todo ello mezclado con imágenes reales de guerras, escaramuzas urbanas entre las fuerzas y cuerpos de seguridad y los ciudadanos, y muchas más escenas que hacen dudar de la naturaleza humana de las personas...Todo ello con una gran canción de fondo, "The Man Comes Around", del eterno Johnny Cash. Esta canción dió nombre al último disco que editó Johnny Cash en vida, el American Recordings IV: The Man Comes Around, en 2002.
La canción encaja perfectamente, puesto que es una visión totalmente poética y onírica del apocalipsis según Johnny Cash, con una letra reveladora a la par que siniestra que se acopla a las turbadoras imágenes de violencia, caos y destrucción de la pantalla:
And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder:
One of the four beasts saying: "Come and see."
And I saw.
And behold, a white horse.
One of the four beasts saying: "Come and see."
And I saw.
And behold, a white horse.
There’s a man goin’ ’round takin’ names.
An’ he decides who to free and who to blame.
Everybody won’t be treated all the same.
There’ll be a golden ladder reaching down.
When the man comes around.
The hairs on your arm will stand up.
At the terror in each sip and in each sup.
For you partake of that last offered cup,
Or disappear into the potter’s ground.
When the man comes around.
At the terror in each sip and in each sup.
For you partake of that last offered cup,
Or disappear into the potter’s ground.
When the man comes around.
Hear the trumpets, hear the pipers.
One hundred million angels singin’.
Multitudes are marching to the big kettle drum.
Voices callin’, voices cryin’.
Some are born an’ some are dyin’.
It’s Alpha’s and Omega’s Kingdom come.
And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree.
The virgins are all trimming their wicks.
The whirlwind is in the thorn tree.
It’s hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
The virgins are all trimming their wicks.
The whirlwind is in the thorn tree.
It’s hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Till Armageddon, no Shalam, no Shalom.
Then the father hen will call his chickens home.
The wise men will bow down before the throne.
And at his feet they’ll cast their golden crown.
When the man comes around.
Whoever is unjust, let him be unjust still.
Whoever is righteous, let him be righteous still.
Whoever is filthy, let him be filthy still.
Listen to the words long down,
When the man comes around.
Whoever is righteous, let him be righteous still.
Whoever is filthy, let him be filthy still.
Listen to the words long down,
When the man comes around.
Hear the trumpets, hear the pipers.
One hundred million angels singin’.
Multitudes are marchin’ to the big kettle drum.
Voices callin’, voices cryin’.
Some are born an’ some are dyin’.
It’s Alpha’s and Omega’s Kingdom come.
And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree.
The virgins are all trimming their wicks.
The whirlwind is in the thorn tree.
It’s hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
The virgins are all trimming their wicks.
The whirlwind is in the thorn tree.
It’s hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
In measured hundredweight and penny pound.
When the man comes around.
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts,
And I looked and behold: a pale horse.
And his name, that sat on him, was Death.
And Hell followed with him.
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2 comentarios:
Gran secuencia cinematográfica y mejor película. Cuando la ví me pasó como con Pulp Fiction: Volví a creer en la magia del cine.
Es verdad, la combinación de imágenes y música da un resultado muy especial, como dices, la canción de Cash es ideal. Me gustan los zombies del cine clásico es sus primeras versiones, conforme más van "evolucionando" siento que pierden encanto.
Me gusta mucho ver que hay fanáticos del cine de zombies por aqui
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