They then go a newsagent shop as a place of safety. More British brands are seen, lottery, walkers etc. Introduction to Selina and Mark. Selina is a cold, dispassionate survivor. Mark is a hero we want to follow. The rules are established: “don’t go out at night and not alone” later the rules are broken.
2) Jim wants to find his parents in Deptford, their second place of safety. Jim runs to his house because emotion. When he reaches his house he goes upstairs to find them dead but not infected.
Selina, Mark and Jim decide to stay there the night because it’s dark. During the course of the night, Jim wonders around the house alone and lights a candle which alerts the infected. They break into the house and Mark gets infected. Selina kills Mark “in a heartbeat”; she hits him about 10 times which shows she won’t hesitate to kill Jim if he gets infected.
3) Re-cross London and go to another point of safety. On their back they see flashing lights form a high rise block. They go towards the block of apartments and mount the supermarket trolleys where they find Frank and his daughter Hannah. They find out Frank is a black cab diver.
Selina and Jim decide to stay the night. The next day they hear a radio alert for Manchester that they have the answer to infection and because they are don’t have any water. Selina does not want to go there because they could get killed and there is no answer to infection. Selina wants to go alone because she feels the rest will hold her back.
On their way to Manchester they find a tunnel as a shortcut which is a mistake to the unknown because it’s dark. Horror conventions. Inside the tunnel they get a flat tire which makes them vulnerable. Rats come because they are running away from the infected. Shadows of the infected are seen. Shadows are scary because they are mysterious and subjective of evil and danger. Shadow play provides chill and horror. They mange to put the new tire back on and escape.
Budgens, they get all the food which is important for their survival. The music changes into upbeat music. All happy this shows a character change. Contemporary society is based on possession, marks status on society.
Manchester – stop for petrol. Jim see’s the cheeseburger sign and walks inside to (breaking the rules) and sees a lot of dead people. He shouts “hello” again and a little infected boy runs towards him, Jim kills him with the baseball bat which shows fight for survival.
Gothic ruins, beautiful pastoral countryside. Jim has a bad dream about being abandoned. Frank comforts him and Jim calls him “Dad”
Road block to Manchester. They see Manchester on fire in the distance whilst driving onto the motorway. This shows society’s broken down and maybe they travelled for no reason. They stop the car when coming to the road block, they look around and Frank gets infected. Jim tries to kill but he doesn’t because he doesn’t want Hannah to have the image in her mind of Jim killing her dad. New characters are introduced.
Stately Home – meet Major Henry West, fortified. New communities are formed, new relationships are formed. Character arc of Hannah and Jim are shown.
