The Crazies Epidemic

Ogden Marsh, Iowa was once the friendliest place on Earth. Until one day the “American Dream” changed into the “American Disaster” within a blink of an eye. The American scientific horror film, “The Crazies”, portrayed this disastrous apocalyptic event. The apocalypse is any universal or widespread destruction or disaster. Every apocalyptic event contains narrative elements which can be profoundly disruptive, chaotic, and uncontrollable. I believe the motion picture, “The Crazies” consist of these narrative elements.
What does it mean to be profoundly disruptive? In, “The Crazies,” there is an uncontrollable outbreak of violence. Everyone exposed to an anonymous toxin in the water supply becomes brainless murderers. The victims of this outbreak
Since most of the population in “The Crazies” had become bloodthirsty lunatics, it was important for the non-infected to come together to make a survival plan. As the plot of “The Crazies” continue, it becomes very difficult for the harmless to find food and shelter. Government officials have been ordered to kill any civilian who have potentially been infected. So in addition to fighting off zombies, civilians must go up against men whose original job was to project them. The act of violence towards citizens from the military is unusual, which makes the situation even more chaotic. On top of that, more chaos appears when characters in “The Crazies” become disoriented due to the loss of loved ones. David Dutten, the main character in “The Crazies”, must break the law in order to break his wife out of the facility where the infected are being held. This is a sign of chaos because David is the local sheriff in Ogden Marsh, where the outbreak began. Instead of David obeying the very same rules he enforces on the daily basis, he is willing to go any length to save his wife. When faced with unfamiliar commotion the people in “The Crazies” are prepared to defy what they believe in if the outcome is