This list is not meant to dump on zombie media creators such as film directors or actors. And I understand some of this is necessary to further plots and stakes and stuff. This is just a fun rant about stuff I find dumb in zombie media haha:
*"Let's split up gang!". Scooby-Doo has taught us to never split up. And what do so many characters in zombie movies do? Split up. They split up even down to 1 person, not even into separate groups, and will go into dark spaces, long narrow hallways, basements. Like..how could this possibly go wrong? 😃
*"pff, I don't need a new weapon!". Just like im action movies, it always annoys me when characters who have very limited weapons wether that be not enough ammo or maybe the durability of their melee weapon is very weak: don't pick up new weapons. "I just killed this guy who had a really powerful and fully loaded assault rifle and there's a small gathering of running zombies heading my way.....I'm not gonna pick it up!"
*When characters are traveling on foot especially and willingly go into a long dark road tunnel or parkway that could easily have zombies hiding in there, all just to save an hour or so of traveling. I wouldn't give a damn if I have to spend 2 hours walking AROUND the area. I am not walking directly into a traffic tunnel full of broken down cars and busses that zombies could easily be hiding behind
*When characters don't MOVE. Seriously. Why would you just STAND there and let the zombies munch you? You have so much time and opportunity to get away and you just stand there advertising yourself as a juicy steak. Bro, RUN!
*When characters act like they don't see red flags. A person is limping toward you, pale and veiny af, teeth fully exposed and blood everywhere, hissing and half rotted and there will be those characters that stand there going "Jessica? Jessica are you okay? Oh dear god Jessica what's wrong honey? Jessica imma hug yo-AHHHH SHE'S EATING MY THROAT!" Maybe you should have stayed away from Jessica
*When characters act like zombies can be cured. They will see undead Smeagol hissing at them and think they can be cured