One of the reoccurring theme that I find in many apocalypse stories is the adaption from a modern culture to an early primitive society. With an apocalypse, nothing is able to run such as many fuel sources, electricity, etc. In 23 Snapshots of San Francisco, the photographer is using a film camera rather a digital camera. The information is narrowed down to only 23 shots which serves to disseminates information only of what is necessary to drive the plot. Lets say, if this character conincedentally had a modern camera with the ability to take 1000 photos, these 23 photos would serve no meaning. Many of them weren't even perfect, but it is what the author has to appreciate his past.
With this being said, the Snapshots of San Francisco was based off of a city that many of us are familiar with. By creating a very uncanny scene, it makes the "zombies" and the apocalypse event a closer reality to our world. As soon as Lindberg mention the street Polluck, memories of San Francisco surged through my mind, but it was more difficult for me to grasp now that it's depicted in ruins. In the film, I am Legend, the camera switches from Will Smith's very normal world within his house and switches back to entire Manhattan. These reminders of how our world can possibly look like is what drives the likeability of these Zombie stories.
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