Cabin in the Woods

Cabin in the woods is a unique perspective on zombies. They are not the focus of the story, but merely a tool to express the idea of supernatural. Throughout the movie the characters who are in the control room allude to mysterious gods that are slumbering. This is almost a magical realism story because the characters allude to gods and mystical creatures as though they are a normal day occurrence. However, from the perspective of the characters that are in the cabin, the story could be seen as supernatural. There are monsters appearing out of no where and there seems to be no explanation. The zombies are also different than the other zombies that we have read about. Most of the other zombies are a face-less mass and terror that is threatening the safety the world. These zombies are specific individuals rather than a mass. They have a history and a story rather than being nothing. These zombies are also used as pawns rather than moving with no purpose.