Small Scale Research.

"A close anallysis of whether or not American films are pre-occupied with representing the hegemony of Materialsim"

I am looking into the idea of how American films can portray americas consumerism and materialism. I am looking specifically at George A.Romero's 1978 Zombie horror classic "Dawn of the dead", this film is set in a shopping mall a place that (when the film was made) was only just becomeing big. The film reflects on americas fear of this new comeing beast and can be seen on the level of Americans becoming zombies to the prospect of buying unesscesary material goods. I will also be looking into films such as "Fight Club" which also includes a heavy consumerism narrative to the story.