I've just watched it for the first time.
So in Dawn of the Dead we see the protagonists getting so wrapped up with making a life at the mall, they never stop to think of an exit plan.
Then when the army of bandits eventually come, rather than just making a getaway in the helicopter, they just fuck about in the mall and Steven gets himself killed and zombified. Then when it's clear Peter and Francine need to go, they're just waiting around at the ladder and Peter for some reason wants to sacrifice himself, when they've both got more than enough time to go. Eventually, Francine goes up to the helicopter and Peter just retrieves into his room. He locks himself inside and is clearly about to blow his brains out.
Then when the zombies do get in, he has a change of heart and has to desperately fight his way through. He then runs up to the helicopter, while fighting them off and getting his gun grabbed off him by one of them, making a narrow escape.
Once they're flying away, she admits they don't have very much fuel.
It just seems like such a baffling way they've all behaved. Surely, they should of all just escaped straight away on the helicopter and been more prepared. Throughout the film, it just felt like the characters were getting more and more complacent. Especially Roger, he was way too comfortable around them before he got bitten.
What do you think Romero meant by this ending? I've heard it being said that it's a commentary on consumerism. The opening sequence in the television studio reminded me so much of covid.
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