The image above is used within the title sequence of the movie, which is a montage of different clips, some using religion as a theme, whilst others are referential to the media industry. The use of this image and the parallel music that is used alongside it are about "judgement day". The singer of the song used 'The Man Comes Around' is sung by Johnny Cash, who contextually, was a very strong Christian. The song constantly makes references to "Judgement Day" and the "Man" is referencing God who is said to descend down onto Earth and wipe away the sin. This clip is referencing to the beliefs that god is punishing his believers with the zombie apocalypse that happens within the movie. As you can see, the religion in particular that is being shown is one of the Islamic faith, and they are praying inside a mosque. The cinematography of the shot is a high angle one to make the people in the picture seem inferior to America, whom have an underlying theme of power throughout the film (The American flags at the end of the movie).
The use of this image would be used to play on the CDI of the time that the film was made, and reference the acts of terrorism in 2004, with the 9/11 bombings. Linking this with the use of Janet Steiger's Audience Theory, I can make the clear link that Zack Snyder is comparing the zombie attack to the act of terrorism, and because it was such a large event, the audiences would be able to reflect back on that due to it being fresh in their minds from happening three years prior to the film's release.
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