I Watch Films: 28 Years Later
28 Years Later 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later introduced the Rage virus, which turns people into feral, violent creatures. Now in 2030, Britain is quarantined by the European powers. On Lindisfarne there is a community of uninfected humans, who keep the Infected out thanks to the causeway. Jamie takes his 12 year old son Spike onto the mainland with their bows. The coming-of-age ritual is to kill an Infected. Things on the mainland are wild, and occasionally weird. They spot a group of Infected led by an Alpha, stronger and smarter than other Infected. Hiding overnight they see the ships patrolling offshore and a light inland. Jamie tells Spike various stories. Spike kills an Infected but they are chased by the Alpha and escape back to Lindisfarne. Spike’s mother Isla is ill. At the party Jamie boasts about Spike, exaggerating his exploits, and later that night he discovers Jamie is having an affair. Talking to a family friend about his experiences they suggest that t...
