This story reminds me another TV feature - SUMMER OF MY German SOLDIER - that I watched a couple of weeks ago. The story of a young woman - or girl - who was in love - or involved - in a relationship with a German POW in America. This time, that's not a Nazi POW which it is about but an escaped negro convict and it takes place in the South Texas please...That's nearly the very same scheme, a very moving, poignant story, the struggle against racism and prejudices, préconceptions of all kinds. I am not surprised that so many people reminded this TV movie from their childhood, when it was released. And strangely, maybe you will laugh at me for what I am going to say, but this white female and black male scheme reminds me another film, a horror movie, where there was no classical and predictable love interest between the two of them, a strong story, where the two of those very different people had to fight against the out world.
See what I am talking about?
I speak of course of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. In this feature too, you had a white female and a black man, both closed in a house which did not belong to them, and both had to fight against zombies. Here, no zombies, but racism or full of prejudices people.
So, with this movie which I am talking now, I perfectly understand the metaphor of the George Romero film, where the zombies could represent the racist prejudgment of this era.
But maybe I am wrong after all. See for yourself.
