Random Small But Fascinating Details Fans Noticed In '28 Days Later' (11 items)

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  (#7) The Infected Seem Superhuman Because They Are Played By Athletes

  From IMDB

  Athletes were cast as the Infected because of how important physicality is to them. Danny Boyle felt that since athletes can do things other people can't, they would be interesting when translated into the movements of the Infected.
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  (#5) The Missing Persons Posters Were Controversial But Not Intended As A Reference To 9/11

  From IMDB

  The shot of the notice board at Piccadilly Circus, with the missing persons fliers, caused some controversy when the film was first released. Some said it was insensitive to what happened in New York after the 9/11 attacks. The film was shot prior to September 11, 2001, although it was released afterward. Danny Boyle said he based the shot on a photograph he saw from an earthquake in China but also said that if he had made the movie after the 9/11 attacks, he would not have shot that scene.
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  (#6) Newspapers And Posters Tell Us What Happened Before The Events Of The Movie

  From Redditor u/Kspence92

  I've always wondered how the goverment, society and the military would have responded to the rage outbreak. The film marketing provided a little background info that I'll try elaborate on

  Day 1 Exposure Day 3 Infection Day 8 Epidemic Day 15 Evacuation Day 20 Devastation

  Also a discarded newspaper has the following info

  EVACUATION. Mass exodus from Britain causes global chaos. Refugee Crisis Looms. PM declare a state of emergency. Military ordered shoot to kill. Goverment checkpoints overrun. UN to build giant refugee camps. Chaos at all British airports. All roads out of London gridlocked. US navy patrols British waters.

  Also, there are WARNING posters dotted around London declaring sections of the city too dangerous to travel in whilst other posters announce a curfew. A hard to make out poster in the cafe Jim goes Into is from the Department of Transportation and announces that all goods deliveries to and from the UK are suspended due to the quarantine.

  In a deleted scene there is a passenger train which has been converted to a mobile hospital by the Red Cross, likely to evacuate patients out of London.

  In the comics we see people panic buying medicine at a pharmacy in London shortly before the infection hits the city. The graphic novel shows Kings Cross station in chaos as people rush to evacuate. Parliament Square is shown abandoned with dead soldiers lying around.

  Anyway, the point in this post was really just to see if anyone else has any background I do or opinions on the 28 days before Jim woke up. A prequel would be amazing.
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  (#8) Part Of The Gas Station Explosion Is Based On Bombings In Northern Ireland

  From IMDB

  The scene where Jim, Selena and Mark shelter from the explosion by hiding between the windows was based upon a photo Danny Boyle had seen of a bomb blast in Northern Ireland.
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  (#1) Frank Is Using A Hamper To Collect Water

  From Redditor u/liquorette

  I think the hamper was put there to show the extreme desperation for anything they can get. I’ve always loved this detail. Hopeful/hopelessness.
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  (#4) The Stopped Clocks

  

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