Watched it thought it was good, but am confused about walking dead type stuff. They are dead, but they can hear gunshots, they stumble but don't run too well, but if you are running in front of them thay can see you. Now the one that the deputy killed in the park looked pretty munched up when they catch you do they eat you, if so how come there are so many of them that don't look like her? Don't get me wrong liked the show.
Hi. I have no accredited degree in Zombie Studies...BUT....
Zombies aren't dead. They are undead. Somewhere in between the living and the dead. Thus, they can see, hear, taste (blood and brains preferred), touch, and smell (not sure on this one).
I presume they walk slow, stumble, and are generally not graceful is due to the fact their bodies are not truly alive, thus everything is not working 100%, from a nerve impulse and muscle aspect.
Do Zombies feel physical or emotional sensations? Good question. As a general rule, it appears that most (99.99%) Zombies experience no physical or emotional senation. However, every once in awhile, you will see a Zombie expressing some kind of emotion (like the Zombie in the business suit, who, we can tell, is smarter than your average Zombie).
And of course, it varies from picture to picture. In George Romero's Zombie-verse, Zombie do express a sense of loss, frustration, and even anger when their fellow Zombies are killed. Again though, not all the Zombies show this penchant for feeling, just the "smart" ones. Maybe their brains are more alive than their fellow Zombie, and they can feel more.
In other movies like 28 Days Later (awesome movie BTW), the "Zombies" move faster. But, in the case of that movie, they are not really Zombies, but infected with the Rage virus. So forget them.
I think we could talk all night about what Zombies are meant to represent. And I would bet there is a lot of content on the Internet to read.
Some think Zombies represent the mass market culture, that's why many Zombie movies take place in Shopping Malls. The Zombies naturally head their as some sort of instinct, and the survivors go there for refuge.....and lattes.
Later,
LCS