History Film / NightOfTheLivingDead1968

* KickTheSonOfABitch: The first zombie seen in the film is revealed to have been a child killer, with the parents of the girl he killed actually volunteering to pay for his burial (instead of having the state cremate him) just so that they could [[SpitefulSpit spit on his corpse]] before it's buried.

* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: Ben survives the night in the basement, comes up the stairs to find the house empty of ghouls, and it seems clear he's about to be rescued by Sheriff McClelland and his ghoul-hunting posse. Then they mistake him for a ghoul and shoot him through the head.]]

* {{Foil}}: Ben and Barbra contrast each other in a number of ways. While Barbra is introduced to the apocalypse with the violent death of her brother, forcing her to flee without even understanding what was happening, Ben has a far more stereotypically apocalyptic introduction that forces him to take action and kill several of the undead in one major attack and primarily acts as the OnlySaneMan because he isn't shown to have anyone important to him the way Barbra did. Barbra suffers a HeroicBSOD and retreats into catatonia to deal with her trauma whereas Ben becomes an ActionSurvivor and tries to remain in control of the group to deal with his. Barbra was forced to run for her life, while Ben was forced to fight for his, causing them to have polar opposite responses to the outbreak.

* {{Foil}}: Ben and Barbra contrast each other in a number of ways. While Barbra is introduced to the apocalypse with the violent death of her brother, forcing her to flee without even understanding what was happening, Ben has a far more stereotypically apocalyptic introduction that forces him to take action and kill several of the undead in one major attack and he primarily acts as the OnlySaneMan because he isn't shown to have anyone important to him the way Barbra did. Barbra suffers a HeroicBSOD and retreats into catatonia to deal with her trauma whereas Ben largely acts as and ActionSurvivor and tries to remain in control of the group to deal with his. Barbra was forced to run for her life, while Ben was forced to fight for his, causing them to have polar opposite responses to the outbreak.

* {{Foil}}: Ben and Barbra contrast each other in a number of ways. While Barbra is introduced to the apocalypse with the violent death of her brother, forcing her to flee without even understanding what was happening, Ben has a far more stereotypically apocalyptic introduction that forces him to take action and kill several of the undead in one major attach and he primarily acts as the OnlySaneMan because he isn't shown to have anyone important to him the way Barbra and the others do. Barbra dissociates and retreats into catatonia to deal with her trauma whereas Ben largely acts as TheLeader and tries to remain in control of the group to deal with his. Barbra was forced to run for her life, while Ben was forced to fight for his, causing them to have polar opposite responses to the outbreak.

* {{Foil}}: Ben and Barbra contrast each other in a number of ways. While Barbra is introduced to the apocalypse with the violent death of her brother, forcing her to flee without even understanding what was happening, Ben has a far more stereotypically apocalyptic introduction that forces him to take action and he primarily acts as the OnlySaneMan because he isn't shown to have anyone important to him the way Barbra and the others do. Barbra dissociates and retreats into catatonia to deal with her trauma whereas Ben largely acts as TheLeader and tries to remain in control of the group to deal with his. Ultimately, it could be said that Barbra was forced to run for her life, while Ben was forced to fight for his, causing them to have polar opposite responses to the outbreak.

* {{Foil}}: Ben and Barbra contrast each other in a number of ways. While Barbra was introduced to the apocalypse with the violent death of her brother, forcing her to flee without even understanding what was happening, Ben has a far more stereotypically apocalyptic introduction that forces him to take action and he primarily acts as the OnlySaneMan because he isn't shown to have anyone important to him the way Barbra and the others do. Barbra dissociates and retreats into catatonia to deal with her trauma whereas Ben largely acts as TheLeader and tries to remain in control to deal with his. Ultimately, it could be said that Barbra was forced to run for her life, while Ben was forced to fight for his, causing them to have polar opposite responses to the outbreak.

* Foil: Ben and Barbra contrast each other in a number of ways. While Barbra was introduced to the apocalypse with the violent death of her brother, forcing her to flee without even understanding what was happening, Ben has a far more stereotypically apocalyptic introduction that forces him to take action and he primarily acts as the OnlySaneMan because he isn't shown to have anyone important to him the way Barbra and the others do. Barbra dissociates and retreats into catatonia to deal with her trauma whereas Ben largely acts as TheLeader and tries to remain in control to deal with his. Ultimately, it could be said that Barbra was forced to run for her life, while Ben was forced to fight for his, causing them to have polar opposite responses to the outbreak.

* AnimatedAdaptation: ''Night of the Animated Dead'', released in 2021. Featuring {{retraux}} character designs modeled after the 1968 cast, it's BloodierAndGorier than the original and adds a few new sequences, notably showing a flashback to Ben's escape before arriving at the house, but cuts the film down from 90 minutes to 60.

* AnimatedAdaptation: ''Night of the Animated Dead'', released in 2021. Featuring {{retraux}} character designs modeled after the 1968 cast, it's BloodierAndGorier than the original and adds a few sequences, notably showing a flashback to Ben's escape before arriving at the house, but cuts the film down from 90 minutes to 60.

* AnimatedAdaptation: An animated version of the film titled ''Night of the Animated Dead'' was released on September 21 in 2021. It's BloodierAndGorier than the original and adds a few sequences, notably showing a flashback to Ben's escape before arriving at the house, but cuts the film down from 90 minutes to 60.