6. CANNOT TALK
Zombies CANNOT TALK
The Science:
Talking, as in engaging in a prompt and response conversation requires high level brain activity which, as stipulated in rule two, is beyond a zombie’s capability. In this respect “talking” and “speaking” are different actions; the process of using the tongue and mouth to form words means a word is spoken, but there is no intelligence behind it. It is possible, then, for a zombie unthinkinglyto utter words and short sentences – though this becomes practically less likely over time as mouth, tongue and lungs decompose.
The Lore:
Moan and groans, yes. Hisses, Ok, guttural growls, sure. Even the odd awkwardly formed word or two as residual memory, but reasoned conversation? No way. If you’ve got a dead body that can chat with you then call it a ghost or demon or some other possessed thing, but a zombie it is not.
What if for one reason or another, decomposition ceases after a certain point, say the zombie infestation isnt natural in cause, or a creation of man, its a spiritual circumstance, what would you call a zombie that has, over time regained some of the memories of its past life, and become more advanced than a shambling steriotypical zombie?
I’d call it Ben Affleck’s career after Gigli.
Bub has a single line of dialogue.
Wasn’t there some form of communication between zombies in Romero’s last zombie flick? Do the zombies have a way of coordinating or communicating or do they gather attack and the like because they hear something and all have the same instinct. Was there ever a case of a zombie helping another zombie?
Day didn’t follow much of the zombie lore.
Actually, most movies modify zombie lore in some way. Zombie movies don’t follow zombie lore completely, so pointing out a movie that doesn’t follow the lore described here proves nothing. Stop trying to disprove everything you read here and just take it for what it is.