Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
dir. Johannes Roberts · 2021
A group of survivors navigates the darkened streets of Raccoon City, where the remnants of the Umbrella Corporation's sinister experiments have unleashed horrors beyond imagination. As they confront both the monstrous threats and their own fractured relationships, the film immerses viewers in a relentless atmosphere of dread and urgency.
Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever…changed…and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.
Talking points
- the impact of corporate negligence on communities
- the evolution of horror in video games vs. film
- the role of community in survival scenarios
- the portrayal of monstrosity in modern cinema
