Walking Dead Character Analysis

Rick Grimes: Rick Grimes appears as a hardened, experienced police officer however, when we first see Rick Grimes, he is wandering around a suburban neighbourhood, in a hospital gown which is quite reminiscent of "28 Days Later". This is not normally how the audience would see the protagonist. The use of long, wide shots show Grimes, in a desolated areas. This shows Grimes's vunerability to his surroundings, which is not how the main character is normally decpicted, especially for a male. However, in contrast to this, once Grimes finds his police officers uniform and has strapped a pistol in his holster, the shot types change. They become a lot closer, focusing on his face either while driving, with his brow furrowed. This is how the audience would normally see the "action" man, and when he is in his comfort zone, when shooting the single zombies the shot types are normally from behind the zombie, looking to Grimes which shows his calm persona while shooting them. Although, throughout the programme there are moments where Grimes appears quite weak. When trapped under the tank, and the end seems lost, a close up shot of Grimes, shows him about to shoot himself in the head with a scared look on his face, a very vunerable moment.