Romero himself defined the creatures as average-Joe "blue-collar monsters," who lumbered stiffly out of their graves to indiscriminately attack - a metaphor for a lifeless and dehumanized society.J.J.Abrams, 126 minutesFilm Plot SummaryDuring the opening prologue (a fast-forward portion of a scene later in the film), malicious villain Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman) threatened IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), who was heard grimacing after the sound of a bang, and then told: "We""ve put an explosive charge in your head.When he asked the location of Arthur Pendragon, the boy was found hanging helplessly from a basketball hoop - the object of a student prank who was laughed at by the entire student body.Ray: Things pretty rough for you at home?Jim: What a zoo!Ray: What?Jim: It""s a zoo.He always wants to be my pal, you know? But how can I give him anything? If he""s, well, I mean I love him and all hat type of stuff, and I-I mean, I don""t want to hurt him.