This still is from one of the last scenes in the film, where most of the characters get to escape from the zombies on a boat. Most of the shots in this scene involve this American flag, and this is all due to context. The flag on the boat represents all of America, and the zombies represent people from eastern countries. We see the characters escaping on the boat, connoting that although eastern countries can terrorise the west, America will always stick together, fight back and eventually win. This is a very socially sensitive subject and could come across as racism, but like all George Romero films, he likes to include hidden meanings that he feels very strongly about and clearly he found the need to include this, maybe to scare off terrorists, to make Americans feel safe or just to show off his beliefs.
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