Monsters and the Character of God

I grew up in a family, where watching movies with monsters were generally discouraged. Monster movies were always considered a negative influence, yet in our last class we learnt about how monsters tell us a lot about ourselves. Monsters show us how to become human because we can see how much they strive to be truly redeemed. Goodness and evil are themes that come up quite often in many different types of movies, including movies about zombies, vampires, ghosts or werewolves.

Looking at vampires and zombies, two types of monsters studied in class, one can easily see the sociophobic that they can represent. Vampires and zombies both lie between life and death, representing our fear of death and dying badly. Death is such a big fear, because what happens after death is unknown. Dying badly can be painful. Most of us do not want to experience pain that could kill us.   

Understanding the character of God can be told by two opposing ways. Either you can talk about what God is, or you can talk about what God is not. Monsters act as a representation of what God is not. Although growing up not watching monster movies, I have come to realize I can learn a lot from them. The way we portray these monsters can show us our own perception of the character of God.

I always wonder how humanity would actually look under threat. I mean, we see different situations of monsters portrayed in media, but would we truly react the way characters on screen would react? Looking at media studies, would we react like characters on screen just because that is how we have learnt from them to react?

It was mentioned in class that if zombies were to take over the world, we should fend for ourselves and leave the weak behind. What does this tell us about the character of God? Is this a counter actual argument where there is such a world that is caring towards weak and the needy?