[quote name='h3llbring3r']The character of Cholo was a hero before he was sold out (where is the xenophobia in that). [/quote]#-o
The greedy white man (Dennis Hopper) was fine with paying the Mexican for cheap work... but when the hard working Mexican asked to be a part of the the rich white man's ivory tower, he was shot down.
There's the xenophobia, right there.
[quote name='h3llbring3r']Most of the Zombies in the film are clearly home grown. Making a the Zombie leader a black-man with a linebackers build plays into the general racism angle (as does referring to the zombies as "stenchers") It was more of the racism allegory going back to the first zombie films. Again it's more cliche' than hommage.[/quote]
The zombies having a leader, and subsequently learning and forming an army, was used so that they could infiltrate the rich white man's ivory tower -- a false sense of security through wealth, which caused their ultimate demise through being so secure that they could not escape.
To say that they're "homegrown" isn't fair, being that they're no longer human.
Also, the shot where the zombie leader and the main character (I forget his name) have a distant eye-to-eye is obviously symbolic.
[quote name='h3llbring3r']I'll concede the post-9/11 mentality sense of false security theme, but didn't 28 weeks do that leaps and bounds better (infected vs. zombies not with standing).[/QUOTE]
Kinda.