This image is from the scene where Roger has to save Flyboy from the zombies because Flyboy keeps missing the shots. The code of expression on Flyboy’s face shows his disappointment that he had to be helped, because he wanted to be the male hero.
George Romero subverts stereotypes by making Flyboy incapable of shooting, and Roger is the one who always has to intervene. The audience would expect Flyboy to be the male protagonist and male hero of the film, but Romero doesn’t let this happen. Reversing character stereotypes is something that Romero has done in a few of his films which emphasises his auteur style; for example, Bub in Day of the Dead (1985) is a zombie that the audience relates to and likes which is the opposite of what you'd expect.
Although Roger is smaller, he is more masculine than Flyboy and this is shown in the way that he is holding the phallic symbols. Roger is calm and focused whereas Flyboy has his gun haphazardly to the side and out of frame. His weakness if reiterated by the fact that Flyboy is standing behind Roger and therefore seems weaker.
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