Twi-LAWL
Disclaimer: I have never read Twilight. I have never seen Twilight. I have no opinion of Twilight whatsoever, either for or against. I just thought this was amusing.
Excerpt from a review of the Twilight movie I was reading:
"And then there’s the issue of the vampirism. Look. Vampire myths range far and wide. From the hopping vampires of Asia, to the vetala of India, all the way to the modern Bram Stoker interpretation of European myths, there are a number of ways you can tell a vampire story. But when you use the word VAMPIRE, you have to understand that it carries a lot of connation that you have to back up. You’re effectively using a great myth and a cultural icon to shoulder the bulk of your storytelling and you are then dependant on doing something interesting with it. Ignoring some of the classic tropes is fine. You want them to be able to cross running water? Cool. Eat garlic loaded pasta and pizza? Fine. Not only ignore crosses, but adorn themselves with them. Right on.
But when your VAMPIRES give a reflection in mirrors? When they don’t sleep in coffins? When they don’t have fangs? When they not only can walk around in sunlight…but glisten like they’re covered in diamonds when they do? Then they’re not vampires. They’re superheroes with special dietary concerns. BUT WAIT! Edward’s clan is special. You see, they don’t eat humans. They eat animals…kinda…kinda like the rest of us. Huh. So they walk around in sunlight, they show up in mirrors and they eat animals. What makes them different again? OH! RIGHT! Their overwhelming desire to eat human flesh.
That doesn’t make you a vampire. That just makes you mentally unstable. Isn’t that romantic?"
It made me lawl. Because I feel that way a lot about all of this new "Vampire" stuff in media. It's all well and good to twist things around and reinvent them, but change something enough and after a point, it's something completely different.
I have similar problems with "zombies." Anyone who has seen the 28______ Later... series of movies can tell you that for all intents and purposes that they are "zombie" movies. Except for one teeny tiny ever so significant little detail. THEY AREN'T DEAD. I don't care if they look like zombies, act like zombies, SMELL like zombies or moan while consuming human flesh - if they aren't reanimated dead corpses, they aren't. Fucking. Zombies. It's a major pet peeve I have.
But I digress.
The excerpt is still fricking funny and why yes, I do find it romantic. ^_^
Excerpt from a review of the Twilight movie I was reading:
"And then there’s the issue of the vampirism. Look. Vampire myths range far and wide. From the hopping vampires of Asia, to the vetala of India, all the way to the modern Bram Stoker interpretation of European myths, there are a number of ways you can tell a vampire story. But when you use the word VAMPIRE, you have to understand that it carries a lot of connation that you have to back up. You’re effectively using a great myth and a cultural icon to shoulder the bulk of your storytelling and you are then dependant on doing something interesting with it. Ignoring some of the classic tropes is fine. You want them to be able to cross running water? Cool. Eat garlic loaded pasta and pizza? Fine. Not only ignore crosses, but adorn themselves with them. Right on.
But when your VAMPIRES give a reflection in mirrors? When they don’t sleep in coffins? When they don’t have fangs? When they not only can walk around in sunlight…but glisten like they’re covered in diamonds when they do? Then they’re not vampires. They’re superheroes with special dietary concerns. BUT WAIT! Edward’s clan is special. You see, they don’t eat humans. They eat animals…kinda…kinda like the rest of us. Huh. So they walk around in sunlight, they show up in mirrors and they eat animals. What makes them different again? OH! RIGHT! Their overwhelming desire to eat human flesh.
That doesn’t make you a vampire. That just makes you mentally unstable. Isn’t that romantic?"
It made me lawl. Because I feel that way a lot about all of this new "Vampire" stuff in media. It's all well and good to twist things around and reinvent them, but change something enough and after a point, it's something completely different.
I have similar problems with "zombies." Anyone who has seen the 28______ Later... series of movies can tell you that for all intents and purposes that they are "zombie" movies. Except for one teeny tiny ever so significant little detail. THEY AREN'T DEAD. I don't care if they look like zombies, act like zombies, SMELL like zombies or moan while consuming human flesh - if they aren't reanimated dead corpses, they aren't. Fucking. Zombies. It's a major pet peeve I have.
But I digress.
The excerpt is still fricking funny and why yes, I do find it romantic. ^_^