There's currently ... an inumerable amount of vampire shows and novels out.
(True Blood, Vampire Diaries (ick), Twilight (...), etc).
Though Bram Stoker's "Dracula" will always be the classic.
Followed by Underworld.
Question is,
Why are dead-things the latest craze.
Vampires: A history.
Bram Stoker wrote Dracula in 1897 and is considered a gothic novel.
(Gothic being a mix of both horror and romance- romance (not in gushyness but as in the romanticist era) is a reaction to enlightenment. It features romantic aspects such as the extension of the lanscape as central to emotional experiences and a pleasing sort of terror (more like literary masochism). Literary theorists have analysed Dracula on many levels; Dracula as an exploration of women's role in the Victorian era, conventional and conservatism sexuality, post-colonialism and folklore.
Now.. Well, how did that change from an in-depth exploration of Victorian paradigms to a shallow vanity-based exploration of teenage hormones?
(Also, how can Stephenie.M possibly justify her glittery excuses for characters?)
I know that everyone is extremely anti-vampire and for good reason (Cough, cough- Twilight- cough), but how can you hate Underworld, Van Helsing or Blade? These are based on different postmodern values, such as violence and capitalism.
The new vampire trend is a post-modern byproduct of values such as vanity (vampires never grow old, and they're 'perfect'), the ageless desire for immortality, it's a post-modern version of a utopia and it features the Bluebeard-complex in females that if they love someone who is a 'monster', maybe they'll change.
Why is it that vampires are so popular?
Also, which are your most hated/loved characters.
Hated: Twilight Saga- I especially hate Edward. Sparkling poofter.
Loved: Blade. He's just badass.
I hate this one dude called Mizzy
[QUOTE=Aman V;24424906]I hate this one dude called Mizzy[/QUOTE]
Clever, aren't you? (:
Also, not a dude <3
[QUOTE=Mizzy;24424893]Post your[/QUOTE]
Fast threads.
But anyway I think Daybreakers was a pretty cool vampire movie.
A new trend pops out every year, and its always annoying.
Hate: all
Loved: none that I can think of
Dont understand how its caught on so much. I mean, besides drinking blood and shit they really suck. No pun intended.
Hated: Twilight and every vampire drama series aimed at teens that I can think of.
Loved: Buffy/Angel and Being Human are great. I need to see Daybreakers.
Hated: Generic "hurr durr forbidden love with undead that can't get an erection" teen lust bullshit "vampire" shit.
Loved: Ночной дозор (Night Watch), Ночной дозор (Day Watch), Сумеречный дозор (Twilight Watch), Последний дозор (Final Watch).
[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;24425124]Hated: Generic "hurr durr forbidden love with undead that can't get an erection" teen lust bullshit "vampire" shit.
Loved: Ночной дозор (Night Watch), Ночной дозор (Day Watch), Сумеречный дозор (Twilight Watch), Последний дозор (Final Watch).[/QUOTE]
The novels are the greatest.
I really struggled to find English translations.
Sergei Lukyanenko is amazing.
Dracula from Van Helsing was awesome
New vampires aren't real vampires, REAL VAMPIRES die with the sunlight, garlic, and rest of shit. Anything else woudn't kill them. They transform into fucking bats. No they aren't fast strong mothafuckas and in light, look again. The vampire is now diamonds. Like a zombie isn't an infected human
Interview With the Vampire is pretty good.
[QUOTE=Aman V;24424906]I hate this one dude called Mizzy[/QUOTE]
yeah comes here and makes useless threads
I like action movies with vampires, not scary/romance movies. My favorite of which was Van Helsing.
I hate everything else.
meh vampires arent interesting to me, im surprised soo many people are falling heads over heals for it.
I guess its the spin they put on vampires that they are 'caring' creatures, im looking at you twilight.
The saga of darren shan and Being human are probably the only 2 things that have something to do with vampires that I'll ever like.
[QUOTE=Mizzy;24424956]Clever, aren't you? (:[/QUOTE]
I like your backwards smiley face only chicks use.
[QUOTE=NuclearAnnhilation;24425979]I like your backwards smiley face only chicks use.[/QUOTE]
Well, that would make sense.
I pretty much like every vampire character to a degree.
Obviously bram stokers dracula is the absolute classic, as well interview for a vampire and queen of the damned being fucking immense.
i secretly love edward from twilight though and not just because he's called edward
There will always be trends. My guess is that next trend will be dragons.
Mizzy Obviously tried to copy Hezzy's catchy name.
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he might be 12
True Blood is quality, I don't mind the fact it came from this fad.
[QUOTE=Scope0;24427002]Mizzy Obviously tried to copy Hezzy's catchy name.
[editline]01:46AM[/editline]
he might be 12[/QUOTE]
... Well, I'm actually 18 (:
And it's a username I use for anime sites, BY THE WAY.
So. Not copying anyone.
[QUOTE=Mizzy;24427394]... Well, I'm actually 18 (:
And it's a username I use for anime sites, BY THE WAY.
So. Not copying anyone.[/QUOTE]
Facepunch is an anime site? :psyboom:
The only GOOD thing that came from "twilight" was it brought me and my gf to meet by luck. I hated the books, but I read them to show I can read that piece o shit and have arguments against it.
Then i convinced my gf not to go into that shit and she saw the crazy before it took her mind away. :v:
The only movie that I wanna watch which complies with vampires is Vampires Suck. :razz:
Can't wait until this vampire trend ends and in comes the zombie books/movies/tv shows.
Shit will be cash.
[QUOTE=Mike_013;24427506]Facepunch is an anime site? :psyboom:[/QUOTE]
I meant ...
This is my online-pseudonym.
For every site.
True Blood is fucking great. And Let the Right One In came out around the time Twilight got big but it's not a direct result.
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[QUOTE=gartini;24427598]The only movie that I wanna watch which complies with vampires is Vampires Suck. :razz:[/QUOTE]
Please leave
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i secretly love edward from twilight though and not just because he's called edward[/QUOTE]
Poster=Girl(?) Mystery Solved.
[QUOTE=crackberry;24426407]There will always be trends. My guess is that next trend will be dragons.[/QUOTE]
Been there done that.
*looks at Eragon movie*
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