Twilight of the Idols

[fleurdusang]

Well, I finally worked up the ovaries to see "Twilight" in film version. Having scanned the book and heard testimonials from other readers, I was less than keen on doing so. However, it is best that I be somewhat fair and see precisely the root of my distaste. And so I began possibly the worst waste of two hours in my short lifetime. So I

Comments

[blurryobjects]

When I watched Twilight, I laughed so hard I nearly crapped myself. I wish we could watch it together; I think much fun would be had at its expense.

As always, interesting observations. I personally would like to read about vampires that were actually, you know, evil and scary.

[bonnieslasher]

*nods and nods* I'm not personally into evil as a way of describing anything, but yeah, vampires are at their most interesting when they are fundamentally set against mortals (as in, they have to inflict death or serious harm in order to stay immortal, so on so forth.) Then they're choosing to take from others in order to have more than a mortal's fair lot. The immortality for a nasty price thing always appeals to me ^_^

I don't mind books that tweak vampires to make them their own though, as long as it makes sense within the book. There's nothing in the Twilight vampires that appeals or makes sense to me. The cult of supermodel beauty is ick too.

[fleurdusang]

Thank you very much for your comment. I do agree that there is a sort of Faustian quality to the traditional vampire, that if one sells one's soul to the Devil, then one must reap the fruits of cursedness. Thanks again.

[silly_bella]

I have a small correction of a common mistake in your essay. Dracula was a day-walker. In at least two instances in the Bram Stoker novel, Dracula is seen outside during the day. The first is the zoo, the second is the train station

[fleurdusang]

I recognize that. I read the novel years ago. However, it is also said that Dracula does not retain his vampiric powers during the daytime. Yes, surely he isn't going to melt, but he is no longer Big Bad who terrorizes Lucy and Mina. I didn't emphasize that fact in the bit of writing because I wanted to make it explicit that Western vampires are traditionally creatures of the night. Further, if you see "Nosferatu," the first vampire film made (and based off of Dracula), the vampire does indeed perish in the sun. Perhaps that is where that common misconception began. Thank you for your thorough comment.