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Originally posted by Embracer Of Darkness@30 September 2003 - 17:33
Foot Loose, you're a complete dumbass, you know that? <_<
Vampire movies have always reflected the fears of society at the time, the old Dracula movies represented the inhibitied sexuality of the Victorians for example. :rolleyes:
As for newer vampire movies, vampirism is a virus. It represents exactly that, HIV. I won't even bother getting into the racial and gang-related sides of modern vampire films.
The reason vampires in older movies had no reflection was the Victorian avoidance of vanity. What good would that do now? Our society thrives on vanity, and we constantly see this in the way movie stars are constantly on our TVs and in our magazines.
Simply put, movie vampires today are exactly how they should be. A reflection of the fears of society. Who knows, in ten years, vampires might not even drink blood. <_<
Well put.