...Callan Parker Ms. Faith Dickens English Honors II May 30th, 2014 Vampires: Killing Machines or Sex Machines? The sexualization and carnality of modern vampires can be tied to the commercialization of peoples interest in the supernatural and a contrasting society. In less than a century, vampires have gone from scary and repulsive monsters to beautiful, mysterious creatures. This transformation is brought on by the common advertisement of sex and the attentiveness of people to abstract societies nowadays. The look and feel of vampires has also changed due to the resources of entertainment producers and a capitalist society focused on building revenue. Nosferato vampires compared to modern vampires: In Nosferatu, the most important and popular element in the movie was the accuracy of Dracula/Count Orlok. The description in the book matches the actors portrayal, “…a tall old man, clean shaven save for a long white mustache, and clad in black from head to foot, without a single speck of colour about him anywhere,” (Stoker, 21). Later in his letter, Jonathan mentions the physical structure of the Count who stands before him: “His face was a strong—a very strong—aquiline, with a high bridge of the thin nose and peculiarly arched nostrils …The mouth, as far as I could see it under the heavy moustache, was fixed and rather cruel-looking, with peculiarly sharp white teeth; these protruded over the lips, whose remarkable ruddiness showed astonishing vitality...
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...is about a teenager that discovers a vampire lives in the house next door, but no one will believe him. THESIS?? Nose que poner! Setting and time of the movie is what most of the audience commonly wants to know about. The screen time of the movie is of 106 minutes, but the duration in the movie’s story is less than a month. The movie took these weeks to explain and emphasize each scene correctly. This time was to show exactly scene-by-scene since the beginning of the story, how the character discovers something and his struggle to prove it. The setting of the story is in a neighborhood, where the main character lives in. This neighborhood is located in Culver City, California in the United States. Most of the story takes place in that neighborhood, the key moments of the movie happen in there. The genre of this movie is comedy and horror. Fright Night movie uses horror to scare the audience, but in most of the scenes comedy was involved. Characters are critically important for the creation of a good movie. The protagonist is a teenager called Charlie Brewster, acted by the great actor William Ragsdale. The antagonist is a vampire called Jerry Dandridge, interpreted by the actor Chris Sarandon. Some other main characters are Charlie’s girlfriend Amy Peterson, Charlie’s best friend Evil Ed, and Dr. Vincent, and old man who had a program about how to kill vampires. The plot of the movie is that Charlie discovers there was a vampire living in the house next door, he told...
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...Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan in "Vampires Never Die" and James Parker in "Our Zombies, Ourselves," all explain how Vampires and Zombies have taken root and made themselves at home in our culture. While popular culture may not effect academic study directly, it is an escape for students, and teachers, which may help them indirectly. After a long day of school then of studying at home, one’s mind may become worn out and tired, therefore it is impossible to think straight and answer questions correctly. The mind need breaks in order to operate properly and popular culture provides this. There are several things one can gather from popular culture about human nature and society; the stories did a great job in showing this, especially “Why Vampires Never Die”. The fact that humans created myths, legends, fantasy creatures, etc. can say quite a bit. They came from people’s imagination, which will, subconsciously, have fragments of themselves within these creations. Toro and Hogan say “Monsters, like angels, are invoked by our individual and collective needs” and “In other words, whereas other monsters emphasize what is mortal in us, the vampire emphasizes the eternal in us”, meaning fantasy came from our desire for excitement, action, adventure, and anything different. People want to live in a fantasy, and they do not even mind the side effects of monster; in fact, the side effects and risks may add to the intrigue; much like how people constantly ride roller coasters and...
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...this newer generation while back in the day everything was harder to obtain. There could be slit jealousy in today’s world with older generations and ours with how free we can be with all the choices we make. What I mean by saying that is that each generation that passes by that younger one have so kind of liberalism that people of the older wish they had when they was at that age. For an example, woman was expected to be married at 14 at one point at time then it kept increasing to till today that women can work for their whole lives and not get married and no one will even bat an eye. True Blood, a dark vampire fictional story, it shows a girl named Sookie Stackhouse that gets introduced into a vampire man, who in this world has finally came out and told the world they exist when a Japanese drink call “Tru Blood” helps them not suck the blood out of ordinary people. The vampire name was Bill Compton, he just wanted some company as it seemed before he was taken by a couple who wanted to drain...
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...For centuries, vampires have always been the symbol of corruption. It has been said and illustrated by many in books and essays that corruption is extremely similar to vampirism. It starts off with just one and it then multiples like cancer, dominating the society. Once corruption starts, it spreads so quickly that it is as though it is impossible to stop it. In Salem’s Lot, King uses vampires coming into the town to symbolize its destruction due to the corruption within a society. Salem’s Lot vampires’ thirst for blood is represented as the political corruption that destructs the society. The wealth and the power are the blood that the corrupted are in constant hunger for; no matter how much they have, there is never enough to satisfy them. Vampirism is symbolic of corruption. Mirroring vampires’ desire for blood, the corrupted always desire more money and more power; the more they have, the more they want. According to Casebeer, “King has created many novels which allegorically address current social dilemmas: the corruption of school and church, the government, the small town, the family, and etc.” (43) In 1975, King wrote his novel, the Salem’s Lot demonstrating the vampires’ invasion to the town as a symbol of the corruption in the world. Mr. Straker and Mr. Barlow are the outsiders that stand for the beginning of a corrupted society. A vampire comes Chiu 2 to the small town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine. He converts some of the people to vampires, and they transform...
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...Cole Chatterton January 9, 2008 THE MYTH OF DRACULA In October of 1999, a television series began that would run for approximately four and a half years. This series would again sate the American appetite for vampire stories begun by the likes of Bram Stoker, Anne Rice, Tanith Lee, and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. The name of the series? Angel. The Premise? A vampire, originally named Angelus, had been cursed by a gypsy victim, with a soul, and could no longer kill humans. And if he fell in love with one, his dark side would return, which he feared more than anything else. The series featured many flashbacks to many centuries past because the vampires depicted were several centuries old. Not only that, but the vampire had true eye-appeal for the female audience. He was tall, dark, and handsome, just like almost every vampire in almost every myth America has ever heard (Angel site, 2004). But could such a creature truly exist? Although the vampire myth is present in many societies around the world through the centuries, there is a basis in science and fact, for this legend. To start off with, one of the most popular modern vampire stories, written in 1897, was Bram Stoker’s Dracula. To this day, it sets the bar for the modern vampire. Authors have a tendency to pull juicy pieces of many different tales together to patchwork them into something to hold the reader’s interest. From where could he have gotten this character? First off, the legendary figure...
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...Review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Timur Bekmambetov is based on the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, which offers a vivid description of the untold story and secret life of the 16th president of America, Lincoln Benjamin Walker from his days as a boy to his presidency, which apparently shaped America as a nation. It often construed that many movie adaptions do not necessarily do justice to the well-written books that they are based on; however, in the case of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Timur Bekmambetov, it does quite well. The narrative of the movie takes the form of secret journal entries, in which Lincoln as a young boy reports witnessing the death of his mother at the hands a plantation owner who he claims was vampiric. As a result, he swears vengeance; and with the guidance and help of another hunter, Henry Sturgess, a role played by Dominic Cooper, Lincoln starts a life-long mission to find and destroy all the vampires lurking amongst humans, and they hold on the mortal society. After several years, Lincoln’s attraction towards politics, mostly fuelled and motivated by his belief that he had the opportunity and ability to make a difference in the mankind war, not as an assassin, but as a leader. We also witness Lincoln’s election, we see him signing the Emancipation Proclamation, and the outburst of the American Civil War. In addition, we also get to see how these abrupt changes in his life affect the vampires, the interests they...
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...Robert Neville tested his survival skills when he was the last normal human in existence. I Am Legend was written by Richard Matheson and tells the story of a man’s journey through a plague, with intent not to get infected. Robert faced many challenges everyday to repel the vampires, instead of getting exposed to them. He continuously kills everyone and disposes of their body to minimize their offenses towards him. Robert’s wife and children were lost to the disease. The vampires throw rocks and taunt Robert at night. Then Robert constantly kills the vampires he comes across. This is how he ensures his safety. He is trained to do so, because he fought a war in Panama previously. Robert studies the disease closely and experiments to find the specific effects it has on people. He...
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...through a variety of literary and film techniques, paying particular attention to character and setting to explore the elements of the genre. Through these interactions, the audience can feel a sense of Gothic Horror in which the composers of the two texts aim to convey. The setting is a prominent aspect of Stoker’s novel, as it creates the mood and atmosphere and affects the characters of the novel. The castle in Dracula is the main setting that the reader is introduced to and sets the journey on a mysterious, evil and suspenseful road. Jonathan believes that “the castle is a veritable prison” and he is the prisoner. Dracula’s castle is situated in a rural location, said to be the superstitious west were all the mythical creatures from vampires, ghosts, witches and wolves are found. To reinforce the concept of imprisonment, all the doors in the castle are locked and Jonathan is restricted in his freedom to wonder around it. The quote “doors, doors, doors everywhere and all locked and bolted” suggests that Dracula doesn’t want Jonathan to engage in his activities to learn more about him and his condition. This restricts the reader from gaining further knowledge of the detail and mysteries of the castle, leaving us helpless in suspense and fear, not knowing...
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...(excluding the cover and reference pages) analyze the mise-en-scène. used this type of lighting because of the significant effects it would present in the scene (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2011). When the movie starts, Aro the leader of the Volturi is fascinated when he sees Bella is immune to all the vampire’s amazing powers the lighting looks hazy with smoky appearance. The lighting defines Aro making him stand out more; his eyes were noticeable blood shoot red while the appearance of Marcus and Caius were a bit blurred. I thought the lighting of the scene evokes fear, worry, and death of Bella and Edward. The use of back lighting made the focus on Belle clearer which gives me the impression that the director wanted to show the dissimilar of dead and living highlights to detail features of Bella’s rosy cheekbone. By using low-key lighting, this allows the film to have huge amounts of shadow which create a lot of intensity in the overall storyline of the film. The director’s choices of lighting create depth in the structure giving each character a mysterious appearance that was noticeable (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2011). The biggest impact on the movie is gives a sense of illusion of being mysterious, drama feels and romantic feel. People can relate it to a classic movie having an olden day charm. The Volturi was the unsanctioned royalty of the vampire world, and living in the city of Volturi, Italy. They were known to...
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...Title: Elements of Illusion Course: ENG225: Introduction to Film Instructor: Jonathan Belle Author: Amanda Manley Date: 3/20/2014 During the process of envisioning and designing a film, the director, production designer, and art director (in collaboration with the cinematographer) are concerned with several major spatial and temporal elements. These design elements punctuate and underscore the movement of figures within the frame, including the following: setting, lighting, costuming, makeup, and hairstyles. Choose a scene from movieclips.com. In a three to five page paper, (excluding the cover and reference pages) analyze the miser-en-scène. Used this type of lighting because of the significant effects it would present in the scene (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2011). When the movie starts, Aro the leader of the Volturi is fascinated when he sees Bella is immune to all the vampire’s amazing powers the lighting looks hazy with smoky appearance. The lighting defines Aro making him stand out more; his eyes were noticeable blood shoot red while the appearance of Marcus and Caius were a bit blurred. I thought the lighting of the scene evokes fear, worry, and death of Bella and Edward. The use of back lighting made the focus on Belle clearer which gives me the impression that the director wanted to show the dissimilar of dead and living highlights to detail features of Bella’s rosy cheekbone. By using low-key lighting, this allows the film to have huge amounts of shadow which...
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...every human being doesn’t have any effect on Neville which is a bit ironic. Before the plague, he is just a normal person who lives a normal life. All of sudden, he becomes the chosen one. I Am Legend demonstrate his mental condition breaking down along with his human sanity fading away. After finish reading the book, my direct feeling is fear. The fear is not...
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...Throughout this course, it becomes apparent how most of the average Americans knowledge is based off of bundled lore, like vampires. Before modern day science, in some areas people believed in vampires, and this is due to a lack of understanding of how the human body functions. For example, a person in a coma was usually pronounced dead and ended up being prematurely buried. If that person woke up and dug themselves out of their grave then they were labeled as a vampire because they were “undead”. In addition, symptoms of decomposition like bloating and growing nails were confused with being alive and that meant that these individuals were “undead”, therefore they were vampires. Also, when a decomposing body was staked a hissing noise would be released from their body, and this further caused people to believe that vampires were real. With the emergence of modern day science, humans learned that vampires were not real and that the legend of vampires was a series logical fallacies and false deductions. Over time, the vampire legend has been reproduced and used by media companies to make a profit, and to most of society the modern day aristocratic vampire and the 18th century version have little to no relation at...
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... | |Author |Stephenie Meyer | |Country |United States | |Language |English | |Genre |Romance, fantasy, young-adult fiction | |Publisher |Little, Brown and Company | |Published |2005–2008 | |Media type |Print | Twilight is a series of four vampire-themed fantasy romance novels by American author Stephenie Meyer. It charts a period in the life of Isabella "Bella" Swan, a teenage girl who moves to Forks, Washington, and falls in love with a 104-year-old vampire named Edward Cullen. The series is told primarily from Bella's point of view, with the epilogue of Eclipse and Part II of Breaking Dawn being told from the viewpoint of character Jacob Black, a werewolf. The unpublished Midnight Sun is a retelling of the first book, Twilight, from Edward Cullen's point of view. The...
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...what they did while alive, some even sharing how they killed their victims. Along with strange creatures and serial killers from the past, there are also countless bloody murders, missing children, and drug addiction which can be common everyday in real life. To add to the horror in AHS, there are many scenes that are very violent and bloody. In season five, some of the main characters are vampires, and there are many scenes that contain them feeding off of other people or turning others into vampires. During these scenes, there is typically a large amount of blood along with a large amount of violence to obtain that blood. Besides the vampires, there is also a lot of blood in the scenes that detective Lowe is investigating murders of apparent sinners. Each bloody and violent scene is made creepier by the atmosphere that has been created on the AHS set. Each scene has its own lighting and sounds that go along with the story that is going to happen there. One example is Room 64. A room that is always a dark color and contains creepy furniture and decorations. The pool room that holds the vampire children is always an eerie blue and black color and is deathly silent. In horror movies and TV shows, the atmosphere always plays an important role in scaring its viewers. Along with twists and turns of fright, every good horror show needs a good story. In American Horror Story: Hotel, every character has his or her own individual story. Sometimes these stories are presented to us as...
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