BethanyVampires versus Zombies (I'm Rambling)
May 6th 2008 09:16
Zombies and Vampires are two sides of the same monster coin, they both are the 'undead' that consume human flesh, which kills said human.
Take the Zombie in modern cinema- zombie-ism is generally regarded as a disease. In 28 Days Later a man wakes up in a post-apocalyptic London to find that a disease has turned London's population into... something different. Combining modern fear of infectious diseases with a nearly primal fear of the walking dead, Zombie films tend to strike that chord of terror much easier than Vampire films.
There could be several reasons for this. Zombies have no real brain function left, they are humans at their absolute lowest form- hungry, consuming, walking viruses. They consume without thought, emotion, any realization of the rapid reduction of their food supply. Plus, if they bite you you're totally screwed- shoot yourself and save your dignity.
Vampires, on the other hand, are the opposite of Zombies (other than their need to feed off of humans, that is). They're the cool kids you hated in school. They're intelligent, they're generally rich and aristocratic (even if they didn't start that way). They tend to be arrogant and cold. Many times they have transformational powers. Bats, mist, wolves... they have transcended humanity, in a sense. To them, we are entertaining and short-lived moving gourmets. They can spread vampirism, but selectively for the most part- it's not a disease that spreads as much as it's like teaching someone a deadly form of martial arts. A bit clunky, but I think you get what I mean.
This wasn't really going anywhere specific, but I felt the real need to write something and it's a subject that fascinates me.
A note to the people who drop by on a somewhat regular basis: I've been nasty sick the last few weeks, and unable to sleep because my cat ran away. Lame, perhaps, but still true. All that illness on top of a self-imposed exhaustion has led to my completely lack of work, and I want to thank everyone who's been stopping by. I really enjoy doing this, even though I don't feel like I've found my voice yet, and I hope to keep doing this for a while. Again, thanks.
Take the Zombie in modern cinema- zombie-ism is generally regarded as a disease. In 28 Days Later a man wakes up in a post-apocalyptic London to find that a disease has turned London's population into... something different. Combining modern fear of infectious diseases with a nearly primal fear of the walking dead, Zombie films tend to strike that chord of terror much easier than Vampire films.
There could be several reasons for this. Zombies have no real brain function left, they are humans at their absolute lowest form- hungry, consuming, walking viruses. They consume without thought, emotion, any realization of the rapid reduction of their food supply. Plus, if they bite you you're totally screwed- shoot yourself and save your dignity.
Vampires, on the other hand, are the opposite of Zombies (other than their need to feed off of humans, that is). They're the cool kids you hated in school. They're intelligent, they're generally rich and aristocratic (even if they didn't start that way). They tend to be arrogant and cold. Many times they have transformational powers. Bats, mist, wolves... they have transcended humanity, in a sense. To them, we are entertaining and short-lived moving gourmets. They can spread vampirism, but selectively for the most part- it's not a disease that spreads as much as it's like teaching someone a deadly form of martial arts. A bit clunky, but I think you get what I mean.
This wasn't really going anywhere specific, but I felt the real need to write something and it's a subject that fascinates me.
A note to the people who drop by on a somewhat regular basis: I've been nasty sick the last few weeks, and unable to sleep because my cat ran away. Lame, perhaps, but still true. All that illness on top of a self-imposed exhaustion has led to my completely lack of work, and I want to thank everyone who's been stopping by. I really enjoy doing this, even though I don't feel like I've found my voice yet, and I hope to keep doing this for a while. Again, thanks.
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