Monday, August 31, 2009
Nemo 8/31
In this post-modern culture people have become obsessed with absurdity, meaninglessness and surrealism. Directors and writers alike, have been fueled by the notion of suspicion - they need to give their audience something to explain the unknown. On the first day of class we discussed an article in the New York Times about the CW network's new T.V. show "The Vampire Diaries". The consept that this show is based on is not a new one, in fact many shows and movies have used the same base but with varied story lines. Graham Stoker's book Dracula, Nosveratu, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, The Twilight Saga, An Interview with a Vampire, Being Human, True Blood, and on and on. All of these shows, movies and books have created a sense of reality so that people do not fear what they do not know. The question that the New York Times is asking is "Is America Vampired out?" In a certain way America is vampired out but as long as there is this fear of the unknown the media will be able to continue creating story lines about the supernatural to allow people the false sense that they actually do know about things that they only have suspicions about. I personally enjoy thinking about what else is out there in the world and by watching all of these movies or shows I feel as though I am able to comprehend what else might be in this world.
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I like the direction you take with the response of society with the aspect of fear in the class; the aesthetic pleasure found in the unknown by film makers. You could have spent more time exploring this idea further so that you could fulfill the minimum of 300 words for the blog. Otherwise, you bring up a good point about the various types of media perpetuating this notion of the supernatural, but think about this: how does having the supernatural as part of our reality alter our understanding of what is real? Just a little something to think about.
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