- after watching the American drama "Vampire", by the way, let's talk about the changes
in the theme of vampires. It took three days to watch the American drama "Vampire" in one breath, and suddenly the eyes lit up, and a voice in my heart couldn't help but thump Out, what a hodgepodge of vampire stories!
1. The beginning of the story: The man in mid-life crisis saves the world
This FX TV series has only 13 episodes in the first season. The beginning of the story should tell the story of a plane that has lost communication with the ground and has no signs of life. The Boeing 777 passenger plane landed at JFK International Airport. Dr. G, a biochemical investigation expert from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was ordered to arrive at the scene to investigate. He found a new type of parasite. He believes that the chaos in New York City is caused by parasitic infection, which can be treated by modern medicine to relieve this urban crisis. It is estimated that after reading this, everyone can feel that our male protagonist, Dr. G (Dr. Goodweather), is really indestructible. He is too busy with work. He should have never seen a vampire-themed film and television drama. There are infinite power and action in the city. Agile, ugly-faced humanoids This must be the vampire apocalypse coming. There is also a line in the male protagonist, Dr. G, about the mid-life crisis of the male protagonist. The middle-aged man who is frustrated
in love saves the world When modern medicine came to explain the crisis in New York City, someone who finally understood, the vampire hunter Abraham Setrakian appeared! The more savvy guards should know that the character who dares to call Abraham must have some background. Sure enough, an important clue in the play is to recall how Abraham grew from an ordinary Jewish youth to a vampire hunter, from Europe to the United States. The grievances spanning half the world and half a century. The old man is riding the subway with a sword. The security check of the New York subway is too problematic. Abraham said: boy, these monsters in New York City are not what you think. Dr.G said: I don't read much, so don't lie to me.
In short, the story of Abraham can basically be seen from the movies "Schindler's List" and "The Pianist". It is a good attempt to integrate elements such as Jews, Nazis, World War II, and concentration camps into vampire-themed TV dramas.
3. Passers-by's chaotic entry: There is also a rather hilarious character in the funny mouse-catcher
drama - Vasiliy Fet, the muscular man Vasili is the descendant of the Soviet Union, to be exact, the descendant of the Odessa people, his parents He is a high-level intellectual, engaged in construction, and his family immigrated to New York in the more chaotic years in the Soviet Union. Vasily is an official of the New York health department, mainly responsible for catching mice, and is a dedicated public servant who serves the people.
It is said that Vasily is also a sportsman. Vasily, who is
mainly engaged in catching mice, gradually merged into the main line of the story when he was investigating the rat infestation, joined Dr.G's team, started the confrontation with vampires, and took on the drama. The main part of the funny scene is also a member of the team with a high force value. After all, he is the descendant of the Odessa people. The fighting nation is not built. It is said that Vasily is also a descendant of Eastern Europeans. Eastern Europe reminds me of another story about vampires. Will Vasily be a foreshadowing of the later story?
4. The Nightmare of Humanity: The Legend of Agelessness,
the setting of the vampire group in the vampire drama roughly refers to "Underworld" and "Blade Warrior", the vampire society is roughly divided into high-level vampires (such as the blood ancestors in the play) , This kind of vampire is very powerful anyway, immortal, powerful, and can give mortals and ordinary vampires power by flying around. In the eyes of vampires, they are the five scumbags of war; low-level vampires are the product of vampires, with low IQ, and only maintain some instincts such as eating, which can be roughly understood as deadwalking. Low-level vampires can evolve upward by introducing certain conditions and factors.
In fact, the vampire culture that combines mysticism and gothic elements has always been the darling of film and television dramas. The vampires in film and television dramas can be roughly labeled as follows: dark, cold, wise, and contempt for human beings. The well-known "Interview with the Vampire", "Four Hundred Years of Fright" and "Blade Warrior Series" The Underworld series are all the best box office reputations in vampire film and television works.
With the changes of the times, vampire culture and film and television works are also gradually changing, which can be divided into three types: literary type, hero type, and youth idol type to discuss.
Literary type: The masterpieces "Interview with the Vampire at Night" and "Four Hundred Years of Fright"
are handsome, rich, and wise in appearance. They are the intuitive feelings that vampires in such movies give us. Watching such movies, you will feel a strong sense of The Victorian style is blowing, Tom Hanks and Brad Pitt staged a century-old romance, and the teenager Keanu Reeves can only play a supporting role. "Night Interview" and "Shocking Love" are the most outstanding vampire movies. In fact, they are more reflecting on the emotions and rationality of this special group of vampires. It requires the audience to put a lot of thought into watching the movies, and the style is very high.
Hero type: "Underworld", "Blade Warrior", "Van Helsing"
heroic vampire movie protagonists are generally vampire hunters, Underworld legend focuses on werewolves, although the blade warriors are vampires but kill vampires as a profession, Van Helsing is also a werewolf + hunter . Watching these kinds of movies, prepare a drink and drink popcorn. Anyway, it’s all about killing with swords, lights, swords, and shadows. .
Youth idol type: Vampire-themed film and television dramas such as "Twilight" and "The Vampire Diaries"
have become popular in recent years. In fact, they can no longer reflect the vampire culture. They just put the vampire's coat on the body of the youth drama. The plot setting of "Twilight", if the male protagonist is not a vampire, this is basically a youth campus movie. This kind of movie is always drifting away from the vampire culture stone, but there is no way, the audience likes it.
Write at the end:
The blood clan is a vampire-themed film and television drama that has caught my eye in the past two years. It has carried out a considerable structure and combination of the vampire system. The screenwriter has put some thought into it, but the blood ancestors and the elders of the blood clan in New York remind me of "Underworld" ", Abraham reminded me of "Van Helsing", the episodes of World War II reminded me of "Schindler's List", "Blood" is a combination of various materials and tastes, looking forward to the second season to ferment better. The plot is just like the first time I read "The Legend of the Life Hunter" with nine knives.
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