Monday, January 17, 2011
Buffy the Vampire Slayer blog
Having watched the show as a kid, I got my initial understanding of vampires from this show. I found this much more enjoyable then Nosferatu. These are actors who actuallly have modern day abilities and equiptment. Overall, Buffy the Vampire Slayer delves into many types of monsters and not just into vampires. From watching it for so long, they bring in a varity of demons, medival mythes, and I am pretty sure I've seen Egyptian myths in the show at one point in time. This show is and was a great way to recieve knowledge on folklore.
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When you first look at Buffy, she looks like a petite, honest, and fragile girl. In this TV show, what surprised me is that she fights not only vampires, but all different kinds of monsters. It reminds me of the many kinds of threats that regular people face these days, such as terrorists, thieves, and child molesters. Even though Buffy is a fictional character, we can relate to her because she resembles a normal person in many ways. While she is always on the lookout for monsters, we also should be on the lookout for dangerous people in our own lives. At the same time, Buffy possesses superior strength, which makes her stand out from the rest of us.
ReplyDeleteBuffy’s mother is lonely. Unfortunately her husband left her when Buffy was still young and it is perfectly understandable that she has hard time getting along with a teenage daughter who doesn’t have a father. This situation isn't so different from real life.
In the first few episodes, it is not clear whether Buffy likes her school friend or Angel. She seems to have feelings for both of them. I suppose we should ask ourselves, what does she know of love? Her duty is to save people. She never had time to live a normal life and act like a teenager.
In the fourth episode, the most disgusting scene is when the teacher eats a sandwich with bugs in it. Later on we find out that she is also a big bug, whom Buffy kills. At the end of the episode we see that the teacher, as a bug, has laid her eggs in a classroom and we are not sure what is going to happen with these eggs. Perhaps they will grow to become dangerous bugs and behave like their mother, which will put the students in possible danger. But because Buffy is always around, they have nothing to worry about. It would be amazing to be as superior as Buffy, to be aware of all our surroundings and know how to deal with any dangers that come across our paths.
Modern movies that involve monsters or vampires are presented differently from old films. Vampires are portrayed so beautifully that you want to interact with them. For example, True Blood makes vampires appear enticing and beautiful. In Buffy, you feel like you want to be her and have the same power she has. By watching Buffy, we can feel the excitement of killing vampires and saving the world, even though we don’t have the strength to do similar brave acts in our own lives. In this way, watching Buffy and connecting to her story can actually make us feel like we are larger than life, killing vampires along with her.