Frightening, but stylish.

[viktor_haag]

According to SciFi Wire, Melissa George says that the vampires in 30 Days of Night are "frightening, but also stylish". I'm getting so very, very tired of vampires that are stylish. Or sexy. Or gorgeous. I understand that repressed eroticism is an underlying theme of the vampire mythos, but I hereby propose that this mine has been tapped out. It's time to move on, people. We are not Victorian England. Our society is permissive (and post-modern) enough, surely, to begin to examine the vampire figure in another light. Aren't we? Please, say yes.

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[alasdair1076.livejournal.com]

If it makes you feel any better, the vampires in the original graphic novel are anything but stylish. They're savage, brutal, bestial creatures who it's made very clear are animals wearing a human body and unpleasant animals at that. Early reports, despite what Melissa George says, suggest that it's a very, very faithful adaptation. If that's the case, this may yet be a pleasant surprise.

[viktor-haag.livejournal.com]

I flipped through the comic book, but haven't looked at it in detail. I'm heartened by your comments enough to think that this may be different. However, it may also be completely conceivable that studio weeners would have pushed the film makers to portray the vamp characters as more handsome, hip, trench-coaty, sexy, etc... I guess we'll know soon enough.