Well the heat was out at our place all weekend. Needless to say it was beyond freezing. So what did my lovely roommates and I choose to distract us from our cold deathlike state? Vampire movies of course.
A total of eight films were consumed while we tried to retain our humanity in a subzero, frozen piped house. Our list tended to focus on the more popular of the vampire films and included Interview with a Vampire, From Dusk till Dawn, Underworld, Blade, Queen of the Damned, Thirty Days of Night, and Twilight.
Although this might seem like an absurd amount of movies (don’t worry too much it was spread out over a four day period) and some would argue that we had forgone a real life for an imaginary landscape, it was the perfect opportunity to discuss all kinds of random questions regarding our own humanity and truly allowed us to have a deeper appreciation for each other.
Questions and discussions arose that were inspired by the films. Some were serious and some not so much. How much do we truly value human life? Is immortality worth the cost? Why do all vampires wear leather? Why do strippers make crappy vampires?
I know some people disapprove of cinema and choose instead to dive primarily into their own journeys , but films are relevant to our lives. Movies force us to look at the course of humanity and what it means to exist. Even the movies that lack characters with souls have something to offer to this conversation called life.
Next movie marathon theme: stoners
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i need to go listen to vampire weekend now...
also, i reccommend "pinapple express" for your stoner movie marathon. there was so much violence in that movie though!
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