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I would find it interesting to see what a series would look
like where the vampires are on equal footing or even under the duress of the
werewolves.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Vampires versus Werewolves
The mythos for these two species, as well as the rivalries between
them, have been hashed over and redone in any number of mentionable books, films
or television series. Personally I am a
fan of the vampire over the werewolf, but that’s just me. Be it the books of Anne Rice, Laura K. Hamilton, Stephanie Meyer; television shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, True Blood, Lost
Girl; or, the movies like Blade trilogy or Underworld trilogy: it struck me
that most vampires are typically portrayed as the upper caste, the aristocracy,
while werewolves are portrayed more so as ‘working class,’ in some cases the
slaves of the vampires (Underworld in particular). I’m not particularly against this, as it
seems to reinforce the stereotypes and the people that prefer one to the other
appear to support the current trends. I
suppose there is some element of the ‘humanity’ in appearance of the vampire
versus the werewolf.
I cannot recalle any cases where the vampires and
werewolves are on equal footing, either physically or intellectually, in particular with
regard to social status.
Underworld gives us the caste system right up front, which eventually
becomes part of the catalyst for the majority of the ensuing carnage. I like this because they give enough
reasoning behind the way things work; vampires are the aristocracy, werewolves their slave work force and
protectors who try to control their riley subjects for fear of exposing them in
the process of some ill-advised and uncontrolled rampage.
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