In the spirit of Halloween, let’s assess the recent fascination with fictional beings that has taken over the country.
I don’t understand the recent obsession, on campus and throughout the nation, with vampires and zombies. I was thrilled when the Star Wars and Lord of the Rings hype finally subsided, and now there has been a return of this ridiculous, infantile fixation with imaginary monsters.
Halloween is not my favorite holiday. Girls my age take advantage of it by dressing like hussies, taking away the childhood wonder of Halloween. I think it dates back to high school when my mom grounded me on Halloween night… Nonetheless, it’s not my favorite holiday and I most certainly don’t want to celebrate it all year round.
I hate everything Twilight. I had friends and high school that obsessed over it and sadly that has translated to college. I have never cracked one of the books open in fear of getting sucked in. I was even hesitant to watch the movie. Alas, I did, and made Erik watch it, as well. It was ridiculous. “It's like you're my own personal brand of heroin.” Oh, please.
Though I understand the desire for romantic movies, there’s nothing romantic about a vampire falling in love with a human. This movie is chock-full of cheesy lines; my eyes were tired from rolling so much. People say the book is better; I say fat chance.
Following the release of the Twilight saga, several television series were released about vampires (i.e. Valmont or Vampire Diaries). It just seems so childish to me. It’s not as much of a surprise that young girls are buying this stuff, but even some grown women like it. I just don’t understand it.
Not to mention the whole recent zombie obsession. Zombieland was released and crowds of viewers dressed like zombies filled the theaters. In my hometown, MacArthur mall was crawling with zombie look-a-likes complete with fake blood, a limp, and torn clothing. This includes adults. I don’t mean to condescending or more “scholarly” than everyone else, but where’s the fun in this? Why can’t you just go to a movie and enjoy it?
I think it’s the chance to escape your everyday identity that attracts people to this phenomenon. People have normal jobs, families, classes, etc. and they will jump at the first opportunity to leave that in the dust… even for a two-hour long movie.
Also, there’s a new game being played on college campuses all across Virginia. It’s called Zombies vs. Humans. A friend of mine explained the rules to me, but forgive me if they are slightly inaccurate, for I lost interest after I found out there was actual structure to it. Zombies wear headbands. Zombies and humans carry Nerf guns. The human shoots the zombie and the zombie is dead. The zombie can also become paralyzed, in which they put their bandana around their neck to symbolize this. My friend assured me that they are only paralyzed for a short period.
This game bids many questions. How do you win? How do you know when each side has won? And, of course, why on earth are you doing this? I assume it’s to relieve the boredom of dorm life, but wouldn’t you think, with a full course load and several clubs/teams offered, they would have other activities to occupy their time?
This whole thing baffles me. Hopefully it dies out soon.
Have a great Halloween!
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