Bloodthirsty Dawn - When Humans Are Called "Them"

Alessandro 2022-03-23 09:01:45

In 2019, humans in the traditional sense made up only 5% of the total population, and the rest were vampires who fed on human blood. In a meeting attended by a group of sanctimonious vampires, human beings are discussed as poor "them" who are endangered and in desperate need of saving, in the same tone as humans today discuss polar bears or white dolphins.

Under such an assumption of transposition, as a human being, I can't help but feel ashamed. When we pay attention to endangered animals with a somewhat lofty and compassionate attitude, have we ever considered what endangered animals are thinking? We never seem to disdain to empathize with those creatures that we think are inferior, such as pigs, chickens, cattle and sheep that often follow our recipes. Therefore, if a creature above us in the food chain rules the earth, we should have a good understanding of the disdain of the higher creatures for us, and their poor state as a food shortage that needs to be saved.

I don't know if it's because of being cheap, but I've always been excited to be replaced like this. Ever since human beings knew that there is no God, they began to regard themselves as masters of everything. The residual instincts of generations under the pressure of survival for tens of thousands of years make both individuals and groups of human beings involuntarily put "self" in an infinitely important position, because only in this way can the probability of survival be maximized. As a result, human beings, which are extremely adaptable and have lost their natural enemies, exploded and quickly drained their disrespectful earth.

At this time, the so-called environmental protection and endangered animal protection organizations finally appeared among the well-fed human beings, and they were full of kindness in a high-flying manner. With my stubborn habit of admiring vicious speculation, I naturally do not think how great their original point of departure was. Why protect endangered animals? Why protect the earth? Isn't the ultimate goal still to protect the living environment of human "self", so that the human community can be more stable and prosperous? Oh, how is this different from the naked purpose of vampires to save mankind?

Finally, back to the previous question, we try to guess what the endangered animals in our eyes are thinking? In the movie, humans finally found a way to cure or destroy vampires and won. (Although the assumption of transposition is interesting, the ending is still human.) In this case, in reality, perhaps the polar bears and white dolphins are also thinking about healing and destroying us who have forced them to have nowhere to live. Would you like to? Humanity.

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  • Ladarius 2022-03-25 09:01:08

    The subject matter and idea are very fond of looking into it, or there is some understanding of vampire control + Ethan control haha

  • Dana 2021-11-20 08:01:27

    Very different vampire subject. The narrative of the child at the beginning resonated with me. The visuals of the picture were very cold, and the thinking about the survival of vampires was further raised. The whole film could have been regarded as a vampire movie that resonated with "I Am Legend" in addition to its visual sense, but unfortunately the ending fell into a cliche, at the expense of the ego to complete the greater ego. 7

Daybreakers quotes

  • Edward Dalton: Is this place safe?

    Elvis: Living in a world where vampires are the dominant species is about as safe as bare backing a 5 dollar whore.

  • Charles Bromley: Do you like being a vampire?

    Frankie Dalton: Yes, sir.

    Charles Bromley: Why?

    Frankie Dalton: I'm good at this. I was never very good at being human.