There are tonnes of TV shows and movies out that talk about the end of the world. There are countless books on the shelves as well that talk about this same topic. Whether they be from some sort of religious stance or a monstrous creation of men like global warming, a super virus or something even worse that i just haven't read about.
Recently they have been about some kind of religious doom, at least the ones i am watching (but lets face it, that's cause i love anything mystically magically cool!). And while so many of them are very interesting, there is a certain theme i have noticed through them.
Its an issue with the Twilight novels as well along with every other vampire/demonic/werewolf/supernatural boogie-man-creature out there. That is that most of these books/movies/TV shows have some sort of romantic angle which exists to appeal to the (and i mean no disrespect except for my usual amount when i say this) "fangirls".
The more romance that can be shoved into the story the better, the more it will attract and seduce those readers who miss that spark of romance, who love to read about love. Those who want to read about love and snuggles and sex and everything in between. (which is a lot!)
The issue is that those creatures which all these romance/end of the world works of fiction create is that they originally are made in societies to embody evil, pure and simple. But these creatures are never really portayed that simply, they instead are shown as being more "human" with differing depths and amounts of good inside them.
See there is nothing wrong with portraying them as different creatures with different personalities and even have some more corrupt than the others. That idea is all good and fine because it gives stories depth, builds more character. The problem is when they stop being vampires/werewolves/demons/angels. They become humans. They aren't human, they are supposed to be a different creature entirely, and behave as a different creature entirely.
That's the problem and that is one thing that i truly enjoyed about both the show Supernatural and the movie Legion, the main angels and demons are ANGELS AND DEMONS! They don't stop being creatures that they are supposed to be. Yes they are more complex, they add depth to the story, but they do so without sarcificing those traits which make them into those supernatural creatures that i just love to read about or watch.
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