• DominatorX1@thelemmy.club
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    19 hours ago

    In “The Addiction” there’s this old vampire named “Pana”. He’s pretty weird. Talks about the nature of suffering.

    Says he can actually diet. Takes longer for a vampire to lose weight tho.

    • I don’t really get that movie. It’s a metaphor for addiction, obviously, but are people being transformed into vampires as a metaphor for humanity’s infinite propensity for greed and its self perpetuating cycle of violence? Is it a literal metaphor for drug addiction, where people are hollowed out? Is it meant to portray the desire for continued existence as, itself, an addiction? Never took philosophy, so I’m probably missing context.

      • DominatorX1@thelemmy.club
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        edit-2
        6 hours ago

        I think they refer to addiction to a specific kind of action or mode of existence.

        I can’t think if a name for it but it’s what nazis, atrocity-doers, vampires and mass murderers are doing.

        A total indulgence in domination. A total taking from the world. A total divorce from humanity. To lean totally into that and be transformed.

        Apparently it’s empowering, ecstatic and awful.

        Yeah I don’t get the philosophical details either. But it’s a solid vibe.

        Sunshine has a metaphorical role in it too, I think. There’s a scene, towards the end, in the hospital. The vampire is exposed to bright daylight. And there’s a crucifix on the wall iirc. Something there.