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.
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Gullible@sh.itjust.works 17 hours ago“You know Ted back there-“
“OOG OOG”
“-has been going strong since pre-history. He goes so far back, he can actually drink a chimp. But mostly, he spends his time hypnotizing himself with his basin and masturbating. Which was why I suggested shoes.”
DominatorX1@thelemmy.club 12 hours ago
Gullible@sh.itjust.works 10 hours ago
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 30 minutes 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 monsterhood.
Apparently it’s empowering, ecstatic and awful.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 13 hours ago
There’s a villain in the DC universe who is actually an immortal caveman. But he uses his immortality to learn the languages and customs of the area and era he is in.
Zahille7@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
I mean he does a fuckton more than that…
There’s another immortal caveman who whenever he dies, he comes back to life with a new superpower
DominatorX1@thelemmy.club 12 hours ago
Sounds like “The Man From Earth”