Sources to explain Vampire.

[theweaselking]

If you wanted to give someone media sources (film, books, movies, etc) to explain Vampire[1], what would you give them?

I'd start with:
Les Miserables (specifically, Lloyd Webber as opposed to Hugo, and the character of Javert. Javert is a PERFECT vampire. Valjean, not so much, but workable.)
The Godfather (If you can find a character in that movie who isn't suitable as a vampire or a ghoul or a mortal minion, I will eat my cat. And she'd kick my ass.)
Amadeus
The Empire Trilogy by Raymond Feist and Janny Wurts ("Killing Lord Goto *is* a polite note.")
Discourses on Titus Livy by Niccolo Machiavelli
Othello, by William Shakespeare

I would avoid:
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli, unless I was *certain* that the person I was giving it to would understand that The Prince is purest flattery, defining the perfect ruler as Cosimo de Medici for the sole purpose of getting the author employed by Cosimo de Medici. It's good advice, if you're Cosimo de Medici. Not so much, if you're not.
Every Splatbook published by White Wolf, unless I was *certain* that the reader could understand that all the splatbooks are written from a fallible, IC perspective.

How about you?

[1]: Masquerade or Requiem, doesn't matter. It's the same game, with different mechanics

Comments

[sivi-volk.livejournal.com]

How modern do you have to be to be post-Godfather? Admittedly, I've never seen the movies, but I've read the book.

[torrain.livejournal.com]

Thirty-five years old.

(That said, some people *do* see the movie despite not having been born when it was in theatres, but it's not really common. I hadn't seen it until about three years ago, when John insisted.)

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

The Godfather came out in 1972.

There are people who haven't seen it. Or Apocalypse Now.

This is a very serious problem.

[eididdy.livejournal.com]

I admit I hadn't seen it (Godfather) until 2001. I've made up for that by watching it and it's just-as-good sequel (note the singular form) many, many times since then however.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

It doesn't matter when you saw it. It matters that you saw it, and you understand.

[eididdy.livejournal.com]

I was just hanging my head in shame that it took so long.