Death-The constant

In the movie, Ever After, Angelica Houston states a truth that will ring true forever; "The two things that are for certain is death and taxes."

Death is a very scary thought, people don't want to think about dying or how they will die. The idea of planning for your demise strikes other people as morbid and un-normal. But i guess they fail to realize that death is a very normal thing, it is the ultimate balance of the universe.

Death, unlike taxes, can not be negotiated or have a payment plan. Death is always paid in full and is always the winner. The media loves to use the phrase: " Jane Doe escapes Death", but no one really escapes death; they have just postponed it until a later date or it was meant to be a life changing event. If you have seen the Final Destination movies, you know that death never loses--but moves to the next victim,until its your turn again.

If we are all are afraid of the thought of death, then us being completely enthralled with Vampires and Immortals speaks to our hope of never dying. In America, we have this love for all things that are Immortal with a touch of danger. The love of immortality can be seen in the new "it" movies like Twilight and Newmoon. These new "it" movie embodies how we see or feel about immortal and who they are or are not.

I admit I love a good vampire movie, my top favorite is and always will be Interview with the Vampire. The plot of the story is one draw, but it was really the characters and actors that brought the story home. Sidenote: Anne Rice is the best vamp. author,period!

Everytime Vampires and Immortal come into vogue they began to look more human. The first introduction of vampires was Bram Stoker's Dracula. Stoker was the first to give the masses the physical attribute of vampires and how they behaved. The white-faced, zombie, bloodsuckers was the first images shown to the masses, when Dracula was turned into a movie. Fast Forwarding to the 1990s the image of the vampire changes to regal, other otherworldly beings that walk our earth--seducing their prey. The 90's vampires also loses the stark white of the skin and changed it to a pale white with smaller fangs. The 90s vampires also introduce the idea of "teen" vampires and children vamps. a la Claudie.

It is now 2009 and the look of vampires are still pale but more fleshy and no longer seduce people as prey, but have befriended them and made them consorts/lovers or bestfriends. The idea of vampires being otherworldly and regal have now morphed into everyday teens that hangout at locker, that just happen to be "special".

2009's immortals are more normal than they have been in past years. The luster of immortality is not as shiny, there are no longer talks of wanting to be a vampire, but just wanting to have a vampire lover.

This change of look and ideals of vampires and immortals may signal that maybe we are coming to grips with death.