Task 1

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In this particular scene, there is a common ideology of the typical Vampires we find now a day.

They drink blood - This can be written as horrible and violent, but it can also be written as erotic and intimate: vampires are connected with a primal life force. The “siring” relationship - when one vampire creates another—also strikes a chord. Two people share a sexualized ritual, and then are forever connected, whether they want to be or not.

They’re frightening, yet vulnerable. Blood is difficult to get, especially for a reformed vampire. When they don’t get it, they need help—and at the same time, they can become more dangerous and primal, like a caged animal. They generally have various other weaknesses, notably sunlight. Though strong and scary at night, they need to be protected during the day.

They’re overpowering, yet overpowered. Often they have physical and/or mental powers beyond ordinary mortals. They can cause humans to act against their own wishes, and yet they are driven by natural impulses to act against their own.

They’re (usually) immortal. Forever young and pretty. They’re often hundreds of years old (yet still pretty!), making them worldly and cynical. Ah, cynicism: a bad boy attitude with intelligence and experience to back it up.

They can (usually) be reformed. An unlimited lifetime is enough time to try anything—even a supposedly evil creature can find virtue or love eventually. The potential invites the right mate to try and draw it out. On the other hand, an unlimited lifetime is enough time to try anything—even going good for awhile and then going bad again. So the danger is always there. A reformed vampire still needs to kill (or at least maim) for survival. This leads to delicious angst. (Why angst and guilt are sexy is a topic for another time…) such as the cast being beautiful, and that good looking guys or girls should go out with other good looking people, as well as constructing the ideology that sex is not a taboo.

This scene allows the audience to gain sexual gratification from the characters and also admire to the female characters that remain strong and powerful throughout the film. Through the long shots used the character's perfect bodies are shown that are in clothing Vampires would wear and make the audience attracted to them. Each Vampire has its own uniqueness and catches the audience’s attention. There is some sort of "male gaze" towards the female characters as they are very beautiful, this could also been seen for the male characters.

There is defiantly a sense of escapism as the audience feel they are in another world while watching Twilight.