At the risk of over-analyzing (that's kind of my thing anyway), there are two common themes between both the popularity of both vampires and zombies in mainstream media:
the lines between life and death are blurred, and; the greatest threat to our wellbeing as a culture comes from within. The explosion of social media's popularity speaks to the first point, I think. In some ways, we're more connected than ever. But with our highly mobile lifestyles, fractured nuclear families and rapidly accelerating schedules, we wander through life sometimes not unlike the waking dead. We're surrounded by people all day, every day, and yet we long for connection. We want to feel something. We crave meaning.
At the risk of over-analyzing (that's kind of my thing anyway), there are two common themes between both the popularity of both vampires and zombies in mainstream media:
ReplyDeletethe lines between life and death are blurred, and;
the greatest threat to our wellbeing as a culture comes from within.
The explosion of social media's popularity speaks to the first point, I think. In some ways, we're more connected than ever. But with our highly mobile lifestyles, fractured nuclear families and rapidly accelerating schedules, we wander through life sometimes not unlike the waking dead. We're surrounded by people all day, every day, and yet we long for connection. We want to feel something. We crave meaning.