Subversion and Representation

Subversion is defined in the dictionary as: 

"To undermine the principles of; corrupt 
To overthrow something established or existing "

When applied to the media subversion refers to reversing common conventions, such as having a female action hero, or, as seen in 'Blade', a black hero against a white villain. Subversion can change the effect a film has and in mine, it shows that not all monsters are male. This is especially effective within my opening as vampires are traditionally undead males, such as Dracula, preying on helpless, young and generally beautiful women.

However my opening can be a very common representation of females, in that they are very vindictive towards males and use their "feminine wiles and sexuality" to entice men. This can be applied to my opening because one of the female vampires wears a very revealing outfit to lure her victim towards her, attempting to seduce him in the process. One representation of women that is not applicable is that women are weak and helpless. This is because my vampires do not hunt with a male; they are very independent and do not rely on a creator or even a Dracula-esque character to help them.


 It was also my idea that if the film were extended to have one of the female vampires fall in love with a mortal man, again subverting the tradition of a male vampire falling in love with a mortal female. This has been seen in many places, such as in film series The Twilight Saga, hit HBO television show True Blood and in the ITV drama series The Vampire Diaries.