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So, if they don't have a reflection...

posted 10 years ago by AckleyKid1990
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Then wouldn't they not show up on film? Hmmm. I'm sure the film's hilarious, but they probably should have left out the whole "no reflection" thing.

[–] fogduckers 10 years ago

WEll, vampires normally don't fly unless theire in bat form either. So there you go. only made for commedy.

[–] CountVladDracula 10 years ago

WEll, vampires normally don't fly unless theire in bat form either. So there you go. only made for commedy.

If you don't know the lore, don't answer. There are plenty of vampires that can fly without taking bat form, Dracula, himself included if you cracked open the novel.

[–] CountVladDracula 10 years ago

Then wouldn't they not show up on film? Hmmm. I'm sure the film's hilarious, but they probably should have left out the whole "no reflection" thing.

Actually in the original Dracula novel it's strictly mirrors that won't cast their reflection. Cameras don't even use mirrors anymore.

[–] savahna_brown 10 years ago

Well I have learnt a lot about cameras and mirrors on this thread. Thanks OP

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[–] bpollen 10 years ago

Everybody knows that vampires don't have reflections! Haven't you ever seen vampire movies before?

Disregard the camera thing. It's a movie.

[–] CallmeLightning 10 years ago

I think some people are just incapable of enjoying anything.

[–] sslssg 10 years ago

Exactly!!! Just like the question as to why they can hold things up in the mirror, but their clothes don't show up? Because it's a movie! And it's much funnier that way.

[–] ghbbrown-1 10 years ago

I hadn't thought about the silver backing on mirrors as a factor. Just last year I decided the lack of reflection has more to do with pre-Newtonian optics, theories about vision being the product of rays going from the viewer's eyes then reflected back. the undead would have limited abilities that way. Bu in the end--there's no need to go deep or out on this, Just enjoy the silliness.

[–] Pania8407 10 years ago

They had that in Buffy too. Angel couldn't appear in mirrors but he could appear in pictures.

[–] gioreeko 10 years ago

Reading this thread reminds me of why I want to punch a lot of people flush in the face!!!

[–] [email protected] 10 years ago

Vampire folklore varies as much from country to country as it does from book to book and film to film. Some vamps have reflections..some don't. Some must sleep in earth filled cofins..some don't. Some can shape shift..some can't. Some can fly..some can't. Some are repelled by crucfixes..some aren't. Some can be captured on film...some can't.

It's pointless arguing that something that a vampire can or can't do in, say, an old Hammer film, contradicts something vampires can/can't do in 'Coppola's Dracula' or 'Interview with The Vampire'.

This is, after all, a comedy film and so they have taken the aspects of vampirism that best suit their comedic needs.

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[–] eamonn_keane 9 years ago

digital cameras use CCDs which are more like retinas than mirrors.