No, vampires don't poop and Vanessa didn't eat for 3 years since she was considered dead. They got their food and water in the same place Axel got his cigarettes! When it's supposedly been a national goal to wipe out smoking for years now, why does Hollyweird still have to show characters smoking (a lot!) in some of the stupidest circumstances. Here, they are up against creatures with enhanced senses and this dedicated & devoted Marine shows no concern that they can smell him coming before they ever see him . . .
I do still watch some American TV series, but rarely movies since finding how good Indian movies are which are much more family friendly. They also have characters puffing away, but they start the movies with some really graphic warnings about the dangers of smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol. Then any time during the movie when characters participate in either, they put warnings on screen. I still don't understand why directors don't just eliminate those things in movies instead of having the warnings on screen, but at least their laws are more consistent. You can eliminate a lot of things from a movie and no one is going to worry about it. You can create an epic generational tale and never once show anyone eating a meal, but we don't doubt that the characters still do eat meals. Why not eliminate the smoking and drinking and those who have a need to think of them doing such things can go right ahead and make them smokers and drinkers while the rest of us don't need to give it a second thought. Same thing with all the in-your-face sexual situations. When I see a couple kissing and gazing into each others' eyes, I'd be willing to bet real money (and I'm a penny pincher) on what they are going to do as they stroll off into another room. For those who want to see in-your-face sex, there is more opportunity than ever before to watch porn (much easier than it ever was for my generation to view it), for those of us who would like to give them their privacy, why can't we just stick to being mature enough to know what's going on without having to have it in our faces? Perhaps that's what I really dislike about Hollyweird is how they have no confidence in the intelligence nor the imaginations of viewers; obviously, they believe that everyone is so stupid that they have show them every detail . . .
As someone else said, it's movie magic and that's what I tell myself when these insignificant gripes come into my mind. All in all, I'm enjoying the series so far - no need to get too serious about reality, right?
Shauna & Ms. Phoebe, my God-given Happy Pill
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