Channel: Pop Culture Detective

Category: Entertainment

Tags: cullenedwardepisodemediatwilighthackingvampirewebbynew moonjacobbuffypatriarchyslayerstalkernewmoonswanbellakristenmash-uppro-feministnominationeclipseliteracymoonpop-culturefeminismteambuffyjonathan mcintoshcreepyvsversespattinsonremix

Description: In this re-imagined narrative, Edward Cullen from the Twilight Series meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's an example of transformative storytelling serving as a pro-feminist visual critique of Edward's character and generally creepy behavior. Seen through Buffy's eyes, some of the more sexist gender roles and patriarchal Hollywood themes embedded in the Twilight saga are exposed - in hilarious ways. Ultimately this remix is about more than a decisive showdown between the slayer and the sparkly vampire. It also doubles as a metaphor for the ongoing battle between two opposing visions of gender roles in the 21ist century. • Read my post on why I made this remix: popculturedetective.agency/2009/what-would-buffy-do-notes-on-dusting-edward-cullen • More on fighting the bogus takedown of this video by Lionsgate: popculturedetective.agency/2013/buffy-vs-edward-remix-unfairly-removed-by-lionsgate • Frequently Asked Questions post about the remix, including why I intentionally left the color differences: popculturedetective.agency/2009/faq-on-buffy-vs-edward • This transformative remix work constitutes a fair-use of any copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US copyright law. "Buffy vs Edward (Twilight Remixed)" by Jonathan McIntosh is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-3.0 License - permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0 • Learn about fair-use at the Center for Social Media: centerforsocialmedia.org • Learn about fan based transformative works at the Organization for Transformative Works: transformativeworks.org • Though this is not a "vid" it is inspired by vidding. Learn about the long history of fannish vidding: fanlore.org • Since people are asking for the music snippets: 0:05 'Panic Attack' - X-Ray Dog 0:39 'Clandestine Spirit' - X-Ray Dog 1:45 'Play it by Ear' - Summercamp 3:10 'Mercy of Darkness' - Two Steps from Hell [&] 3:39 'Power of One' - X-Ray Dog (Twilight Trailer) 5:00 'Gothic Power' - X-Ray Dog (LOTR Trailer) 5:35 'Eyes on Fire' - Blue Foundation (Twilight Soundtrack) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Jonathan McIntosh (Team Buffy) popculturedetective.agency • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •