Buffy vs Edward: Twilight Remixed -- [original version]

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 via WIMN:
http://www.wimnonline.org/WIMNsVoicesBlog/?p=1272

• Frequently Asked Questions post about the remix, including why I intentionally left the color differences:
http://www.rebelliouspixels.com/2009/faq-on-buffy-vs-edward

• Download this remix for your ipod/iphone, cell phone or get a large take home version: http://www.rebelliouspixels.com

• Help by adding, editing and correcting subtitle translations into other languages on: http://www.dotSUB.com

• 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. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

• Learn about fair-use at the Center for Social Media: http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org
• Learn about fan based transformative works at the Organization for Transformative Works:
http://transformativeworks.org
• Though this is not a "vid" it is inspired by vidding. Learn about the long history of fannish vidding:
http://www.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)

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Jonathan McIntosh (Team Buffy)
http://www.rebelliouspixels.com
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[Riku72293]

"I just wanna try one thing..." *gets thrown out of window* XD

[RhetoricLAWL]

Twilight is was (is) a sorry excuse for literature and it's not a surprise that the film version is equally pathetic. This video has one important message: twilight is a joke; go read a real book.

[gravygwundud]

Buffy is an amazing show: so well written, brilliantly acted, great characters and manages to be original but doesn't break any fantasy laws where as Twilight is boring, long winded, terribly acted, sexist and COMPLETELY SCREWS UP FANTASY LAWS!! I mean Vampires sparkling WHAT THE FUCK?!

[darkwolfie101]

@caliente2512 Buffy kills demons. She's a demon slayer. It's just what she does, to protect the world from harm, it's the plot of the entire series, look it up. Also, Faith was portrayed as mentally unstable and later rather evil, while Spike and Dark Willow, at the time they were killing, were VILLAINS. Would you prefer villains not to kill?

Oh, and before you go off on the abusive boyfriend subject, please refer to the many articles on the internet about Edward Cullen as this exact thing.

[karynlgoodell]

really liked remix.I even laughed,thanks!



[thugangel662]

Angel should come and kick Edwards sparkly ass.

[twinchomckeith]

Oh, Edward. You little creep.

[julyanaleal1]

muito foda!