So a final perspective of what we would be like in a world of well, zombies...It got me thinking, aside from soul-less individuals marching along investment banks and profiteering firms, or fighting distorted beings from God knows where, I thought, what if we were immortal? (Like the vampires in Twilight who stopped aging the moment they reached a peak?) The idea of everlasting youth and immortality has always been of perpetual interest to many, especially scientists, healthcare professionals and now, Hollywood. Zombies as immortal beings? Hmmm...
Sure, the notion of living forever is an infectious one. Who doesn't want to live forever (assuming perfect living conditions, that is)? In the film, Snow White and the Huntsman, a modern take and remake of the classic fairy tale which depicted Charlize Theron as the evil queen looking to be the fairest in the land, and Kristen Stewart to be Snow White, we got a rough picture of how this pursuit would look like. It was set in a context that you couldn't simply 'live forever', but you had to fight for it. The queen was seeking to kill Snow White to obtain her heart, as only then would she remain young and beautiful forever.
Now applying that concept into the modern context of our society, you would realize that we've actually been subscribing to this ideology for quite a while. Hollywood has been an epitome of this postulation, where our beloved celebrities are virtually ageless.
Think about it, except for maybe maybe Olivia Newton John, everyone has stagnated at a certain physical age for the longest time!
The likes of Madonna, Cher, Kylie Minogue...even Jane Fonda, Tina Turner and of course, Jennifer Lopez, have all shown the traits of defying the effects of the clock and in actuality, reversing them. It comes as no surprise why you hear people saying 'Oh, Madonna's a zombie, or zombie arms...Cher's coffin is made of her body parts material'.
But hey! We still love them don't we? We're still paying hundreds of dollars out of our hard-earned salary to see the Queen of Pop prance around from platform to platform clad in Jean Paul Gaultier, and watching the beloved actresses like Meryl and Helen perform their best on set.
She's like close to 70 now...
Look at her! Is her face made of porcelain now?!
You can tell JLo has actually been becoming more beautiful with age, but it's quite clear Courtney's face has been frozen...Is this process then known as 'zombification'? Is our endless pursuit of youth actually a bane? Should we stop this inherently pernicious process and age gracefully as nature intended, or simply all become 'zombies' who stay at a certain age with frozen facial muscles?
I would presume a balance should be struck. Be conscious and look after your health and well being, and a natural glow and flow of energy will soon ensue. I'd say the more artificial material we input (toxins if you like) into our systems, the more our bodies will actually react negatively, only to bring about a counter-productive state of being. Cheers to a natural path to 'zombification'.
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