"...with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."
This is a movie about rediscovering and reclaiming the fortune of all history which was entrusted to us, and safeguarding that fortune from tyrants who seek to steal it.
This is also what the Halo games are about; the "Elites" who are the tools of priests, attempt to usurp the Mantle of Responsibility from humanity, and…
"So much has been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein -- more, far more, will I achieve: treading in the steps already marked, I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation."
- Frankenstein, by Shelley, NOT Byron
Obvious foil scenario to man becoming god theme of previous movie. David ends up becoming despicable once he is unable to see himself as anything but perfect. Helps that he kills everyone…
"Anon the bells of Dawn shall toll in despair of my coming, and I shall taste of you."
This takes very seriously the seemingly-conflicting natures of the vampire, and portrays each of them without favoring one or the other. The unclean aspect is not diminished to enhance his seductiveness, or vice-a-versa. He is filthy and ravenous, and the source of his magnetism is his mysteriousness, as is proper. When forced into the light of Dawn, his mystery evaporates, and he…
