A few years ago, the Twilight saga became one of the most popular book series in the world. Epic novels have earned such fame thanks to a number of interesting characters. Among them is the powerful vampire Alec Volturi (in the film, performed by Canadian Cameron Bright).
The Twilight Vampire Saga
The Stephanie Meyer cycle , which teens and adults around the world read, consists of five novels and one novel. At the center of the story is the love of a beautiful girl named Bella and the vampire Edward.
In addition to them, in the novels of the saga there are many other characters. This is a werewolf, and a clan of vampire aristocrats who rule all the bloodsuckers in the world - the Volturi.
Since ancient times, to be strong, Volturi leaders have chosen vampires with extraordinary abilities or gifted people and invited them to join them. Thus, over several centuries they became the most powerful family of bloodsuckers in the history of mankind.
The acquired power allowed the Volturi to assume the functions of the legislative power in the vampire world. At the same time, the ruling clans of Aro and his brothers used the talents of the other Volturi to prevent the strengthening of the positions of other families. For example, they feared the Cullen clan, as very gifted vampires began to appear in their family. This fear intensified with the conversion of Bella and the birth of Renesmee.
Twins Alec and Jane Volturi
These very young-looking vampires are one of the strongest in the Volturi clan. Jane is known for being able to make any person or vampire suffer from unbearable pain.
However, it is really worth being afraid of her brother named Alec Volturi. Despite the fact that he seems more calm and kind, in reality this is not so. Just Alec is better able to control himself than his emotional sister.
The talent of a young man is the ability to muffle all feelings both in humans and in vampires. In addition, he can make not one, but entire groups of creatures numb. In battles, the Volturi often use Alec’s abilities to sneak up on the enemy and attack without losing their warriors.
From birth, the young vampire possessed this gift, but in a weaker form, and gained such a powerful force only during conversion. After the bite of Aro, the guy was very tormented and tried to protect himself from pain, using his ability. Thus, the weak gift of Alec-man intensified and became a powerful vampire weapon.
Alec Volturi: biography in books
The twin father was the French military, and the mother was the Anglo-Saxon peasant woman. Future vampires were born in 800 AD e. in Britain.
From childhood, the twins Jane and Alec Volturi (photos of the actors who embodied these characters on the screen, you can see below) were gifted with extraordinary abilities, because of which their father believed that Alec would help him get rich, and he planned to marry anyone to Jane who will pay good money for her.
The head of the Volturi clan, Aro, found out about unusual children. Arriving and looking at them, the vampire realized that they were still too small to convert them. Therefore, leaving the kids in the care of their parents, he intended to return later and make them vampires of his clan.
However, soon the twin mother died of malaria, and the father began to drink a lot and beat his brother and sister. Loneliness and resentment from the father and others contributed to the fact that the twins' talents developed not by the day, but by the hour. Jane learned to inflict hell on those who offend her; and Alec could “turn off” the feelings of other people. Because of their young age, children still could not fully control their abilities. But the peasants in the district began to notice something was amiss and began to hunt them, intending to burn children at the stake like sorcerers.
Fortunately, Jane and Alec learned about the verdict in time by Aro, who, along with the other Volturi, arrived at the place of execution and saved the children. Despite their young age (the twins did not remember exactly how old they were then, presumably 12-13 years old), the children were turned into vampires and joined the clan.
Relationship with sister
The Volturi became for the twins a real family that cared for them more than their human parents, but Alec remained primarily faithful to Jane. It was because of her that he joined the clan.
From the very moment Jane felt the joy of becoming a vampire, she was especially amused by the opportunity to not be afraid of anyone. Alec did not take his appeal so positively. He saw how his sister was betrayed by Aro and other elders, while he himself treated them with healthy skepticism, however, skillfully controlling himself perfectly, did not betray his feelings.
Alec character in the movie
In the film adaptation of the vampire saga "Twilight" Alec Volturi first appears in the second film - The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Despite the fact that in the book the hero is 12-13 years old, in the movie he appears before the audience as a sixteen-year-old boy.
In the next two scenes of the movie, Alec’s character is only formally present. But in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 in the final battle he is actively involved.
The film does not tell in detail the history of the twins, and they themselves are given very little screen time. Despite this, the charming Canadian actor who played Alec Volturi, after the release of the movie saga, there were a lot of fan clubs around the world.
Alec Volturi: actor Cameron Bright
Canadian artist Cameron Bright, despite his previous roles, has become famous throughout the world as a young vampire from the Volturi clan.
The actor really likes the character, moreover, in an interview, Cameron admitted that he was pleased to play a bad guy with Dakota Fanning (Jane Volturi). In addition, Cameron liked that due to his role in this franchise, he was able to attend various conferences, including the Comic-con, which he was deprived of because of his young age, participating in the X-Men. At the same time, fans, and in particular fans of Canadian talent, were upset that so little attention was paid to him and his sister in the film adaptation.
In the process of filming, Cameron had to wear lenses, as well as a huge layer of makeup. But, despite these inconveniences, Bright played well.
The filmography of the actor
Despite such a young age (at the time of the first appearance in the movie eclipse Eclipse, Cameron was only 16 years old), the artist had a worthy creative experience.
For the first time on the screen, Bright appeared at the age of seven, playing in one of the episodes of the Canadian television series "Stargate". After there were several passing roles, until in 2004 the young actor starred in the mystical thriller “The Other”. In this film, he played two characters at once: a boy and his clone.
Over the next few years, the future Alec Volturi played secondary roles, but in well-known projects: The Butterfly Effect, X-Men: The Last Battle, and 4400.
In 2006, young Cameron played the protagonist in the fantastic ultraviolet blockbuster about vampires. After this, a series of transitional projects followed again, until the young man got the role of Alec Volturi in the Twilight movie saga.
In recent years, Cameron Bright has starred in many Canadian films (Little Glory, The Last Girl, Motive, Floodplain, and others).
Fan fiction about Alec Volturi
Alec, as well as his performer Cameron Bright, liked the fans of the saga, so the young man became the hero of numerous fanfics (compositions of fans).
The most famous domestic works of this kind are “I Love You, Alec Volturi”, “The Captivity of Alec Volturi” and “Half-Blood”.
It is worth noting that fans in their works have long found this character a lady of the heart. Favorite couple of fans - Alec Volturi & Renesmee Carly Cullen (daughter of Edward and Bella). The choice is rather strange, considering that Renesmee is destined for the fate of Jacob Black.
Entertaining facts
- Alec Volturi was younger than his sister for several minutes. However, he was a little taller than Jane.
- Alec's eyes, as a rule, were the color of Burgundy wine, however, when he was hungry, they turned black as night. Like his sister, the young man ate human blood, although he was less cruel.
- Despite the fact that all vampires, turning, became cold handsome, Alec was especially handsome. His youth, a charming smile, a little girlish features and slightly full lips broke the heart of more than one vampire.
- Romanian vampires Stefan and Vladimir, whose clan, with the help of Alec and Jane, did away with the Volturi, nicknamed their brother and sister “witch twins”.
- In childhood, while still a boy, Alec dreamed of becoming a scientist.
Alec, like the other Volturi, is one of the most controversial and interesting characters of Twilight. It is unfortunate that not so much time is devoted to this hero in the novel and films. However, fans of the saga hope that in their future works Stephanie Mayer will correct this annoying omission. In the meantime, fans can only admire Alec's actor - Cameron Bright - in new films with his participation.