I was one who watched the movie before actually reading the book. I was surprised at how much the movie was different but I still love both. I'm doing a paper on the Gothic Genre of the book now. 
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| Written by i j |
| Thursday, 28 January 2010 15:35 |
Today I present you an article created by Marissa Macabre (aka Marissa Jamieson), she proposed me to create a section about gothic movies and… well here is it, hope you like it; today Marissa write about…
Interview With The Vampire (1994)
When my parents took me to see “Interview With a Vampire,” I was 11 years old and the occasion marked a rite of passage for me. It was my first R-rated movie to see in the theatre. Plus, this movie confirmed my love of all things macabre. It made me the gothic Southern Belle that I am today. Whether it was Neil Jordan’s somber and delicate painting of Anne Rice’s most popular novel, or whether it was Brad Pitt’s debut as a lead actor with the role of Louis, but this 1994 film created a magical moment for babybats the world around. Maybe it was the blood lust of lead characters Lestat De Lion Court, played by Tom Cruise post “The Firm,” or the diminutive Kirsten Dunst’s Claudia, but this movie was altogether creepy. And on the other hand, “Interview With the Vampire” gets to be decadent in Paris, an opulent background for the nefarious underground vampire army led by Armand, Antonio Banderas. In addition to seeing Europe and other parts of the mysterious world via ship, the Southern scenes in New Orleans, Louisiana, are altogether haunting. One can practically feel the humidity and smell the jasmine and rotting corpses emulating from the movie screen. This movie has moments of homoerotica between Lestat and Louis, Lestat and Armand, etc. But even the straightest viewers can appreciate the beauty of the story. It never gets truly hung up on the romance between vampires. Still, the overall romance of Gothicism shines through the vernacular, the shimmering backgrounds and the gorgeous costumes. Yes, the film does stray a bit from Rice’s novel, but the cinematic version does the book justice. It definitely sucks the viewer into the surreal world of vampirism through centuries of darkness. This epic film also stirs a sense of longing for more. Especially with the closing scene, in which a surprise character rocks out to Guns-N-Roses’ cover of The Rolling Stones’ “sympathy for the devil” while driving a convertible just at dawn. The final scene thumbs its nose at the horror genre altogether, rising above by adding class and humour. Gothic Checklist 1) Cemeteries- yes 2) Blood- yes 3) Candlelight- yes 4) A Literary background- yes 5) A Sinister epic tale- yes 6) Vampires- yes 7) Ghosts- well, not technically, but Louis’ character is quite haunted by his new role as a vampire 8) Evil children- yes (see Kirsten Dunst) 9) Victorian clothing- yes 10) High sexuality- yes
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