Re: Vampire Glamour
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 5:44 am
Okay, okay. It's two to one against me. I know when I've been beaten.
(but I still don't like the idea.)
(but I still don't like the idea.)
A forum to discuss John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel and films based on it.
http://www.let-the-right-one-in.com/forum/
http://www.let-the-right-one-in.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=931
Yeah. Can you imagine any relationship that requires such trust?dongregg wrote:Gyah, Pete. Without the need to invite her in, the delightful name of the book wouldn't make as much sense. And the name, LTROI, is about all that stuck with me during the four years after I read the review and before I saw the film on Show Time. My subconscious wouldn't let go of the idea that there were two contending forces -- a right one and a wrong one.PeteMork wrote:True enough. But I have confidence that JAL could have come up with another way -- if he had been so inclined.sauvin wrote:And yet... 'du moasta bjuda in mig'. Without that rule, somebody would have had to contrive another way to scare Oskar into realising the full gravity of her situation.
As it turns out, it's about Oskar and Eli both having to make the decision of letting each other in.
Not as late as me!metoo wrote:I noticed this thread a couple of days ago, and then I lost it. Thus a little bit late:
I have read in some vampire tales that the bite itself can have a calming effect on the victim. To avoid the mess, I suppose. Maybe Eli hasn't learnt all there is to being a vampire. She may have an idea of what she is capable of but is not able to use it to it's full potential. We know that the Man in the wig did manipulate the dice. So there is the possibility that there's more to JAL's vampirism than what Eli has control of.metoo wrote: There is also the question of how Eli learnt that he had this ability...
sauvin wrote: Eli is actually pretty minimally equipped. No turning into bats or wolves or mists. Also, no huge crumbling castles, no harem of kept men or women, no faded dreams of past glory or lost romances
Would you say, in fact, that "[...] the story derives a lot of its appeal from its sense of despair and a darkness in which the love of Eli and Oskar seems to shine with a strange and disturbing light?"Kaizarc wrote: I have a small attention span and usually can't stand any "slow" movies. So this one was something by all accounts I should have hated. But quite the opposite and I still don't know why.
Wow, that's a wonderful quote. I would agree to that. It's a lovely way of wrapping up the story. But on my first watch it wasn't at all about the love story.sauvin wrote:Would you say, in fact, that "[...] the story derives a lot of its appeal from its sense of despair and a darkness in which the love of Eli and Oskar seems to shine with a strange and disturbing light?"Kaizarc wrote: I have a small attention span and usually can't stand any "slow" movies. So this one was something by all accounts I should have hated. But quite the opposite and I still don't know why.
(quoting WTI user "Lacenaire")