A vampire epic

For a director, the most valuable thing is his style; and the only thing that can maintain his style is his independence. Jiamuxu was able to reach the position of a master in the independent film circle, precisely because he has never lost such a thing-independent style in so many years of creation. And because of this, when the subject of vampires was in his hands, he was able to shoot an unprecedented epic feel. I don’t know the team that has been making vampire blockbuster one, two, three and four, facing these four or five characters, they will talk about vampires. How will the movie that is also the history of human literature, music, science and technology do?

This movie is like a combination of "The Last Man on Earth" and "Midnight Paris". The story can be traced back to Genesis, because the name of this vampire couple is Adam and Eve, and there is a mysterious predecessor beside them, who seems to be as old as God, it must not be accidental. And the names in their passports that they faked each time are also resounding names in the long history; and the people they have mentioned in their lives, although they did not invite people out like in "Midnight Paris", But the structure is quite similar. Just the setting of a single point of the name makes people feel as if they are in the sky above the long river of history, overlooking history like a plate of fine sand with a complete inner structure.

What is even more surprising is that the imagery of indifference and alienation and the complex of wandering and wandering, which are common in all his films, are still clearly distinguishable. The interdependence of two souls in the dark night, the lonely and confused mind and room, the interweaving of literature and music, apart from these, the film still has the characteristics of a road film: alienation and confusion. Not only the scenes of driving in the car, but the immortality of these two vampires is like walking on an endless road. The past is called history, and the future does not happen.

The film can also be compared with another alternative vampire film, Iwai Shunji's "Vampire". The humorous styles of the two films are very similar. There are similarities in the scheduling of the characters-vampires are somewhat silly, especially when they communicate with humans. The difference is that the essence of "Vampire" is closer to the youth film, while the film is a combination of romance and road films. Tilta Swinton also plays this kind of time-traveling role in "Orlando", she is really suitable. And Tom Hiddleston's performance this time has expanded from "Thor" and "Reunion" for himself, with Johnny Depp's moving melancholic temperament in "Edward Scissorhands". I believe that any fan of Jamush or vampire will not let this movie go.

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