Since the success of Stephanie Meyers' "The Twilight Saga" series (The Twilight Saga) novel and the film adaptation, the production of similar works in the novel, film and television industry is as large as spring after rain; The industry has never seen it before. Like HBO's "True Blood", The CW's "Vampire Diaries", the "Night House" series of novels, etc... and so on. However, if you think it is adapted from the Swedish vampire novel "The Bloody Fairy Tale" (original in Swedish: Låt den rätte komma in) and its 2008 Swedish adaptation of the same name, the English version of the film "Let Me In" directed by Matt Reeves ” (the Hong Kong version of the poor translation of “Blood-sucking Children” Dasha Scenery, the novel translation name “Blood Fairy Tale” will be used below) is just another follow-up work, you are very wrong. In fact, this dark and tragically heartbreaking thriller romance with a deep vampire theme and a unique approach makes it stand out from its peers crowded with mainstream commercial production; Its charm and uniqueness can even refresh your eyes and ears and lead you to return to the embrace of this subject.
The story opens with an eerie, chilling, yet captivating prologue that immediately sets the film's compellingly dark tone: set in 1981 in a quiet suburban town in the American state of New Mexico. , a murder suspect who was severely burned and disfigured by self-immolation was sent to the hospital, and was found dead downstairs in a ten-story hospital shortly after the police tried to interrogate him to no avail. He apparently jumped out of the ward window, leaving only handwriting. , suggesting that a person named Abby was at the scene when the incident occurred.
The movie's weird and tragic tone doesn't stop there; Yiyi, on the contrary, intensifies as the plot develops. Soon we learn that the hero of the film is called Owei, an eleven-year-old lonely boy whose parents are divorced, living with his mother who is in the process of divorce and who seems to be non-existent. At the same time he suffers from school bullying that is far from hoax. Lonely, helpless and persecuted, he could only use a telescope to peek into the private lives of a group of indifferent neighbors in a small, seemingly isolated room, seeking some spiritual comfort; he even put on a mask in desperation and took With a knife, he fantasizes about bullying people, calling them "little girls" - until he meets Abby, a mysterious girl who just moved in next door with his dad in the middle of the night. Although the first sentence she said to him was: "The first decree declares that I cannot be your friend. It is the truth." But these two social aliens left by the world were immediately separated by the loneliness deeply rooted in each other's hearts. Gradually getting closer. And as the truth of the matter is revealed one by one, when they point to Aowei's new favorite object - Abby's inhuman truth - the plot also becomes more complicated and confusing.
The film's American director, Matt Reeves, made it unequivocal -- and fast enough -- that he had no intention of making another Twilight Saga, or any similar vampire romance. These films tend to capture the charm of vampires—immortal, mysterious, and impossibly seductive—but can always counteract their troublesome bloodthirsty instincts; therefore, the "good" and charming vampires in these films are always in There is enough human warmth in their icy bodies that they pose no real threat and undermine our love for them. "Scarlet Fairy Tale" is not the case at all, just refreshing. Even the vampire Abby, played by the astonishingly gifted child star Chloë Grace Moretz, retains a touch of human qualities—such as her beauty (she has to drink blood, of course, and appear human) and her ability to interact with Our poor little protagonist develops such a really cute romance - but she's definitely not human. The vampires depicted in this movie world as dark as reality are returning to their true colors - cursed, evil beings who drink blood to make a living by killing (sorry not animals), and cannot enter their houses without the consent of their human owners. Otherwise it will perish by bleeding; instead of glittering in the sun, it will burn to ashes almost instantly. While the movie doesn't explain how Abby became a vampire—whether she was born or infected—but even if we only get a glimpse of how she survives, we already know she's far from Twilight The kind of vampire in "The vampire's gorgeous coat, but in essence it is completely the so-called "vampire" of human beings.
Throughout the film, what makes this sad story from Sweden stand out is that it doesn't shy away from portraying vampires as evil blood-sucking monsters—so anyone who likes Abby, or even has any emotional connection with her, There are bound to be moral struggles. It's never been easier to fall in love with a vampire - with Chole's charm - and at the same time such a struggle - look at the horrific tragedy of the man who never even had a name and killed her for love the fate of it. Under the careful arrangement of the script, the heart-warming romantic plot of the "innocent" young couple and the cold-blooded and murderous attack and killing plot are carried out side by side, so the audience can't help but find themselves deeply moved and smile knowingly. The next moment is often creepy but can't help screaming. In general, this film succeeds in making the audience unconsciously immerse in the dilemma of our little hero, Owe - can't help falling in love with Abby, but is reluctant to discover and must face the dark nature of her existence.
Regardless of whether you are a fan of the vampire theme or not, this story is solid, well-acted, and full of sadness and magnificence, "Scarlet Fairy Tale" may surprise you - both "joy" and "surprise", of course. In any case, this movie will not let you down at least; if you happen to be a fan of dark romance thrillers like me, I guarantee you will find this gem of the sea and it will be interesting to revisit it occasionally abundant.
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