Among all the movie categories, documentaries reflect the truth best.
The vast universe, the pulsation of the earth, the various things in the world, the flavor of the world.
But this "documentary" to be introduced today, you must have never heard of it——
Vampire life
You read it right, this is a "documentary" about the daily life of vampires .
It is these serious "vampires" who are interviewed in the film.
Produced by HBO and produced by FX Limited Television.
"American Horror Story", "Ice Blood Storm", and "The Crowd" are all made by FX.
The series is adapted from the movie "Vampire Life" of the same name, with an IMDb rating of 8.4 and Rotten Tomatoes 94%. The subscription was renewed before the second season of the show was over.
The protagonists of the story are four vampires living in Wellington.
These vampires, who are hundreds of years old, left their hometowns and came to the new world where humans thrive, and lived a modern human life.
The boss of the vampire family, Nando (Kayvan Novak).
He was originally a warrior of the Ottoman Empire. He was cruel by nature and was called "Nando the Ruthless".
He still follows the spirit of chivalry in modern times, wearing medieval attire, and very particular about the cards.
But when it comes to human society, Knight Nando knows nothing about modern affairs.
Therefore, he chose a human who is obsessed with vampire culture- Gilmour (Harvey Guillen) as his assistant.
Will use some long-standing vampire magic, but because you can't access the Internet and miss a lot of modern information, it becomes an outdated antique.
Najia (Natasia Demetriou) is an ancient and powerful female vampire, who turned her into a vampire and got married after she took a fancy to Laszlo, but she was tired of sleeping with only one man for hundreds of years.
Surprisingly, Naja is a feminist.
After seeing the girl Jenna, who was supposed to be her prey, was bullied by the school because of her obesity and clumsiness, she comforted her and turned her into a vampire.
Laszlo (Matt Berry) is a fat man who turned into a vampire by Najia. He is very arrogant and disdainful of human life. He would not even sign without a quill.
He inherited the romantic genes of ancient Europe, likes to play the piano, and made a tune "Najia's Main Melody" for Najia.
Like some weird things, and was obsessed with gardening for a while, because the werewolf pissed in his flower garden and became furious.
He has a hat made from the corpse of a witch, which is said to invite a curse, but he didn't believe it, so a series of tragedies happened.
Nando, Naja, and Laszlo still have not escaped from their original identities and lives in the New World. They speak English with a strong European accent, they wear traditional attire with a heavy sense of time, and they don't even know modern technology.
Colin (Mark Proksch) is a vampire who feeds on energy.
And he is also the only vampire who is fully adapted to modern social life. Not only does he dress decently, he also has a decent job and can use all modern technology.
He feeds on energy, and both humans and vampires are his prey.
He usually makes the person talking to him feel exhausted by talking about a long boring conversation, thus eating up the energy of the other person.
People in the company and roommates in the Vampire House walked around him, and even family meetings did not want him to participate (because listening to him would make him tired).
But because he cannot become a bat like an ordinary vampire, he is not as convenient as other vampires, and can only run on the road or take public transportation.
That's it. Four vampires, who are hundreds of years old, settled in Wellington, New Zealand and lived a stable life.
The plot started from a family meeting, and they received a letter stating that the oldest and most powerful vampire in the world today, Baron Afanas , is about to visit their home.
Baron Afanas is a vampire royal noble, and firmly believes that vampires should rule the world.
After the baron arrived, he asked them severely why they had not wiped out the mankind and occupied a new land, and asked them to occupy Wellington within a hundred years.
The family of vampires that had a stable life can only begin to find a way to conquer the land and gain the right to rule.
Because the modern system is stable and it is not as easy to start a war as it was in the past, the four of them showed their abilities and tried to complete the tasks assigned by the baron.
They followed the advice of Colin, who is most familiar with modern society, and came to the local law enforcement department. They tried to change the ownership of Wellington Island from the lawmakers, but failed in the end.
Then they decided to ask for help from Simon the vampire (NickKroll), who was in the midst of Manhattan , but Simon did not look down on the four vampires living in the suburbs. After forcibly asking for the cursed hat of Laszlo, he was cursed. Died.
Such ridiculous stories are "real" staged on these four vampires.
The four vampires live under the same roof and rub against each other constantly. When conflicts arise, they will show their paws and fangs like cats, and grin at each other.
Although they live in modern times, they are incompatible with the lifestyles of modern society. They still wear clothes from centuries ago, and they refuse to use modern technologies such as credit cards, mobile phones, and computers.
Even because they don't have body temperature, they can't use touchscreen things.
Although "Vampire Life" features vampires as the protagonist, it is different from the themes of vampires that have been rotten by Hollywood, such as "Twilight" and "The Four Hundred Years of Fright".
This drama does not have any template-style grievances, grievances and hatreds, it does not play handsome, immoral judgments, and does not explore immortality and desire.
It is a story of a group of silly and serious vampires, who are busy dealing with human life, paying tickets, paying electricity bills, getting over the relationship with neighbors, and struggling to live in this world with their limited IQ.
It breaks the stereotype of vampires and uses a more human way to tell and even laugh at the "real" life of vampires.
This also brings us a new perspective to examine popular monsters such as vampires and werewolves.
In short, this is a comedy that doesn't need to be read with a brain. It is short in length and very suitable for eating.
Seeing how vampires with magical powers are so embarrassed in real life, it can be regarded as bringing some comfort to yourself!
*Editorial Assistant: Yoko
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