In fact, the subversion of the vampire tradition has existed for a long time, and no one can forget the big bat in the windbreaker and long rabbit teeth in the two editions of "Nosferatu" by Murnau and Herzog, and Ferrara's "Night "Addiction" even turned vampires into a psychoanalysis report of the night race, so the postmodern rebirth of vampires is not so unacceptable, at least in general. The Eidolon in "Blade Warrior" played kung fu, "The Vampire Queen" was a rock all night, but the series of novels "Vampire Hunter D" by Hideyuki Kikuchi was what impressed me the most, and of course the animated movie was also included. . "Vampire Hunter D" combines the traditional Gothic aesthetics represented by the classic Victorian vampire legends with Japanese grotesques, together with the "Van Helsing" style "Wandering between heaven and hell, the holy spirit knight abandoned by God "The protagonist, coupled with steampunk and last-generation plots, has become a model of contemporary black decadent fantasy aesthetics. Compared with "Sayatou" by Oshii Mamoru and Kamiyama Kenji, it can only be relegated to the second place. It is a pity. There is only one movie about D’s Demon Slayer.
Although anti-traditional vampires are more and more into the mainstream vision, their acceptance is getting more and more underground, until the appearance of the three giants of "Twilight", "The Vampire Diaries" and "True Love as Blood", they can be regarded as completely leading the nation. Bloodthirsty carnival. Although I only watched "True Love as Blood" for one season, I still admire this series. As for the so-called vampire legends like "Twilight" and "The Vampire Diaries", it must be most of the night fans. I will still be as instinctively as me, but I feel a bit interesting watching "Twilight XXX" and "The Vampire Diaries XXX", at least the facial expression of the heroine is stronger than Kristen Stewart. In recent years, I don’t like many works in the vampire tide. Apart from the aforementioned "True Love as Blood", there are also a few movies that are still fresh in my memory. Lun Wiseman’s "Underworld" has reached the fourth episode unknowingly. Similar to Paul Anderson, who also has a wife, "Underworld" has been reduced to another set of "Resident Evil". The freshness of the "special action movie" is gone, only a flowery frame is left. There are many similar works, and there is no mention of "Vampire's Assistant". "Bloodthirsty Breaking Dawn" can be regarded as a masterpiece. The completely anti-traditional world view of this vampire movie with noir temperament is indeed bold enough and solid. Last year Shunji Iwai filmed a comeback film "Vampire". Although the protagonist is more like a "vampire syndrome" rather than a real vampire, this movie focuses on the most essential core issues-the boundary between life and death, and eternity. The loneliness and the entangled and painful sadomasochism are conveyed just right, which can be described as a model in recent years.
Having said so many digressions, it’s time to return to the topic. It may be that I have seen so many rising stars. As the Gothic master who created "Interview with the Vampire", Neil Jordan finally released his new vampire work " "Byzantium" also took a subversive route. Jordan personally overthrew the rules of the screen he had established, hoping to bring his own career back to life while reorganizing the aesthetics of modern vampires. As a result, I guessed before I watched the movie that "Byzantium" can't shake the foundation of "Interview with the Vampire" at all. It is like an urban legend without the grandeur of a chronicle. This is not to deny "Byzantium", but compared to "Interview with the Vampire", just like its two heroines, they are somewhat weak.
Arterton and Ronan echoed Cruise and Pete in "Interview with the Vampire", perhaps because the description object was changed from male to female, and the narrative rhythm of "Byzantium" seemed excessively delicate and slow, many of which showed this story. The magnificent time span is also simply explained by flashbacks. Neil Jordan felt the lightness of this story, so he put more effort in aesthetics. Even though Arterton’s alias is Camilla, the whole story is in fact the same as " An orthodox book like Countess doesn’t matter much. Except for the cold sea breeze and wet rainy night, it does not retain much of the predecessor’s settings. This is a film about fighting for feminism. Naturally, it also subverts the bloodthirsty family. Tradition, whether in or outside of the film. In fact, comparing "Byzantium" with "Interview with the Vampire" is inherently stupid. The beauty and innocence of Arterton and Ronan cannot be as strong as the arrogance and emotional struggle of Cruise and Pete. Lai The supporting role combination of Leigh and Landry Jones is far less than Banderas and Dunst. What's more, "Interview with the Vampire" has a solid masterpiece "Vampire Chronicles" to support the entire script, and the problem is precisely that, Both films were made by Neil Jordan. In "Byzantium" we saw his hesitation in choosing between the trend of changing times and the continuation of the classic tradition established by himself. This ultimately led to the gorgeous "Byzantium" The feeling of fatigue and overwhelming under the surface.
The film has lost the level of Neil Jordan, and it may not be possible to produce so many moths if it is directed by other people. Perhaps the Gothic leader really has passed the age of passion, just like Clara in the film, and began to create carefully. , Never let the manuscripts fly like Eleanor did.
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