The vampires in Western legends have been put on the screen more than once. Except for the 1931 version, the most widely circulated is the "Four Hundred Years" by the great director Coppola. In this movie, for the first time, we see a vampire image full of human brilliance, and Mina, who turned into a vampire for love, their love transcends appearance, religion, race and even time and space, which may make You shudder, and it also makes you sigh and sigh. There are many theories about the origin of vampires in the West. This film restores the statement that "vampires are not ghosts, but people", and briefly tells the reason why Count Dracula became a vampire at the beginning of the film. He Dracula was originally an earl of Constantinople. When he led an army to crusade against Turkey in 1462, his wife Elizabeth believed the rumors of the enemy and mistakenly thought that he had died in battle and committed suicide. After Dracula returned Seeing his deceased wife, he was very sad and stabbed the cross with a sword. Blood spurted from the cross for a while, and Dracula swore to drink blood for a living from then on, becoming an undead vampire zombie. It can be seen that the heavy trauma of love is the main reason for Dracula to become a vampire, so when he finds true love again, it can be imagined.
Jump back in time to London in 1897, the vampire who has survived for more than 400 years was discovered, and he also found the love he had been looking for. Jonah, a young lawyer, came to Dracula's castle to handle the real estate formalities. Dracula accidentally discovered that his fiancee Mina was very similar to his Elizabeth, and concluded that Mina was the reincarnated Elizabeth. Dracula locked Jonah in the castle with a vampire beauty, and he came to London to become a middle-aged man and meet Mina. The long-term relationship between the two made Mina fall in love with Dracula, and she was always aware of what happened in her previous life in her imagination. In this way, their love is like a raging fire. The arrival of Dracula made the terrifying werewolves active again. They were instructed by Dracula to bite Mina's good friend Lucy and make Lucy a vampire. Of course Mina knew Dracula's identity, and she also understood that Dracula killed Lucy. But the burning love can't stop all of this. Even after Mina and Jonah got married, Mina still had the courage to break free from the shackles of marriage and was desperate to be with Dracula. But in the end, Dracula still died at the hands of his nemesis Van Helsing. The love between Mina and Dracula can be described as shocking, especially when we see Mina kissing Dracula, who has changed beyond recognition, we still have lingering fears and are a little unacceptable, but in the face of a lost lover, whether it is a human or a vampire. The pain that is hard to let go of my heart is a common feeling. In order to meet his lover, Dracula has waited for more than 400 years. His sincere and fearless heart is the biggest weapon to win the audience's touch and resonance. No matter whether you agree with their love or not in the process of watching the film, but you will always try to figure it out after the film ends, and you will taste the bitter taste like bitter coffee.
As for the love between Jonah and Mina, it seems to be very pale. The director deliberately downplayed their feelings and only expressed their inner communication through a few duplicitous letters. When Dracula occupied Mina's heart, these indifferent feelings naturally couldn't stand up, and he could only watch his lover save the vampire into the castle like Jonah did. Perfect Vision's 1931 version doesn't feature a particularly terrifying shot, except for Dracula's claws at a flower-selling girl, which is just a dark shadow. If this film is limited to technical reasons, then the computer effects of the 1990s made "Four Hundred Years of Fright" far superior to its predecessors in terms of visual effects, and gave people an extraordinary visual imagination. As a thriller, the eerie and dark atmosphere runs through the whole film. From the moment Jonah is pulled into the carriage by an unknown monster, many wonders of other worlds are presented in front of us. Dracula's Japanese-style hair style and styling, as well as his pale and terrifying face, all bring people an out-and-out horror. When night came, the werewolf drew Lucy out and threw herself on her to suck her blood. There was also a group of female vampires who were extremely coquettish to entangle Jonah. Although the picture was so delicate, it still conveyed an unstoppable horror. The film brings the society of the 18th century to the screen, from costumes to props, it perfectly shows the society at that time. Coppola's ingenious fusion of love and terror makes blood seem like a hymn of love. Mina cut off Dracula's head with a quick knife, and at the same time cut off the bud of love. At this time, the shuddering feeling will disappear with the end of the film, and emotion is the real theme of the film.
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