I have watched many vampire films, but absolutely none come close to this film in terms of gauging the tragedy of what it means to be a vampire. Ann Rice's Interview With a Vampire, good as that film is, stand behind this film.
So why is it good? You may be asking? Because many movies (especially modern movies) fail at good story telling and cinematography with vampire films. Often we get a gore fest and something without much substance beyond that. Yet the concept of vampires are as old as the vampires themselves and they are ingrained in the mythology of many cultures. So they deserve better treatment than a gore fest film.
This film (A Swedish film) tells the story of a young vampire called (Eli) and the young boy that she befriends (Oskar). Oksar is a bullied lonely child in his town and gets picked on. And seems to connect with nobody until he connects with Eli. I could go into detail about how this all happens but its honestly more magical to watch some films without having seen the trailer etc. To enjoy every seen as it comes along for the first time. So I'll not give anything away.
Also, take note there American remake is absolutely terrible, do not watch that first. It was created for lazy reasons. Such as people not willing to read subtitles. But all the magic was lost and the production took a fall.... Its also important to note that this film is based on a book written by John Ajvide Lindqvist a Swedish Author.. So being a Swedish movie, set in sweden. Is how the original author probably imagined it.
So please watch this film if you're a vampire film fan. Its easily a 10/10. Being in my top 10 films.
So why is it good? You may be asking? Because many movies (especially modern movies) fail at good story telling and cinematography with vampire films. Often we get a gore fest and something without much substance beyond that. Yet the concept of vampires are as old as the vampires themselves and they are ingrained in the mythology of many cultures. So they deserve better treatment than a gore fest film.
This film (A Swedish film) tells the story of a young vampire called (Eli) and the young boy that she befriends (Oskar). Oksar is a bullied lonely child in his town and gets picked on. And seems to connect with nobody until he connects with Eli. I could go into detail about how this all happens but its honestly more magical to watch some films without having seen the trailer etc. To enjoy every seen as it comes along for the first time. So I'll not give anything away.
Also, take note there American remake is absolutely terrible, do not watch that first. It was created for lazy reasons. Such as people not willing to read subtitles. But all the magic was lost and the production took a fall.... Its also important to note that this film is based on a book written by John Ajvide Lindqvist a Swedish Author.. So being a Swedish movie, set in sweden. Is how the original author probably imagined it.
So please watch this film if you're a vampire film fan. Its easily a 10/10. Being in my top 10 films.