“Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles” A dark and strange chemical reaction caused by young charismatic people of the 90s

"Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles" synopsis

Daniel Malloy, an ambitious young writer, begins interviewing Louis, a black-haired young gentleman who calls himself a vampire. Louis begins to tell the story of his life, which spans 200 years. America at the end of the 18th century. Louis, a French immigrant and farm owner, is desperate after losing his beloved wife and daughter. One day, she meets a bewitching man who calls himself Lestat. He was a vampire with eternal life. Lestat bites Louis' neck and sucks his blood, forcing him to choose between dying or living together. Louis then chooses to live as a vampire, but that is the beginning of his suffering...

Index

• A wandering vampire movie project
• A confrontation between two great actors of different types
• What is the miraculous chemical reaction between the two?

A wandering vampire movie project

A reporter attempts a solo interview with a vampire who has lived in this world for over 200 years. The original work, written by Anne Rice in the 1970s, was a ghost story that overturned conventional wisdom about vampire stories.

The flow of novels that attract attention are immediately turned into movies is not much different from today and 50 years ago. However, just as the vampires wander the world for a long time in the story, this movie project has remained unrealized for a long time since Rice wrote the script himself. During that time, the names of many directors and actors came and went. Alain Delon was even mentioned for the role of Lestat in the early days, but the role was ultimately cast by Tom Cruise in the 1990s. In short, it means that we have experienced such changes over time.

The original author has his own feelings about the characters, and it is natural for him to want the characters to be played by actors who are as close to his own image as possible. On the other hand, movie makers want to surprise the audience. When director Neil Jordan and the production team of `` The Crying Game '' (1992) decided to hire Tom Cruise, they were aiming for his powerful star quality as well as his ``unexpectedness.'' It must be.

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This sparked fierce opposition among fans of the original work. It is said that the image of Tom with his fearless features is far different from Lestat. Anne Rice also sympathized with this protest movement. She herself is said to have wanted Jeremy Irons, Daniel Day-Lewis, and John Malkovich to play Lestat. It must have been quite different from the image of the original author himself.

As you can see, the production of the film version of ``Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles'' (1994) was fraught with ups and downs from the beginning. If they made one mistake, they would have been criticized by all the fans and could have suffered major commercial damage. But guess what? The completed film was unexpectedly well received by fans, and now, almost 30 years after its release, it is passed down as a classic of the 90s. In particular, the film captures the young appearances of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, top stars who are indispensable when talking about the film world of the 1990s, so it can be said that the film has more visual value than the story itself.

A confrontation between two great actors of different types