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

What is the miraculous chemical reaction between the two?

The movie ``Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles'' is an interesting documentary look at Tom and Brad Pitt's survival instincts as actors. For this film, the two went through the grueling experience of preparing special makeup for several hours. According to one theory, before putting on her makeup, she stood on her head for 30 minutes to check the flow of blood on her face, and then traced it to draw the fresh, pale veins.

Also, since vampires are only active at night, it was natural that filming was concentrated at night. For this reason, the cast and staff were forced to live a daily life just like vampires, sleeping during the day and being active at night. It is said that Brad Pitt, who plays Louis, was exhausted from filming this movie and was mentally exhausted as a result of having to deal with such daily routines so much. It's clear that the role he played played a part in this. Despairing after losing his beloved family, having his fate completely toyed with by Lestat, he wanders far from his homeland in Europe, walking alone for 200 years in a state that feels as if he is alive but dead... If he continues to entrust his body and soul to such a cornered role, it's only natural that he will become depressed.

In comparison, Tom seems to be becoming more and more aroused, or rather his eyes seem to be getting brighter and brighter as he approaches the climax. It is easy to imagine that he must have thoroughly enjoyed acting, considering the way he continues to subject himself to harsh G-forces in each new film.

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As a result, Brad Pitt played this role delicately and delicately, with an expression full of sadness, while Tom dominated the film, generously revealing his dark charisma. The roles and performances of the two actors matched perfectly, and a miraculous chemical reaction that could never be derived through calculations was imprinted on the film.

The original author Anne Rice, who saw the film, was very satisfied with the outcome. He is said to have apologized for opposing the casting of Tom Cruise and highly praised his acting. Tom wasn't the only one who excelled. In addition to Brad Pitt, who stars in the double lead, Kirsten Dunst, who attracted attention as a genius child actor, Antonio Banderas, who radiated extraordinary talent and style as a Western vampire, and Stephen Rea, who had a sly smile on his side (Neil Jordan's previous work "The Crying Game") , This is a truly first-class production in which everyone played their respective roles to the fullest, from the cast (which is the complete opposite of the lead role in ``The Game'') to Christian Slater, who replaced River Phoenix who suddenly passed away.

Every time I come into contact with this work, I am strongly reminded that actors are living beings who live forever in the darkness of movie theaters, sucking the lifeblood of every role across time and place.

Text: USHIZU ATSUNOBU

Born in Nagasaki in 1977. When he was 3 years old, he saw ``Superman II'' with his father and became fascinated with movies. After The Graduate from Meiji University, he worked for a movie broadcasting channel and then became a movie writer. Currently, in addition to writing for Eiga.com, EYESCREAM, Real Sound Movie Club, etc., he also contributes to media press and theater programs.

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