“Let the Right One In” Love and blood are the same color - a fantasy love story filled with serenity and cruelty *Spoiler alert

*This article touches on the core of the story, so we recommend reading it after watching the movie.

“Let the Right One In” Synopsis

A suburb of Stockholm. Oscar, a sensitive 12-year-old boy who is often bullied, lives in an apartment with his mother. One night, Oscar meets a girl named Eli who has moved into the room next door. At the same time that Eli appears, a series of brutal murders occur in a nearby town, where young men are hung upside down, their throats are cut, and their blood is drained.

Index

• A monumental masterpiece of vivid and beautiful “Nordic cinema”
• The opening scene that sums up everything, the encounter scene full of foreshadowing
• The sadness that “only” the main character doesn’t know her true identity
• The “window” that divides love, the “blood” that connects feelings

A monumental masterpiece of vivid and beautiful “Nordic cinema”

Pure white snow and dripping fresh blood.

A maddeningly cruel and beautiful First Love.

The Swedish film ``Let the Right One In'' (2008) is a popular work that is always cited as a monument in the ``Nordic film'' genre, which is also popular in Japan. The contrast between the pure love story between a boy and a girl and the dark depiction that makes you want to cover your eyes has captured the hearts of many movie fans, and coupled with delicate and artistic images, emotional music, and a shocking story, Even though it has been 11 years since its release in Japan, it continues to fascinate people without fading.

Director Tomas Alfredsson, who received rave reviews for his outstanding skills in this film, is a talented director who later directed `` Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy '' (11). Hoyte Van Hoytema, the cinematographer who created a stunning visual world, went on to film The Fighter (2010), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Her (2013), It was a big hit with `` Interstellar '' (2014), ` `Spectre '' (15), and `` Dunkirk '' (17).

Director Guillermo del Toro, who gained attention for `` Pan's Labyrinth '' (2006), called ``Let the Right One In'' ``Delicate, frightening, and poetic - a must-see movie. A terrifying fairy tale.'' acclaimed. In 2008, it won five awards at the Swedish Academy Awards: Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Art Design, and Best Music, and won the Golden Globe Award and British Academy Award for Foreign Language Film. It achieved impressive results with 73 awards and 53 nominations.

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It was released in Japan in July 2010, two years after its release in Japan. At the time, it was sandwiched between such powerhouses as `` Toy Story 3 '', `` The Borrowers '', `` Zombieland '', and `` Inception '', but the fact that it still remains in people's memories is the quality of this work. This can be said to be proof of height.

Also in 2010, a Hollywood version of this work, `` Morse '', was produced and received acclaim. Directed by Matt Reeves, who left a strong impression with `` Cloverfield '' (2008), and directed by Kodi Smit-McPhee, who later played Nightcrawler in the `` X-Men '' series, and `` Kick-Ass '' (10). Chloë Grace Moretz, who just broke out in the movie, co-stars.

By the way, Jon Eyvide Lindqvist, who made his debut with the original story of ``Let the Right One In'' and co-wrote the movie, has written and co-wrote the movie `` Border '' (18 ) won the Grand Prix in the Un Certain Regard section at the 71st Cannes Film Festival. It strongly reflects the world view that is full of fantasy, cruelty, and lyricism, which is similar to this work.

The opening scene that sums up everything, the encounter scene full of foreshadowing