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Interview with the Vampire is unique in the world of movies. ... Previously to Interview with the Vampire, all vampire movies (which were rapidly growing stale) involved Dracula, or at least his long lost cousin in whatever country, rising from the grave to prey upon the hapless mansion full of brave, but skeptical travelers, until one of them inevitably tricked him into the sunlight, causing his head to explode, and saving the day. ... Then came Interview. ... Movies that romanticize the lives of “monsters”, such as the recently released Underworld, all took their cues from Interview. ... Though the basic story is very much the same, the director of Interview with the Vampire made very deliberate scene cuts and character alterations in order to put forth a very romanticized, melancholy image of vampirism. ... Interview with the Vampire is essentially the life story of a vampire named Louis, as told to a young journalist. Louis begins the movie/book a young man whom life has thrown a lousy hand and whose only wish is to die, a wish that is, in some ways, granted by a vampire named Lestat, who is present almost throughout both the movie and the book. ... In addition to Louis and Lestat, who are played by Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise respectively, Antonio Banderas plays Armand, a vampire whom Louis is drawn to as a mentor later in the movie. Kirsten Dunst, who was twelve at time the movie was shot, plays the role of Claudia, a child vampire who becomes Louis’ companion. ... For example, in the book, when Louis and Claudia try to kill Lestat in order to escape him and search for other vampires, he tracks them down with the help of a vampire coven. However, in his surprise reappearance, rather than being victorious and smug, he seems whiny and unsure, totally at the mercy of the wishes of the vampire coven.
Approximate Word count = 1435
Approximate Pages = 5.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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