1994 – 吸血迷情 (Interview with the Vampire)

Director: Neil Jordan
Writers: Anne Rice (screenplay), Anne Rice (novel)
Stars: Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas, Kirsten Dunst
Length: 2h 3min






故事描述主角Louis本是一位新奧爾良大農莊的莊主,後來因為他妻女的離世令他痛不欲生,甚至希望以死來解脫生存的悲暗。回應他期求的,是吸血鬼Lestat。Lestat取去Louis人類的生命,但另一邊給予他長生不死的黑暗生命。但可惜,Lestat只改變了Louis生存的方式,並不能改變他對人類的情感。對於要以人血及人的性命來換取自己的的長生不老,這令Louis處於更絕望的境地。Louis某次的失意令他失控,向一位五歲小女孩吸血,然後Lestat將這位小女孩Claudia變成他們的一份子,以留下Louis在他身邊。但可惜到後來,Claudia的死令Louis再次失去生存意義,繼續飄盪在永無止境的絕望之中。

整齣電影的故事描述吸血鬼並不是我們一貫認為的那麼冷酷無情,他們曾經是人類,有過不少回憶及經歷、也有不少放不下的情感,縱然變成需要犠牲別人性命來維持自己生命的吸血鬼後,人性依然還在,甚至因為吸血鬼的特性令他們更為敏感,變得更多愁善感。

這電影將吸血鬼本性及人性之間的那一種矛盾、無奈及痛苦描寫得真的十分細膩,當然這也是原著小說的吸引所在。場景及服飾方面,是十八世紀的法國時期,那種華麗及典雅就正正是我十分喜愛的。

配樂也是十分出色的,這齣電影的原聲大碟是我的至愛之一。每次聽主題音樂也會使一幕幕的片段在我腦海中浮現,也令我想起Louis在故事中的痛苦及絕望。而片中的配樂絕對配合電影的格調,亦能令我更加投入故事的劇情。


I’m flesh and blood, but not human. I haven’t been human for two hundred years.Louis
Don’t be afraid. I’m going to give you the choice I never had.Lestat
No one could resist me, not even you, Louis.Lestat
And the more you tried, the more I wanted you.Lestat
Evil is a point of view. God kills indiscriminately and so shall we. For no creatures under God are as we are, none so like him as ourselves.Lestat
I want some more.Claudia
I took your life… He gave you another one.Louis
Goodnight sweet prince, may flights of devils wing you to your rest.Claudia
The world changes, we do not, there lies the irony that finally kills us.Armand
I assume I need no introduction.Lestat

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