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"Dracula": reviews of the movie
Most recently, in theaters, the movie "Dracula" began, the reviews of which excited the minds of critics long before the premiere. Why, such a colorful character! Vlad Dracula was not only a great ruler, a brave military leader and valiant warrior, but a passionate man, whose prudent mind and strategy allowed him to win immortal fame. But do we know Dracula because of his military merit? Hardly half of the fans of movie masterpieces of Vlad Tsepesh bothered to get acquainted with his biography, to find out how much he won and how he really puzzled the enemies. Far more ordinary people are interested in the metaphysics surrounding this name.
History in the Face
"Dracula" by Bram Stoker is a book, reviews of which appear even now, although a lot of time has passed since its release. In fact, this story became the basis for all films, series and comics about Dracula. From the real character, only a few qualities left Bram Stoker. Dracula reviews receive, like a vampire, an ancient monster that lives in an ancient castle towering on the rocks. His house is huge and empty, as the owner no one needs. He does not eat, does not drink and, of course, does not sleep. In short, Stoker's hero is a classic example of night terror, which brings death. But while Dracula on the book - the character is ambiguous, and it can be both condemned and understood. In general, the points of view on this novel may differ, but one thing is for sure: it is a classic of the vampire genre, a cult novel for all adherents of horror and mystic literature, thanks to which Stoker is famous. "Dracula" 2014 reviews so far only collects, but it evokes a keen interest, as it gives a new interpretation of the legendary personality.
What kind of person was Dracula?
In fact, in history there is no confirmation of Stoker's conjectures. Yes, Vlad Tepesh was a harsh and cruel man. He won countless victories, and besides military power he possessed the talent of a great strategist and a whole arsenal of means for intimidating enemies. So, the gift of speech to the army of opponents deprived the field on which there were colas with heads planted on them. But if you think about it, who can condemn Dracula for fierce protection of his borders? The contradictoriness of his nature and allowed to generate hundreds of books, films and even musical groups.
The plot and its submission
The book is read very easily, because the narration is conducted on behalf of different characters, through their personal diaries and letters. And where can a person be as sincere as in a conversation with himself? Deepening into the contents of the diaries of heroes and their letters, the reader step by step approaches the solution of the main secret. Who is Dracula? Than it is dangerous? Can we escape from him? I want to warn the heroes who, it would seem, do not understand the terrible essence of someone who is hiding behind the guise of an important and courteous graph. The book "Dracula", reviews about which are very diverse in content, attracts the accuracy of the description and the absence of explicit horror stories. Readers begin to feel fear when there is no clear reason for it. And this is just frost on the skin.
The evolution of style
Already after the first pages of the book the reader understands that Count Dracula is a real vampire, and the vampire is ancient and very cunning. For him, there is no pleasure in fooling the fangs thoughtlessly into the throat of the first victim. No, in this respect Dracula is much smarter than the vampires that the ancient people feared. His image is more modern, that's why we copy so often in literature and cinema. Dracula impresses with its elegance, manners and sense of tact. Stereotypes remain in force.
What changed?
The vampires are no longer believed, because they ceased to be monsters of the Middle Ages.
We go to the cinema
Every year the view of the representatives of the film industry on the history of the sad graph changes. As a matter of fact, only the way of his food remains unchanged, but the appearance is by no means. In the film "Nosferatu" the protagonist appeared to be beyond, strange, but from this no less terrible. It seems that this is not an artistic, but a documentary movie, and the performer of the main role, Max Shrek, does not seem to play at all. By the way, the first screen version was banned by the heirs of Bram Stoker, so the creators renamed Dracula in the Earl of Orloc. Next came the famous Bela Lugosi, who can rightly play in the opera. His Dracula is a little naive by today's standards, makes strange passes and curves his lips, but on a dark night it's still scary. In a film filmed by Werner Herceg in 1978, Dracula's reviews were mostly negative, as this night ghost does not abate anything. Everything human in him died, there was only the desire to sow fear.
Sex and blood
The most ambiguous screen version of the novel came at the end of the 20th century.
Followers of the graph
Speaking of what trace left Dracula in the film industry, you can not ignore the film "Interview with a Vampire," based on the novel by Anne Rice. Her characters are erotic and sad. And the protagonist - Louis, causes sympathy, not fear. Now vampires can suffer and they can be killed. His favorite protagonist is killed by sunlight, and he remembers all his long life of her torment. But his creator for such a life, he curses, because in the soul remains a man. A vampire of our time finds the charm in movies and music, drinks blood not from a vein, but from crystal glasses. Ann Rice's vampires may have become pioneers in that they could feed on the blood of animals. After them, Stephanie Meyer left only to come up with a love line for a vampire and a common man to write a story that conquered the world. Her Edward Cullen is not at all like Dracula. Reviews about the hero Mayer have an exceptionally positive color. Still, as handsome as a god, he is clever as a professor, gallant, courteous and caring towards his weak human choice. The blood of people does not drink, but it hunts for cheetahs, which also demonstrates its strength. A find for fans to see good in the bad characters that Dracula spawned.
2014: Reviews of the movie
The immortal story of Bram Stoker still gives room for imagination, so it's no surprise that the new adaptation of Dracula is breaking records in the movies. In many respects it is based on real events from the life of the ruler of Wallachia Vlad Tepes. He was a great ruler, a brave warrior and a truly passionate man. Luke Evans came up for the role perfectly, thanks to an excellent figure, a passionate look and an unusual facial expression.
Orientation to earnings
It would be simply stupid on the part of writers and directors to leave such a fertile topic without serials. After all, in one movie you do not express the beauty of history, you have to give up details, cut down interesting moments, exclude colorful heroes.
Let's summarize
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