#Interview with the Vampire book

[noahsartt]

My reservations with the 2022 Interview with the Vampire tv series:

My thoughts on amc’s Interview with the Vampire (2022) tv series compared to the 1976 source material and what I liked about the 1994 movie.

Some reflections before the second season airs. I watched the series as it was coming out in 2022, so these thoughts have been sitting for over a year.

This is a subjective critique of the show, not me hating on it. I liked the show a lot & watched it twice. Many of the key changes were extremely creative ways of exploring those characters from new perspectives, instead of just pointlessly remaking something that's been done before. Distinct creative change should be the basis of every remake, no point is making something 'new' if there's nothing new about it. This show knew that, and the changes for the most part were written beautifully. ...But the movie is still my favourite despite its many flaws. Camp classic right there.

Issues with the show:

Making it take place 100 years later, it ruins the specific aesthetic of the book for me. (But I understand they had to in order to re-write Louis & Claudia as black).

Aging up Claudia. The way Bailey Bass played Claudia was amazing, no notes at all for her. I just wish they kept her younger because that was a very symbolic part of what made Claudia’s original character so tragic. She suffers in an entirely different way to Louis because of her age. New Claudia is supposed to be in the body of a 14 year old, but the actress was 18/19 so she looks much older already,  and no matter how well she played it, the age factor can’t be helped. Being stuck eternally in the body of a 5 year old (book) is so different to a 14 year old, who looks much older (tv show). Kirsten Dunst who was 10 in the movie, was able to play the little child - adult vampire progression a lot better. People say Claudia's original age is too 'disturbing' to see on screen... but that's the character...

Daniel being old… WHY?? Just so they could tie together the storyline or him meeting Armand multiple decades before ???? I only read IWTV and some of the TVL so I don't know everything that happens down the line for him, or what amc plans for the character in the show... but I don't understand the aging up except for 'diversity' reasons. Which, ok, but just to check a box? Louis and Claudia's race change make sense as a creative decision. But the Daniel in the book and film is a 20-something year old which is why he's so fascinated by Louis' 'gift', and doesn't understand the message Louis is sending, instead wanting to become a vampire too. Why would old Daniel want those same things? Changing Daniel's age is such an inherent thing... it's like if they didn't make Lestat blond. Eric Bogosian plays him funny though, I will say that. Christian Slater kind of just sat there.

Louis having no money and needing Lestat's financial support for his business ventures????? When it’s supposed to be Lestat leeching off Louis' estate … WHY. Why did they change something so fundamental about their dynamic. Lestat moves in because he needs wealth and Louis has it. And then he starts acting like it's both of theirs and Louis just lets him. Funniest thing ever. But in the show Louis moves in with him instead. That's just wrong.

Louis asking (basically begging) Lestat to make Claudia when Lestat is supposed to be the one to do it in order to ensure Louis doesn't leave him. Another fundamental part of their relationship that just got flipped around completely... and for what? Why did it change the things it didn't need to?

Antoinette... girl why are you there... we don't need more characters. Go away.

The guy that Louis gets with to make Lestat jealous …. why is he there either? In the book they don't need to bring other people in to irritate each other.

One of the most perfect scenes from the film was when Lestat was tormenting that girl and trying to get Louis to kill her. The show’s version with the opera singer wasn’t the same. The original scene is such a good depiction of their dynamic with each other: Lestat's eccentric killing methods and Louis’ shame and guilt. The show’s version didn’t live up to it. That scene was so excellent in what it set out to do. It captured their back and forth in such a simple way. That dynamic follows them forever, even as Louis begins to accept his nature, that spark of annoyance towards Lestat is ready to become a full fire at any moment. That scene is enough to be a full character study. The show has little bits here and there which capture something similar. But they should have recreated that scene at least.

Claudia and Lestat's relationship evolving from enjoying each others company and similarities, to detesting each other and competing for Louis’ affection. They didn’t spend enough time on Lestat and Claudia’s relationship in the show to fully demonstrate that, only a few scenes of them driving together and hunting together at the beginning. Even the two hour movie found a way to intergrade that better. Their relationship and the way Claudia is so starkly similar to Lestat when they move to Paris, is one of the my favourite parts of the book to analyse. Louis leaving Lestat and moving all the way across the ocean, only to be reminded of him in everything Claudia did. The show did have some purposeful parallels between Lestat and Claudia in the dialogue which I appreciate, I hope that continues in season 2.

Louis being in on Claudia's plan to kill Lestat and even being the one to finish off Lestat when it’s supposed to be Claudia’s idea on her own...?? Lestat's death is supposed to be an "ok, I guess that was necessary, time to move on with our lives now," moment for Louis. But he wasn't supposed to have the courage or the want to be the one to do it himself. He was hesitant and regretful in the show, but he still slit his throat... it was supposed to be Claudia alone. Credit where credit is due, the scene was beautifully filmed, the red blood on white cloth looked incredible and the entire scene captured the tone of devastation that the movie didn't. It was all very quick and emotionless in the movie.

Even though I hate Br*d Pitt's acting, his Louis was way more accurate to the book Louis. He basically was the embodiment of book Louis. Just sad and whiny the entire time. New Louis had more to him, I think Jacob Anderson even said in an interview that it was a purposeful decision to give Louis more grit. It's not a change I appreciated because it alters the original character too much. You can't change something that fundamental. Just ugh. In the show, Louis is more angry than pathetically sad, it’s very different to how the character was originally written. 

Sam Reid’s Lestat is pretty on the nose but still more serious than the original Lestat & Tom Cruise’s portrayal which was the perfect level of camp and eccentric. Tom cruise was playing Lestat from just IWTV but Sam Reid is playing him with the baggage of his entire life as written in the other books, maybe that's why he is different. Maybe his performance is even better because of it. I haven't read the other books so I can't really say.

I won't say anything about Armand (yet) because he hasn’t had his time to shine. We’ll see after season 2. I loved Antonio Banderas as Armand, and even though he was very different from how book Armand was, it was a change I liked. New Armand is going to be more accurate to the books I believe, but i didn’t like how Armand was there the entire time Louis was being interviewed… why...

Maybe I am one of the few that doesn't overtly appreciate the 'fresh' take of this story. Many of the things that draw me to the book and the movie have been taken away in this adaptation.

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I recommend this fan fiction that explores the idea of Louis being a person of colour in the context of the original book's 1700s timeline. It explores the intersectionality of Louis' struggle with vampirism, queerness & race while still being authentic to the book. Go read it.

In the Author's words: This is NOT a rewrite of the AMC TV show, nor does it intend to be. This is us making one (subtextually plausible) change to canon in order to 1) explore underlying issues with the source material and 2) see how it affects the way the events of IWTV played out.

Ok that's it. Will maybe add to this when the second season airs. For months, this was just for me in my notes app but what is tumblr for if not to air out my locked away ideas.

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[critrolecannibal]

Alright, I did it.

I watched the movie

I watched s1 of the show

....

I just got the book

Stay tuned as these vampire boys ruin my life.

#interview with the vampire #iwtv #interview with the vampire book #books #louis de pointe du lac #lestat de lioncourt #the vampire armand #claudia #daniel molloy #reading

[vandelopa-x]

I wanna practice my book cover making so I tried with Anne Rice's "Interview with the Vampire", what do you think? You can give me some advice cause I would love to work as a book cover designer <333333

#iwtv #interview with the vampire #the vampire chronicles #anne rice #iwtv book #interview with the vampire book #amc iwtv #iwtv 2022 #iwtv fanart

[before-what-god]

hi i drew 1994 lestat is this anything

#i love my wife lestat #iwtv #iwtv 1994 #tom cruise #interview with the vampire book #interview with the vampire #why does this fandom have so many tags goddamn #iwtv fanart #iwtv book #interview with the vampire 1994 #lestat de lioncourt #iwtv lestat #val.txt

[hewhomustdie]

There’s something that kinda annoys me…

with the release of the amc interview with the vampire, most posts have been about the show under the iwtv tag. now i haven’t seen the amc iwtv and i plan to(i’m waiting for the dvd release because i want to buy it and watch it that way), but currently when i search the iwtv tag i’m mostly looking for stuff from the books or the 1994 movie. the problem is, some people who are posting about the amc iwtv started using the #iwtv book and #iwtv 1994 tags, i’m guessing to reach more people, and it’s incredibly annoying. if the post has nothing to do with the book or the film, please stop using these tags.

#iwtv #interview with the vampire #iwtv amc #iwtv 1994 #iwtv book #interview with the vampire 1994 #interview with the vampire amc #interview with the vampire anne rice #interview with the vampire book #just ranting #ranting about minor inconveniences #vampires #possibly an unpopular opinion

[echinocereus]

Anne Rice said apathy is monstrous.

Anne Rice said that to question and grapple with your sense of humanity and morality is what makes one human.

Anne Rice said that our sense of aesthetics is inherently tied to our morals.

#im losing my mind #interview with the vampire #anne rice #interview with the vampire book #the vampire chronicles #vampire louis #i love louis so much it hurts #that ending #omg

[nikysavi]

A meme I made a looong time ago

#the vampire chronicles #tvc #queen of the damned #qftd #anne rice #the queen of the damned by anne rice #the vampire lestat #akasha #lestat de lioncourt #lestat #blood ig #lestat also drinks her blood btw #interview with the vampire book #interview with the vampire #iwtv #vampire chronicles #crtani

[that-of-stars-and-flowers]

So I started the interview with a vampire book so I could compete and contract it with the movie (im not that far into the book yet) and I can’t get over the fact that Lestat is constinly geting called stupid in the most calm way posible by Louis and IM NOT EVEN THAT FAR INTO THE BOOK YET, its so funny and for what!?!

#writers #interview with a vampire #interview with the vampire book #interview with the vampire by Anne Rice #writing memes #i dont know who dicied to make this book so funny-- #meme #fandom #vampire books

[janeramirezlavey]

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice (1976): Ballantine First Edition Paperback.

#interview with the vampire #vampire chronicles #anne rice #lestat de lioncourt #louis de pointe du lac #loustat #vampire books #vampires #gay vampires #amc's interview with the vampire #books #interview with the vampire book

[noahsartt]

"Killing must feel good to God, too... He does it all the time, and are we not created in His image?"

- Dr. Hannibal Lecter, Hannibal (2013)

"Evil is a point of view. God kills, and so shall we; indiscriminately... for no creatures under God are as we are, none so like Him as ourselves."

- Lestat de Lioncourt, Interview with the Vampire (1976)

they should meet.

#interview with the vampire #interview with the vampire book #the vampire chronicles #lestat de lioncourt #hannibal nbc #hannibal lecter #nbc hannibal

[ccsven]

Reading Interview With the Vampire and I’ve got two flags going:

1. Times Lestat gets roasted

2. Times when Lestat is being an arrogant brat

#interview with the vampire #interview with the vampire book

[critrolecannibal]

So last week I bought a paperback copy of Interview with the Vampire, and it was one of those massively produced versions I guess. It was cheap and it was cheaply made. 2 days into reading it pages literally started just falling out of it, and it's just loose leaf pages.

SO this gave me the excuse to FINALLY try my hand at book binding in order to repair it.

It's not perfect, it's a little wonky, but for my first attempt I think it's alright- and more importantly it's functional. So as long as it doesn't start falling apart on me again I think we're good.

#book binding #book rebinding #book repair #interview with the vampire book #interview with the vampire #iwtv #louis de pointe du lac #lestat de lioncourt #the vampire armand #arts and crafts #trying something new #first try #books

[writteninverses]

i bought interview with the vampire and i hope the book is as good as the show or even BETTER honestly i haven’t read any reviews in the book… if anyone has read it please tell me if you liked it!!!

#i got shuggie bain too #i finished my finals so i bought two books #and i had a cup of tea with my friend xx #iwtv #interview with the vampire book

[before-what-god]

hi (just finished reading iwtv) (my world has been shaken) (i will never be the same)

#lord... insane bokk #i read like over half of it today and finished it #its not that long of a book #but still #insane #iwtv #val.txt #iwtv book #interview with the vampire #interview with the vampire book

[headaches-and-coffee]

Favorite part until now is that Louis keeps dissing Lestat's stupidity

#dan reads #interview with the vampire book

[you-get-me-closer-to-god]

#the vampire chronicles #tvc #anne rice #vampire chronicles #iwtv #lestat de lioncourt #vc #interview with the vampire #armand #books #vampires #bg3 astarion #baldur’s gate 3 #astarion bg3 #vampire #vampire memes