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Interview with the Vampire

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  An Interview with the Vampire
       Director Neil Jordan's film Interview with the Vampire depicts the idea that people cannot always perceive one person's subjective viewpoint without first experiencing it for themselves as well as the struggle that every person must deal with when they have chosen to follow an evil path. The story is set in various time periods from the 1700's until around the year 1993. The story is that of Louis (Brad Pitt), a 200-year-old vampire who is revealing the story of his life to Daniel Molloy (Christian Slater), a modern day radio reporter, since the time that he was "reborn to evil". Throughout the film, Louis carefully tells his tale in the attempt to educate the reporter and those who would listen afterwards about the torment he faced when he made the decision to become a vampire. His goal is to show people that the seduction and power that a life of evil promises is not worth the price that the individual is forced to pay. Unfortunately, Louis' attempts are in vain as the human nature of the reporter blinds him from the anguish of Louis' tale and only allows him to focus on his desire to be able to see that which Louis has and to hold the power that he has. Though Louis was unable to successfully communicate his perspective and express his torment in his tale to Daniel, director Neil Jordan and composer Elliot Goldenthal capture that torment in their use of cinematic points of view and musical accompaniment in the film.
       One of the problems posed in this film is how futile it is for Louis to try to express the suffering he was forced to deal with because of his decision to become a vampire. No matter how he explains it to Daniel, he cannot successfully make the reporter see his dilemma through his eyes. Instead, Daniel is forced to picture Louis' life through his own mortal eyes where the remarkable sights and seductions of Louis' tale easily overwhelm his imagination and conceal the underlying tragedy...