Låt den rätte komma in (2008) (Let the Right One In)
I am not a Twilight person. I won’t mock it. I just refuse to read the novels or see the dreadful films (most film critiques have been less than kind). Maybe I should give the novels a shot. I never thought I’d like True Blood, but it is fairly addictive, even though I feel guilty for watching it (much like a felt guilty looking at the SI swimsuit edition as a young boy). Regardless of my opinion of vampires, I whimped out and made this category because I felt the necessity to list this film as one of the forty most fabulous films of this decade. Needless to say, there wasn’t much competition in my eyes. (Best zombie picture would have been pretty difficult though).
The film is set in Stockholm, and it follows the relationship of Oskar and Eli. Oskar is a twelve year old who is being bullied by classmates. He falls in love with Eli, who gives him strength and teaches him to fight back. The relationship becomes strained (or does it?) when Oskar realizes Eli’s secret, which probably isn’t much of a secret due to the fact this is a review of a vampire film.
This movie is great on many levels. It explores good and evil in a way that seems almost refreshing (but not in a “that blood sure quenched my thirst” kinda way). Good and evil seem to coincide with each other, even almost thrive upon the relationship betwixt the two. In addition, the film plays out as somewhat poetic, both visually and with the pacing of the film. Apparently this film is being remade for American audiences, and all I can say is that I believe this is a huge mistake. See it now on DVD, subtitles and all, before America ruins it.
The film is set in Stockholm, and it follows the relationship of Oskar and Eli. Oskar is a twelve year old who is being bullied by classmates. He falls in love with Eli, who gives him strength and teaches him to fight back. The relationship becomes strained (or does it?) when Oskar realizes Eli’s secret, which probably isn’t much of a secret due to the fact this is a review of a vampire film.
This movie is great on many levels. It explores good and evil in a way that seems almost refreshing (but not in a “that blood sure quenched my thirst” kinda way). Good and evil seem to coincide with each other, even almost thrive upon the relationship betwixt the two. In addition, the film plays out as somewhat poetic, both visually and with the pacing of the film. Apparently this film is being remade for American audiences, and all I can say is that I believe this is a huge mistake. See it now on DVD, subtitles and all, before America ruins it.
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