One scene I still find weird to this day......


The scene in the end when Louis attacks the reporter, flings him to the ceiling and ask him if he like to die while looking wild. It was like the movie wanted to be Dawn of the dead for a few seconds (yeah yeah I know that movie didnt come out until years later, but humour me here :P)

It was so out of character for Louis to attack like that. All through the movie he's been really mellow, and/or brooding, and suddently he turns turns ape shit true vampire style......what the hell?! Thats the one scene I dont like in the movie as it's so out place in mood from the rest of the movie.

Am I misunderstanding it? Or what the hell is up with that scene??

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I always took it that the reporter, despite hearing Louis story, didn't get it. Louis showed him the scary animal side of being a Vampire in that moment.

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And don't forget what happened to the vampires of Paris... Louis definitely had it in him.

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This, for sure ...

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Anne Rice's book seemed to be about understanding the transition to the the psychology of a monster. It was creating a world that made sense for vampires. She spawned a thousand imitators, of course, all of whom now saw vampires as tragic, romantic heroes like something Byron would have crafted (which, he did, but that's a whole other thing). What Anne Rice remembered that none of her imitators seemed to recall was that vampires are still monsters.

A big part of the story here is Louis fighting with what is now his nature and his natural tendency. That monster lurks inside, waiting to devour. He has an animal side he can suppress, but it's creeping around. He unleashed it a bit on the reporter. Was this revelation deliberate (as wearsalan says) to make a point to the reporter? Maybe. It could just have been that Louis had been narrating his life for several hours and was getting hungry and having a harder and harder time suppressing his appetites and true personality.

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I actually haven't seen this movie since theatrical release, but being that it was so faithful to the book, the whole point of that scene is that the reporter was becoming so enthralled with Louis's story that he was beginning to see the vampire's life as cool, sexy and romantic and wondering if he could become one, too.

It's kind of like when someone interviews an incredibly charming sociopath. After awhile, because the sociopath is so suave, the interviewer might think, "Hey, you know, he doesn't seem that dangerous, just a regular guy I could have a beer with..." 🤣

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He was doing it because he cares—he wanted to emphasize to the man, No, you do not want this life.

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Very true, yeah. He was showing him that this is not as romantic as the Reporter was taking it.

Ironically, Anne Rice's books spawned a million "reporters" who went on the romanticize vampires...

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Makes sense. Well I guess Louis didnt succeed in scaring him off, as the reporter became obsessed with becoming a vampire and was turned taler.

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Exactly this. Louis' life as a vampire has been one filled with despair, pain and regret. He is clearly frustrated that the reporter would want the life he has like it's some blessed existence that brings happiness, despite all that Louis has told him. By attacking him he's just trying to hit home that point. Kind of obvious really.

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