Interview with the Vampire

I'm a big fan of Anne Rice. I have read her books and seen the film of Interview with the Vampire which I loved. I hoped this would be good and it went far beyond that. It's exceptional. It's the expensive vintage wine amongst all the lesser ones. The acting is superb from all of the cast. It's a tragic love story amongst all the blood. It's about pain, love, loss and mistakes. The three leads are just outstanding. Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid and Assad Zaman. Such emotionally packed scenes. They all deserve Oscar's. Eric Bogosion is great as Daniel. Also Ben Daniel is wonderful as Santiago. The sets and scenery are stunning. I haven't watched anything with such love and passion in a long time. I'm really looking forward to a season 3.

I actually enjoyed Interview with the Vampire even more than I thought I would. I liked the movie so I thought this would be a little bit of a disappointment but it wasn't. Far from it. This one actually takes place in our current year. Vampire Louie de Pointe du Lac is currently living in Dubai and is telling his life story to a journalist. The story starts in New Orleans in the 20th century and shows how he met the vampire Lestat du Lioncourt and how they started their family with the two of them and teen vampire Claudia. It's much like the movie where the story follows Louie telling his side of the story to the journalist. It's also different in many ways to the movie, not bad just different. I've actually come to like it even more than the movie.

I just finished watching it, binged whole two seasons in a few days, and oh my god! I wasn't expecting that! The show came out in 2022 and never got on my radar uptil a few days ago a clip of Dalieny Hays Claudia came to my feed where she is in the play asking a gentleman in the audience to remove his hat so she can remember all their faces and it intrigued me, as to what it was about, looking at the show name I realized I had watched the movie and I decided to give it a go. Started watching it casually while working but quickly realized I didn't want to miss seeing Lestat on screen! Such an incredible actor! His accent, his body language the way this character is portrayed is so original and just infused with beauty of all kinds! Mesmerizing, have not been impressed by someone's acting in such a long time! The season two Lestat and loius reunion is the perfect climax you wish most shows have but don't and it was perfect needless to mention Sam's acting in that scene bowled me! And turns out he has done a lot of prep and thought quite deeply about the character and IT SHOWS!!! And Santiago! Incredible acting from him, whoever these actors are deserve the recognition for their craft coz they have put in the work and hit the chords right. Louis is just beauty in each frame. But Lestat stole my heart! The acting is just incredible and the way the show is shot in terms of frames, it is just gorgeous! Didn't realize I would be obsessed with the show by the end of it but i am now. The last two episodes are gold in season two, the way the last episode is edited is like a play in itself and I just love the creative decisions the people who have made this show have taken. I just wish the third season does not take too long that the euphoria dies down by then.

It is quite good. I have not read the original book, and I barely remember the movie (not even sure I watched it fully even), but I definitely enjoyed the show. The characters were complex enough, and they were being properly developed and expanded upon through-out the show. The story was intriguing overall, too.

In fact, I think the story is the main dish here, and it makes sense, why the original book became so important. I mean, it's not so much about vampires, as about emotions in general, and vampirism is more like a tool here to peek into (sometimes darker) depths of relationships.

The aesthetics are also quite good, and they mix with the story nicely. I like that there are quite a few "dirty frames" in the show, too, since they make the scene more believable, if not necessarily relatable. Certain theme may be a turn off for some, so I may not be able to recommend it everyone, but if you are ok with that theme (we all know what I mean, right?) - this show is definitely worth a try.

There are things I wanted to say but cannot. This show is everything! The acting is superb, all the story lines are amazing. Every time I rewatch I see it from a different perspective. It's also seemingly such a mirror of life and how sometimes we do not see what those we love are actually doing to us. The games they play, and the way we ignore the obvious in order to keep living the delusional life. Lestat, Lestat, Lestat! Such incredible acting one min. I hate him, then I feel sorry for him then I'm just literally falling for this flirty vampire. Louie! Oh man I have felt like Louie totally blinded by love or the idea of love yet lonely. I can go on and on but all the characters brought something to this series. Phenomenal cast and directing.

This story lives in my head rent free! Can't wait for next season!