This vampire is a little evil

Izaiah 2022-02-28 08:01:18

This article is reproduced from WeChat public account: Frank's Movie World

Roman Polanski is a talented director. I have seen almost all his films. Today, I will introduce one of his vampire-themed films, which is called "Tianshi Catches Demons" in Chinese. I have a habit of watching movies. When you make a new movie, you will pay close attention to the first shot of the movie, because in my opinion, the tone of a movie can basically be set in the first five minutes.

An old and a young living treasure combination

(Plot synopsis) The film tells the story of an elderly bat researcher, Professor Abram Sols, and his assistant, Alfred, who come to a remote village in Transylvania in Eastern Europe in search of vampires. Professor Abroncius (Jack MacGowran), who specializes in the study of vampires, came to Transylva in Eastern Europe with his assistant Alfred (Roman Polanski) in order to hunt down terrifying vampire demons. Nia Mountains. The two teachers and students stayed in a hotel at the foot of the snow-capped mountain. The hotel was covered with garlic, especially the room of the daughter Sarah (Sharon Tate) of the boss Shago (Alfie Bass). The professor is overjoyed and realizes he's in the right place; Alfred is fascinated by the beautiful Sarah. One night, Sarah was suddenly kidnapped by the vampire Earl Korolock (Ferdy Mayne) from the top of the mountain, and Shago was also sucked to death the next day. In order to save the beautiful girl, the teacher and the student risked their lives up the mountain and broke into the ghostly castle...

The first shot of the film is a snowy night. Professor Abroncius and his assistant Alfred are driving a sleigh in a desolate snowy night. In the distant view, the cold blue moonlight and the sound of wolves can be heard from time to time. The tree shadows on both sides of the road mixed with cold light flashed across the faces of the two from time to time, both of them were very tired. When they reached the tavern, the professor froze in a coma. The tone of this short paragraph has made the film full of mystery.

Through the door, the assistant catches a glimpse of Shago spanking his daughter Sarah because her daughter is getting in the way of the two guests in the bathtub. Polanski's bad taste has to be teased here, often conveyed in this covert metaphor. Beautiful The blond tavern owner's daughter Sarah, the hotel's cramped space, and the old wooden structure create a fairy-tale romanticism. Then assistant Alfred discovers the ugly vampire peeping at Sarah. Blue-faced fangs, to be honest, this is The ugliest vampire I've ever seen. Barely one. It freaked me out, but the real vampires that showed up in Sarah's bath again were better looking.

Sarah took a shower in the bathroom and was kidnapped by the vampire. This scene was beautifully shot. The vampire opened the skylight, and white snowflakes floated on the beautiful woman covered in white foam. In the dark snowy night, the assistant Alfred peeped through the door. . After pushing the door with the professor, I only found red blood left on the white foam of the bathtub. There is a bit of evil in this violent aesthetic. I can feel the director's cult atmosphere, which is why I think Polanski is cute .Each of his films has his own scent. Like a kind of signature. Even his earliest short films can smell that scent.

Different from classic vampire movies like "The Bride of Dakula", Polanski added a lot of comedy elements to the movie, not so much a joke as a joke, and some actions of the protagonist even have a silent film era. A Chaplin comedy feel.

This vampire actually has such a large library, what an unusual ghost! The atmosphere of the vampire castle is damp and dark, like a maze, and it is not different from the scenes commonly used in this type of subject. It's unsatisfactory, and it is quite special among similar themes. Polanski turned the vampire into a comedy, especially the chase scene in the vampire castle at the end, which is fun and cute. But compared with other Polanski movies, this movie is still Quite general.

But the ending was a bit unexpected, the beautiful Sarah became a vampire, and the two master and apprentice who were determined to kill vampires finally brought vampires to harm the world.

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Extended Reading
  • Shannon 2022-03-17 09:01:09

    Class recap, a horror comedy with Polanski's unique author branding that doesn't offer the typical comedy builds genre audiences have come to expect but has an extremely effective comedy built on the characters' exaggerated clumsiness , weird and awkward, but also on the contrast between the dark side of human nature and the situation, it has elements and themes common in Polanski's works, and also has very silent passages.

  • Jessika 2022-03-24 09:03:36

    The translated name Tianshi Catching Demons can no longer be ironic. Wrap the content of horror movies in a comedy style, and the thriller is full of hilarity and fun. The narration at the end said that the professor assisted in the spread of vampires around the world, which is really powerful.

The Fearless Vampire Killers quotes

  • Professor Abronsius: Garlic!

    Alfred, Abronsius' Assistant: You think so?

    Professor Abronsius: Almost without a doubt.

  • Professor Abronsius: Is there a Castle nearby?

    Village Idiot: There's a Castle!

    [the crowd muffles him]