Defending 'Let the Right One In' Part: 1

My video response for FuryoftheFilmFan. Go watch Iron Man 2 again, an intelligent movie is too much for you.

Part: 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxEkz27Vd6A

Response to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g1XqYFO6zI

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[HarpoSpoke]

@SpinCycleSubmission Likewise I'm perfectly fine that you prefer what I consider to be the inferior version. We like what we like. Other people like what they like. There is no "right" and "wrong" in art.

[HarpoSpoke]

@SpinCycleSubmission You aren't listening to what Alfredson said. He wanted Lina to be able to convey the idea that Eli is a very old woman in a 12 year old body. So he wanted Eli to be mentally 200 years old....like Claudia in Interview with a Vampire.

[HarpoSpoke]

@SpinCycleSubmission Several problems here:

1-LMI was made by a British studio and in no way resembles typical big budget Hollywood. It is far too slow-paced to appeal to the mainstream audience. In fact, measuring the two movies reveals that LMI actually moves at a slower pace than LTROI. (I've done it)

2-There is nothing inherently superior about "subtle".

3-There are several instances where LMI is more subtle than LTROI. (I can and will list them all if needed)

[SpinCycleSubmission]

@HarpoSpoke I'm fine that you prefer Let Me In. To me that film is easily demonstrated to be more shallow, less subtle and ruin the aspects that made Let the Right One In unique and amazing. It goes from being this wonderful film to something that has many of the worst aspects of American cinema.

You're entitled to think otherwise. Meh.

[SpinCycleSubmission]

@HarpoSpoke She IS a very old woman in a 12 year old's body. You're agreeing with what I said. Her brain is part of her body and yes, that is also stuck at what a 12 year old's brain would be. I don't really know what you are disagreeing with at this point.

[HarpoSpoke]

@SpinCycleSubmission He describes the actors as children....but he sees the character as "I wanted the vampire to be a very old woman in a 12 year old body". (direct quote) That's a pretty explicit description.

Very different than the way Reeves describes Abby. "She's stuck at 12 years old".

[HarpoSpoke]

@SpinCycleSubmission I disagree. There are deeper themes in LMI to me. I find it much more interesting when I am put into a position to root against the Cop when Abby kills him. In LTROI, Lacke is a drunk who actually is there to kill Eli and he easily fits into the role of "must die". Others find things in LTROI they like....but there is certainly plenty of depth in LMI. Your inability to see it doesn't mean everyone else is shallow. It simply means YOU can't see it.

[HarpoSpoke]

@SpinCycleSubmission What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? If I liked a different flavor would you say I'm wrong to like that flavor?

That's how this sounds to me. How can art possibly be "right" or "wrong"? You like what you like.

[SpinCycleSubmission]

@HarpoSpoke That wasn't really my intention. I do think most anyone with any emotional depth in them will prefer Let the Right One In. If you can't see the blatant flaws in Let Me In there's not much I can say to help you.

[HarpoSpoke]

@SpinCycleSubmission "Complex" is one of the reasons I prefer LMI actually. There are several substantial narrative themes added to LMI that interest me greatly. The moral ambiguity of "good" and "evil" for instance. The characters in LTROI are far more black and white. Lacke and Hakan are not designed to promote sympathy whereas the Cop and Thomas are. ...This allowed me to have conflicting feelings about them in key scenes that forced moral questions to be asked.