'Let Me In' vs. 'Let the Right One In' - EW.com interview with Matt Reeves

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"Let Me In" director Matt Reeves on seeing through Owen's eyes, taking directing cues from Alfred Hitchcock, more

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[natasajessica]

LTRON had U guess what was going on

LMI Had it all for u to watch.

I think they both were good, but I liked the Remake.

My College Director was wrong. He said the remake would wreck the whole story.

[PeyaLuna]

i like both versions and i don´t think one can truly compare them . the swedish original sticks very close to the book, eli is an enigma, and i really like that the actors don´t have this 'clean+polished' look most in hollywood have - you see badly bleached hair, crooked teeth, in other words: normal people, which gives the movie an authentic feeling. the american remake though focuses more on owen and his relationship to abby which is also great. basically, i like both, and love the book ;-)

[ThePutupafight]

@OdiumVacuus There is no "better". There is only what we like more as individuals. I like what Reeves did more.

All Owen knows is that he has been told there is good and there is evil. They are supposed to be very clear concepts and easy to recognize. Now...along comes Abby and she is not so black and white as good or evil. So his value system is in disarray. He asks the questions...he's not answering them.

[OdiumVacuus]

@ThePutupafight But the title's the main point of the story. You're not going to go far as to tell me Reeves did a better job in the movie than JAL did in the novel, right?

Yes, but again, he's a 12 year old. I do not remember even grasping at the relativity of these things verbally up to a much older age. It just feels unnatural. While Oskar/Owen experiences this doubt, it is better left as something internal which the audience can infer rather than an explicitly stated theme.

[javieralzahome]

@HarpoSpoke oh snapz im ashamed now, brtish are awesome sauce epic, :D my badness maynngg ^__________^

[HarpoSpoke]

@javieralzahome It should be pointed out that LMI was made by a British studio. :) Can't give the Americans credit for that.

[javieralzahome]

wow, i thought like dogtooth, those german guys are like the best, cause there the original in making movies, in this not the dark lighting style, the ackward angles, and quiet scenes, but i was wrong, american companies got it in the bad inside and out U_U_U_U amazing stuff, i love let me in :D

[ThePutupafight]

@OdiumVacuus There is a reason why Lindquist chose that song. There is a "right one" in the story. He didn't choose it because it didn't fit the story.

Since Owen has been preached at by his mother and his President about a clear "evil" in the world, he is naturally going to wonder if Abby fits that description. If he ANSWERED the question that would be hard to believe...but ASKING it is perfectly normal. He doesn't get an answer either...I don't think he knows the answer at the end.

[OdiumVacuus]

@ThePutupafight The ''right'' part is there because the title is a reference to the song of the same title by Morrissey, whom Lindqvist is a very avid fan of.

I found the theme you mentioned more obvious in LMI, where the kids somehow find themselves questioning it explicitly in a way a 12 year old kid wouldn't, like when Owen asks ''is there such thing as evil?''. The fact a kid that age would blatantly start speaking of it feels too blatant, to the point in which it's cheesy.

[OdiumVacuus]

@ThePutupafight The ''right'' part is there because the title is a reference to the song of the same title by Morrissey, whom Lindqvist is a very avid fan of.

I found the theme you mentioned more obvious in LMI, where the kids somehow find themselves questioning it explicitly in a way a 12 year old kid wouldn't, like when Owen asks ''is there such thing as evil?''. The fact a kid that age would blatantly start speaking of it feels too blatant, to the point in which it's cheesy.

[imnanimeluvr]

@jcckidz I know! but oh well. no big deal. everyone has a right to their own opinion. i dont really give a shit if they dont like mine.

[Nekhet]

@jcckidz Which comment??