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So I saw Let Me In
Oct. 2nd, 2010 05:49 pmI have to preface this by saying--well:
As the Lovely Emily, The Lovely Husband, and I walked out of the theater, and apparently one of her husband's friends was near us, because he shouted out to him, "So you guys just saw Let the Right One In [sic] too?" They talked about it a little back and fort as we crossed the street, and the guy ended with, "I think if you hadn't seen the original, you'd really like this," the guy said. I raised my hand and waved triumphantly: "And that's why I didn't!"
The thing is, I was dying to see it. It actually played here at the Sidewalk Film Festival before it opened wide. I didn't get to see it, though, and I heard they screwed up the DVD subtitles by only vaguely translating the dialogue, so I was going to wait for a proper DVD to come out (as promised after an outcry. Check the product info/DVD case for "theatrical subtitles"). And then I heard about the American version going into production, and I thought, you know, I really like what Matt Reeves did with Cloverfield. I'd like to see what he does with this, but without the original--which will inevitably be better--peering over my shoulder the whole time. So, you know what? I'll set that aside until the new one comes out, and that way I have a chance at liking both of them. So it was killing me to wait, but that's why I did. Regrettably, I found out pretty much the entire plot in the meantime, to the point where I'm watching Let Me In going, "Oh, this is going to be the scene where [spoiler spoilers spoiler]!" So even today, I didn't go in as a blank slate. But I at least didn't have the memory of the original movie haunting this one and--seriously, you guys, I feel awful that I haven't seen the original. At the same time, however, I also have the opportunity to give you a perspective that fans of the original can't.
OKAY. ALL THAT ASIDE. What I was surprised to realize about halfway, maybe two-thirds of the movie, is that Let Me/The Right One In is about... child abuse. ( Major spoilers; possibly upsetting if you have triggers )
ETA: Something I'd like to go back and mention, about the "longing to be accepted" theme of the original, which also has additional implications for Owen.
As the Lovely Emily, The Lovely Husband, and I walked out of the theater, and apparently one of her husband's friends was near us, because he shouted out to him, "So you guys just saw Let the Right One In [sic] too?" They talked about it a little back and fort as we crossed the street, and the guy ended with, "I think if you hadn't seen the original, you'd really like this," the guy said. I raised my hand and waved triumphantly: "And that's why I didn't!"
The thing is, I was dying to see it. It actually played here at the Sidewalk Film Festival before it opened wide. I didn't get to see it, though, and I heard they screwed up the DVD subtitles by only vaguely translating the dialogue, so I was going to wait for a proper DVD to come out (as promised after an outcry. Check the product info/DVD case for "theatrical subtitles"). And then I heard about the American version going into production, and I thought, you know, I really like what Matt Reeves did with Cloverfield. I'd like to see what he does with this, but without the original--which will inevitably be better--peering over my shoulder the whole time. So, you know what? I'll set that aside until the new one comes out, and that way I have a chance at liking both of them. So it was killing me to wait, but that's why I did. Regrettably, I found out pretty much the entire plot in the meantime, to the point where I'm watching Let Me In going, "Oh, this is going to be the scene where [spoiler spoilers spoiler]!" So even today, I didn't go in as a blank slate. But I at least didn't have the memory of the original movie haunting this one and--seriously, you guys, I feel awful that I haven't seen the original. At the same time, however, I also have the opportunity to give you a perspective that fans of the original can't.
OKAY. ALL THAT ASIDE. What I was surprised to realize about halfway, maybe two-thirds of the movie, is that Let Me/The Right One In is about... child abuse. ( Major spoilers; possibly upsetting if you have triggers )
ETA: Something I'd like to go back and mention, about the "longing to be accepted" theme of the original, which also has additional implications for Owen.
