The answer is as follows.
Dracula appeared as a vampire, which first appeared in Dracula, a vampire novel published by Irish writer Bram Stoker)1897, and that novel made the character famous overnight. Historically, in Wallachia (now Romania), a small European country in Germany in the 15th century, there was a ruler nicknamed "Vald The Impaler". It is said that he liked to punish guilty people by stabbing, so some people described him as a heinous German tyrant and devil, while others described him as a German national hero who pursued freedom and independence. There are great differences in historical records about this character, but there is no doubt.
In p>1922, FW Murnau directed the black-and-white silent film Nosferatu: Eine Symphony de Grauens, which was the first German film to show vampires on the screen. In the early vampire movies, such as Dracula directed by Tod Browning in 1931, the vampire's shape is disgusting, which obviously does not meet the aesthetic needs of the people, and it is also a general horror movie route. In the 195s, starting with the British actor Christopher Lee, vampires embarked on the route of aristocratic idols. They were often handsome in appearance and natural and unrestrained in manners, and their conversation exuded evil charm, which fascinated little girls. It's hard to get into the 199s. Vampires began to talk about profundity and play with humanity, grasping connotation on one hand and entertainment on the other, and both hands should be hard. The result depends on the audience's reaction. Anyway, the actors are more and more attractive.
Because there are too many vampire movies and many classics, our introduction began in the 199s. If anyone is still nostalgic, check the old materials online.
Four Hundred Years of Surprise 1992
Recommended index: ★★★★☆
Introduction: In 1462, Dracula went on a crusade for Christianity, and when he returned, he found that his wife had died. He asked God why he had fought for God all his life but ended up like this, and since then he has been admitted to the devil and won immortality. 4 years later, Dracula found a woman, and he decided that she was a reincarnated wife, so he desperately wanted her ... < P > Brief comment: the work of Coppola, the great director, is the first masterpiece with vampire theme coming back in recent years. The film changed the evil image of vampires and turned them into an infatuated and rebellious resister, which completely subverted the film tradition and achieved great success. One of the major failures of the film is at the end, putting such an image of Satan, which symbolizes rebellion and freedom, under God's door again. This deliberate emphasis on the effect of social education really shouldn't be.
Interview with Vampires at Night 1994
Recommended Index: ★★★★★ ★
Introduction: The emotional process of several vampires who are constantly trying to make sense of chaos.
Comment: Good vampire literary film, based on Anne Rice's novel of the same name. Some people say that this film is actually based on the vampire world to allude to many potential crises and evils in contemporary society. I didn't see it so thoroughly, but the film did focus on the human elements of vampires and achieved great success. In terms of actors, the film where three handsome guys get together has really attracted many female audiences.
Oscar Pistorius 1998
Recommended index: ★★★☆☆
Introduction: a science fiction film about fighting and killing between different races.
Comment: It is rare for a black person to play a vampire, but this movie is not the first time. As for the movie itself, it is a pure action movie, but its visual effects, musical elements and martial arts scenes are still worth seeing.
Vampire 2 2
Recommended index: ★★★★☆☆
Introduction: Since ancient times, Wen Xixing's family has kept vampires who have been threatening them firmly trapped, and they have lived in peace for many years. Until the beginning of the new millennium, a group of professional thieves, led by Marcus, sneaked into the property of the Wenxixing family in an attempt to steal all kinds of precious funerary objects, so that Dracula, a vampire who had been locked up, was revived and escaped from the shackles. Dracula went around doing evil, harming innocent people and threatening the members of Wen Xixing's family, so a life-and-death struggle was launched between Wen Xixing's family and Dracula ...
Brief comment: pure entertainment films win by plot.
Shadow of the Vampire 21
Recommended index: ★★★★☆☆
Introduction: At the beginning of last century, a German director invited a real vampire while filming a vampire film, and the vampire violated the agreement and harmed human beings in the middle of filming, and the situation gradually got out of control ...
Comment: The background of this film is obviously the world's first vampire film "Nostradamus". The image of the characters in the play is also a little stiff, and there is no inner contradiction and deep description. The most successful part of the film is the criticism of "ignoring everything for the pursuit of art". However, based on this story, choosing a job is an alternative vampire movie.
The Vampire Queen 22
Recommendation Index: ★★★★☆
Introduction: The vampire Lester entered the world and became an idol rock star. Unconsciously, he woke up the vampire queen who had been sleeping for thousands of years, and the queen wanted to turn the world into purgatory ...
Brief comment: Also based on Anne Rice's novel, the vampire queen in the film was dressed up in a glamorous and sexy way. All love and hate, but a dream in the end, flows a kind of sad and romantic beauty in the atmosphere of terror, which may be the enduring charm of vampire movies. Critics believe that this film exudes more commercial flavor than Night Interview with Vampires, which has deviated from the main idea of the original. However, as an entertainment blockbuster, what else can we expect? In particular, the heroine's fragrance and death add a touch of confusion to the film.
van helsing 24
Recommended index: ★★★☆☆
Story (because it is a new film, so I will introduce it in detail):
Director Stephen Sommers started in black and white, hoping to evoke good memories of the 193s (that was the golden age of Frankenstein and Dracula monster films).
The location is the legendary Transylvania.
Frankenstein, a poor scientist, has been working on his dream secret project-Frankenstein's development in the castle all day with the support of Dracula, the richest man. However, there is no free lunch in the world. Naive Frankenstein didn't think that he was just a tool for sinister Dracula to achieve his personal goals. It turns out that Dracula, the bloodsucking earl, and his three brides have given birth to countless lifeless offspring for 4 years, and he needs to use the energy of Frankenstein to give them life. And once these vampire descendants come to the world, it will be a devastating disaster for the world.
Fortunately, angry villagers came after me at this moment, and they wanted to stop Frankenstein's experiment. Frankenstein was burned on the windmill in Transylvania, and Dracula's plan was dashed. If you have seen the old Frankenstein movies in the 193s, you will definitely feel deja vu in these scenes. Sommers here deliberately imitated some fragments of the old movies and paid infinite tribute to that movie.
Then our hero van helsing appeared.
sommers changed van helsing's name from Abraham to Gabriel. Gabriel van helsing. Because he can't stand his hero's name is Abraham-does he have a grudge against Abraham?
van helsing first got rid of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde in Paris (this part has little to do with the main line of the film, but it is closely related to the animation "van helsing in London" released at the same time). Then Sommers showed us a secret organization of the Vatican Church similar to the CIA. I don't know the code name of van helsing. 85? Or 9? A priest like Q listed in 7 assigned him a task and took him to choose all kinds of new weapons he needed.
Let's explain Sommers' idea here. Dracula, the son of the Transylvanian knight Velos 45 years ago, died by the sword of a man called "the hand of God" in 1462. But when Dracula died, he made a deal with the devil and exchanged human blood for an immortal new life. In order to atone for the church, his father, Velos, swore to get rid of this evil son, otherwise the whole family would not go to heaven. After more than 4 years, the family of Velos has been looking for Dracula. Now there are only the last two descendants-Weicon and Anna. If they don't succeed, the 4-year efforts of the Willows will fall short. So the church asked van helsing to help and eradicate Dracula together.
As for van helsing's life story, Sommers did a lot of foreshadowing, but he didn't reveal it all in this film. The film only tells us that van helsing was the "hand of God" who killed Dracula 4 years ago. As for why he is not old for 4 years and why he has superhuman ability, he has not explained it. This reminds people of Hugh Jackman's role in X-Men-Wolverine. Why are all his roles amnesia patients? As for van helsing's life story, I'm afraid I'll look for it in the sequel.
Finally, Sommers changed the method of killing Dracula-only werewolves can compete with Dracula. Holy water and silver bullets can only deal with ordinary vampires but not the invincible Dracula. Therefore, van helsing naturally became a werewolf, and finally successfully completed the mission of the Vatican. And the soul of Velos' family finally rose to heaven.
Evaluation:
We really can't expect too much from Sommers' films. It is enough to be able to entertain. But I understand that Sommers wants to make a movie that will be remembered like Indiana Jones. But in fact, he is still far from this goal.
this film can find many faults if you like. The biggest problem is the rigor of the film's conception, which can't stand scrutiny at all. I understand the difficulty of Sommers, and it's really not easy to talk about these totally unrelated characters getting mixed up. But you can't come up with a far-fetched script to deal with it. And Sommers' imagination is so wild that many places in the film are exaggerated. The continuous fierce scenes make you realize that this is not a movie about the struggle between man and monster at all, but a movie about computer CG and action scenes. At the same time, you don't have to worry about the characters in the film being in danger at all, because every character in this film is Spider-Man.
Is it Hugh Jackman's poor performance or the script? Our hero van helsing can stay. Except for two pose, it is simply wood. A face of bitterness and deep sorrow, no personal charm at all. We can compare escape from new york's Snake with raiders of the lost ark's Jones, and any missed task is full of personality. At least the protagonist in The Mummy still has a sense of humor, while van helsing almost never smiles in the whole film. As the protagonist of the signboard image, how can it be said that it is the biggest failure of this film?
List of Vampire Classic Movies
1922 Vampire Nosfiladu, a German film. Maonao guide. Max Shrek and Alexander Granak starred.
1931 Vampire, an American film. Browning guide. Starring bela lugosi, Helen Chandler and Edward Van Sloan.
1932 Vampires, The Adventures of David Gray, a collaboration between France and Germany. Julian West and Henriette Jerome starred.
1935 "The Sign of the Vampire", an American film. Starring bela lugosi, Carol Boland and Lionel barrymore.
1936 dracula's daughter, an American film. Directed by Lambert Hiller. Roglia Holden and Edward Van Sloan starred.
1958 dracula's nightmare, a British film. Fisher guide. Starring christopher lee, Peter Cushing and Carol Marsh.
196 dracula and mistresses, a British film. Fisher guide. David Peel, Peter Cushing and Yvonne Munrau starred.
196 "Die in a Gentle Country", a French film. Directed by roger vadim. Annette Stroeberg and Elsa Martinelli starred.
1965 dracula, an English film. Fisher guide. Starring christopher lee, Andrew Kiel and Barbara Shelley.
The Vampire's Ball in p>1967 was a collaboration between Britain and the United States. Directed by roman polanski. Roman polanski and Xia Lun Tate starred.
197 Night in Dracula, a cooperation between Germany, Italy and the West? Christopher lee, Herb Lun and klaus kinski starred.
197 dracula's fiancee, an American film. Director Dan Curtis. Starring Jonathan Fried and Grayson Hall.
1971 "Red Lips" is a collaboration between Belgium, Germany and France. Directed by Coomer. Starring delfina Seyrig and Danielle Keene.
1974 Dracula, a collaboration between Italy and France. Paul Mauricet and Anthony Dawson co-directed.
1976 dracula, father and son, French film. Eduardo Maurines Hou Dao. Starring Christopher Lee and Bernard Menet.
in p>1979, the moon was dark and the wind was high, an American film. Behan's guide. Frank Rangira, laurence olivier and Donna Prisons starred.
1979 Nosfiladu, a German-French cooperation. Directed by Herzog. Klaus kinski and Isabella Ajanie starred.
1983 "After the Thousand Years of Blood", an American film. Director Scott. Starring catherine deneuve, david bowie and susan sarandon.
1987 Rough Boys, an American film. Guided by Joy Schumacher. Jason Patrick, Leary Hamm and Kiefer Sutherland starred.
1992 Vampires in Heaven, a French film. Directed by Abdik Han Baruz. Fache Chaupel and Bruno cremer starred.
1992 dracula the vampire, an American film. Coppola. Starring gary oldman, Anthony Hopkins and keanu reeves.
1994 Interview with Vampires at Night, an American film. Neil Jordani. Tom Cruise and antonio banderas star in
Wolf movie Wolf Clan
Frankenstein's movie is a novel based on Frankenstein
Of course. Twilight, which is popular recently, is also good.
that's it ~ ~-