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Post by Gilberto on Oct 22, 2011 14:33:16 GMT -5
Sean and Lynn discuss the King of Vampires and his literary origins. Beginning with the Summer of 1816 that also spawned Frankenstein, they examine Lord Byron's abandoned vampire novel that became Polidori's "The Vampyre", the penny dreadful sensation "Varney the Vampire", "Carmilla" and Bram Stoker's novel as a New World vs. Old World allegory. Just in time for Halloween. Episode 146 |
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Post by Scary Gary on Oct 24, 2011 20:56:25 GMT -5
Nice intro episode to The Count. I think you hit the nail on the head, equating the epistolary form of novelization as being the predecessor to the found footage form of film. But, I would point out that the "boring"parts of the novel go hand-in-hand with this style of narrative. To complete the feel of a compilation of journals and articles, the more mundane entries needed to remain. Now, one could argue that editing could have been addressed in some of the narrative where they discuss assembling the components. But, if I'm not mistaken, I think they point out an effort not to edit much as to avoid accidentally omitting something subtle that may expose The Count's intent.
With respect to the film adaptations, Sean expressed my exact feelings better than I've ever been able. Why the hell do they break the fellowship of these characters? Damn, that annoys the hell out of me. Why change the damn story for your film? If you want a different story, write a new one and call it something different.
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Post by Gilberto on Oct 25, 2011 15:59:49 GMT -5
That's what Murnau did. He also introduced angry mobs to the Dracula story, which seemed to plague Dracula and Frankenstein throughout their film careers.
I agree that the documentary style of the book probably made it necessary to include more mundane details to make the format work, and it was probably more compelling back then. A lot of literary works of that time included more detail than we require in books and movies now. Audiences are savvier and better able to pull salient points from faster paced stories. Movies helped us refine that pacing style in the way we tell and understand stories. We balk at how modern audiences are losing their attention span, but we're the products of that process too.
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