Interview with the Vampire vs Twilight

Interview with the Vampire vs Twilight

Interview with the Vampire was the vampire movie for generation y. How does Twilight compare to this classic? Pssh. There is no comparison. I'll tell you why. Read on.

Interview with the Vampire, the book, was published in 1976. The film was released in 1994. Twilight, the book, was an instant bestseller when it was released in 2005. However, many critics cite Bella as a weak female character. I tend to agree. She is a blubbering, clumsy, fool with a serious co-dependency problem - as a matter of fact. It makes me cringe to think this character might be a role model to young girls right now.

Interview with the Vampire, the film, featured three, count them, three amazingly hot actors; Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, and Antonio Banderas. Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner don't hold a candle to these three. I am not fooled by abs alone. Sorry. Also, what happened to the teeth? Vampires need vampire teeth. That is part of the attraction. Edward just looks like a pale, skinny kid with eye makeup.

Interview with the Vampire had the R rating, which brought more violence, gore, and sexuality (ie, the good stuff). Vampires weren't meant to be kept in the PG-13 rating. And let's face it, Interview with the Vampire was a much better story overall. Its story line was more intricate and developed in one movie than in the three Twilight movies combined. Twilight even borrowed concepts from Interview with the idea of the vampires of the old world. It seemed forced and didn't flow well. The Volturi weren't even interesting. They were thrown in for "authenticity" to lend some sense of history to the whole story.

Interview with the Vampire only grossed nearly half of what Twilight brought in with $36,389,705 on opening weekend and $223,664,608 worldwide. Twilight also has the benefit of being a five movie deal. There was talk at one time of making The Vampire Lestat into a movie. It was rumored, however, that Tom Cruise wanted too much to play the part of Lestat in the new film. But let's take a look at the audience. Twilight has a PG-13 rating which opens itself up to double the audience.

All in all, it is obvious that Twilight has been more of a monetary success (in film, at least). But does that necessarily mean it is better? No. Definitely not! Interview with the Vampire was an elegant classic that is far superior to Twilight in both literature and film. Lets see where Twilight is in 18 years. It is simply a flash in the pan of pop culture. Interview with the Vampire is a modern classic. Thirty-five years after it was first published, it continues to hold its place in the pantheon of vampire literature. People will remember Lestat. Edward, however, is just a one-hit-wonder.