Angela -

Thank you for your reply. I am glad my post piqued your interest in
checking this film out. The trailers emphasize the horror elements --
and they are there in the film -- but the film also explores
universal themes like loneliness and alienation and
friendship...about being victimized and victimizing others. I can see
how some horror film fans might be disappointed. Let's face it; most
people who go to see horror films want to see death and dismemberment.
(Same with war movies.) But Lina Leandersson (who plays Eli) put it
succinctly when she said in a subtitled interview (available on
YouTube), "It's about how they (Oskar and Eli) become friends. And
then they become better friends. And then some nasty stuff happens."
LOL!

I saw it again last night and still marvel at the beautiful story,
wonderful acting, and cinematography. The film has these "interludes"
between major scenes where they highlight the beautiful snow-covered
scenery, at times accompanied by the moody score. I think the
filmmakers do for snow and ice what Malick did for wheatfields and
Kunai grass!

A lot is only hinted at in the move, and it's been great hearing the
conversations taking place after the movie ends among the audience
members about Eli's "back story," and that "happy ending"(heh heh).

Two more music cues from the movie:

"Oskar in Love"(it starts out just sounding like someone noodling on
the piano but then becomes quite sad and affecting):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqIk0WUH7hg&feature=related

And this one is very beautiful as well (a reprise of the cues I
included in my original post):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRaKk_qqVXg&feature=related

It's best to enjoy this film on the big screen in a darkened theater,
but if it's not playing near where you live, the DVD will come out in
March.




--- In terrencemalick@yahoogroups.com, Angela Havel <anghave@...>
wrote:
>
> Tuan:
>
> Thank you for posting the Malick interview. Great present for the
holidays.
>
> I also checked out the YouTube links to your favorite film of 2008,
and read some reviews at IMDb. One line that tells me I'd like this
one too: *Let the Right one In* is like no other vampire movie that I
have ever
> seen. It is smarter, scarier and more nuanced. It doesn't feel like
a
> thriller, it feels like literature.
>
> I haven't seen one new film from this year, or last year either,
actually for several years...the trailer has to stand out a lot for
me to want to take the time and effort to find the film.
>
> By the way, the new Brad Pitt film where he reverse ages (dorky
title, Benjamin Button) uses the Saint Saens music "The Aquarium"
from Carnival des Animeaux--same music Days of Heaven's opening
credits uses--did anyone else notice? I'd be interested to
> hear if anyone here likes this one...looks like it could easily
descend into schlock-dom...some non-classical bits of the score in
the trailer signal "feel good film" (ugh) and the couple of Pitt's
old-man-spouting-aphorisms voice overs struck me wrong.
>
> Maybe I'm being too harsh...
>
> Angela
>