*Takes a deep breath* *Tries not to write a lot* *Writes a lot anyway*
I think it was both. Added for effect for the movie but also, their eye color IS enhanced with the Dark Gift. Here look at Louis’s pretty eyes change color:
First moments as a new vampire would be intense, Vampiring has just been installed into the system and director Neil Jordan probably wanted to make it very clear to the audience that this moment is as significant a moment as birth, and other than seeing the blood dry up and absorb into his face, and now we see the blue veins more prominently, it’s the eyes that really convince us that a change is happening. The eyes are the window to the soul!
In VC, it’s often noted explained at enormous length and exquisitely vivid detail how beautiful Louis’ emerald green eyes are *u* Both before and after turning.
Short answer is, in canon, the Blood enhances what you already have. The amount of that enhancement varies.
~Hit the jump for 3 Shades of Lestat’s eye color.~
Movie!IWTV does not align with book!IWTV on eye color. It isn’t mentioned in the books that their eye color changes by a particular tonal measurement; the Dark Gift is different for each of them, but what it does do consistently is enhance what the fledgling already had as a mortal.
For example, Armand has warm brown eyes as a mortal, IIRC, and they take on a golden (or amber) glow when he is turned.
Their eyes brighten and darken at different times in the movie, maybe it’s related to the intensity of their emotional state. I know for a fact that they all (main adult cast, not Claudia or Denis) had at least two shades of contacts in their color: a normal set and a brighter set and of course there may have been times, as with Orlando Bloom in LOTR, that someone forgot to put the contacts in before shooting, that’s human error.
3 Shades of Lestat’s eye color:
Chastising your idiot child who could’ve finished you both would be intense:
Finding out that your daughter has polluted her own bed, less intense or intense in a different way? i mean it’s HER bed after all you don’t sleep with her thank goodness:
Pleased with self for A+ parenting, low intensity:
LESTAT’S NEVER BEEN LOVED BACK ARE YOU KIDDING ME Just take my heart and destroy it. I am ruined.
;A; IKR??
Well, that quote refers to movie!IWTV. If you’ve read TVL, you know Lestat’s been loved before in his life ;]
And, technically, it happens in an about 10 min in the movie, but Lestat, Louis, and Claudia happily together for some 60+ years, so there was love then 😉
sometimes i think that what lestat needs is some molly weasley in his life, like, a mum who will BEAT SOME SENSE IN THAT EMPTY BLONDE HEAD, KICK HIS ASS IN FRONT OF HIS FRIENDS and then drag him home and give him warm blood soup and kiss him in his coffin, bye love sleep well beware of the sun mummy AGGRESSIVELY LOVES YOU
maybe he wouldn’t have so many issues then, but also maybe not
#It got better #Agrees Aggressively
Well Gabrielle does slap him when it’s called for, but yeah, she could be doing so much more!
That’s sort of what Claudia did to him, but in a much meaner way, when she made her point. On his face.
^See, this is a Lestat who’s giving you his full attention and ready to learn a thing 😉
That’s tough. I would think that it fluctuates. THEY ARE ALL GROSSLY FILTHY RICH.
The most rich? Probably Marius, or Armand. But this is the gif I have that’s on topic so this is what you get.
Marius has been around for a LONG time, whatever money he got in the beginning of his vampiring has accrued to an enormous amount over all this time. I don’t think it’s just based on selling paintings, which I would think he does more for fun than financial gain, but could be both.
(I like to think Marius also givens painting lessons as a hobby bc he does love to teach!)
In no particular order:
Lestat’s money was there before he was a rockstar, he had to have alot of startup money. He talks about hiring the best people and buying the best equipment for all aspects of getting the band updated and concert ready. He talks about hiring security and lawyers. He had that money already, it was waiting in bank accounts he had set up in the 18th century. Remember, he started off vampiring with a big treasure chest of stolen money and jewelry from Magnus’ victims, which he invested.
Louis is rich bc he was a plantation owner and owned property in NOLA. He was careful with banking and originally thought Lestat chose him for his money. AS IF! Louis is also a great gambler, he has a knack for cards, and can win huge sums to invest. Louis also loves books, and probably is in the vintage book business. Louis also probably gets money from Lestat, if he needs it.
Armand initially arranged for dives for treasure from sunken ships, an archaeological find, “a cheap piece of South American property yielded a long forgotten emerald mine.” And that money was invested. He owns and runs the Night Island, and other businesses, which are a constant source of incoming profit.
Daniel had money from the publishing of IWTV, and later other books, but his money really comes from Armand.
Thank you I love my blog tooooo *u* heh so humble, too
Yes, READ THE BOOK!
antoineandthepiano made this lovely aesthetic pic set and description about Merrick for a Merrick RPer, forgotten-mayfair. You might want to ask them both about the book for more detail, any Children of Darkness (that’s what VC Fandom ppl are calling oureselves now) can also feel free to reblog this and add comments. I didn’t want to steal antoineandthepiano’s description from their post, go check that out!
Basically, if you love Louis, this is definitely a novel with alot of him in it, doing alot of serious stuff. It will hit you right in the feels. You might need to take breaks while reading it.
I don’t remember if it spoils any other major plot points from books that come before it, but I seem to recall it as being almost a standalone novel. It does spoil the fact that certain characters in the novel were not vampires in previous novels.
The name sounds familiar… I saw this post on FB tho. Looks like she’s one of AR’s biggest “People of the Page” FB fans. I don’t know anything beyond that. Anyone else have more on why Granny/Lynda is such a favorite?
