Is there an afterlife? I once thought near constantly of this subject. Do those that I kill ascend to a heaven, or am I completely eradicating them from any semblance of existence?
Is there a hell, or perhaps might hell be on Earth? If it were so, would that not make immortality a punishment? It seemed fitting to me at one time, anyhow’ that feeling that my life might very well be hell, and some devil was at work prompting an endless cycle of death that I undoubtedly enjoyed, yet loathed that I did.
I became content, however, in the thought that there existed no higher beings, and everything that is simply “is.” The appearances of Claudia’s apparition—if it was she that Jesse Reeves encountered in the first place—shook that belief that had given me a semblance of peace for years. Yes, of course, if Claudia could appear as a spirit, that would mean there is, in fact, an “afterlife.”
Lestat claims to have seen God and the devil. Perhaps he did. Perhaps he was merely deranged.
I would rather have watched these outtakes than the movie, tbh.
LMAO Ok, so I actually used to LOVE this awful movie when it first came out. Feel free to judge, I was in only 7th grade at the time, and most films with darker themes were still new and fresh and exciting to me back then (thinking about it, the movie may have been my gateway into the VC universe). My opinion of it has changed pretty drastically since then. But I created some pretty fond memories with the friends I was close with in those days, when we would watch it together, so I can’t bring myself to hate it entirely. XD
But yeah, I really get the biggest kick out of seeing actors dressed up, but out of character, having a blast on movie sets. And as atrocious an adaptation (and, well…movie) as it is, Queen of the Damned’s gag reel is one of my favorites of any movie’s that I’ve seen. I’ll admit some of this has to do with nostalgia, but I think it’s mainly because as I watch it, it seems like the actors were frequently losing their shit during filming, and even themselves collectively going through feelings of WHAT IS THIS I DON’T EVEN WHAT DID I SIGN ON FOR, and it just makes me laugh how SO DONE they look, at times. I’m probably doing a lot of projecting here, but this is all just the impression I take away from what little we’re shown. And the cheesy big band music they chose to go with it just makes me love it that much more.
This is all only my own personal experience of course. I certainly don’t blame VC fans for hating it. TL;DR, this movie’s awful, but I could watch its ridiculous gag reel 5EVAR
Michael: Boy, the lengths you’ll go to sleep with a woman. Gob: Believe me, we didn’t do any sleeping. I had sex last night. Narrator: But he really didn’t. Gob: Yes, I did. Episode 1×17 “Altar Egos”
Lestat sleeps with women but I changed it to man because fuck heteronormativity plus it fits better on the page.
Nicolas could not contain what was occurring within him, and often his deterioration became destructive and difficult to conceal from mortals. Despite the fact that I did not directly claim leadership in an official capacity, I had a position to maintain and I had already protected him on numerous occasions, whether he realised such or not, as had Eleni. I had to prove that the threats that I made were not just threats if someone stepped out of line, or be seen as ineffective and suffer further challenges. I could not exclude Nicolas from that.
On the occasion where I took his hands, it was take his hands or take his life; based on the transgressions involved, it could have seriously compromised our position in Paris had it not been corrected swiftly. He was so far gone that others began to talk of precisely that, and I could not allow it. Taking his hands limited him in a way that imprisonment could not possibly have achieved; he had escaped imprisonment before when it was imposed upon him. Imprisonment meant nothing to him because the true oubliette existed in his mind, and that was inescapable. It gave me control over him enough that he could not possibly leave and potentially worsen the situation. It also proved that I was willing to back up my threats and that I would not respond with inaction if I was questioned.
The choice that I made meant that he lived. It does not necessarily follow that it was a choice I made gladly, regardless.
Yes, yes!! They worked so well together and off each other.
I can’t imagine Adam being played by Fassbender, it would’ve been such a different film. So glad he dropped out and Tom got the nod (even though I love me some Fassy).
Um, totally. Different a lot. Fassy doesn’t have Tom’s vulnerability. Tom had a kind of almost child-like innocence in this film, that I just can’t see Fassy pulling off.
Yes, right, totally agree about the vulnerability. And also a propensity to aesthetic and scientific inquiry and sensitivity — Fassy could/can do it, but it doesn’t seem quite so innate to him, as I think it is for Tom. Changes that character and the film immensely. Adam, that suicidally romantic scoundrel.
Once, in Paris, after finding Lestat in bed with one of the actresses in the theatre, we had a fantastic knock-down drag-out fight, ending with him sporting a black eye and me kicking him out of the flat.
For three weeks, he slept in his dressing room and busked daily in the boulevard, foregoing wine and any other extravagance in order to buy me more music lessons with Mozart as an apology.
This may not sound like much, but if you know Lestat, you’ll know that the will power required for such a gift was…well, impressive, to say the least.
As for myself… I do not know. I am not one who specializes in romantic gestures. I’m not terribly fond of them.
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