Cloverfield Director To Remake Let The Right One In

[TheFuture]

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I think it was a female in the role, she was just playing a male.

Yup.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2968351/

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Ya I know, I just meant that I didn't think the director wanted us (the general audience) to think that Eli was supposed to be male. Other than that scar scene, it never once crossed my mind that Eli could be male.

 

[Crook]

So Eli

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is really a male vampire?

I thought that when Eli said that

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that she's not a girl she just meant she's a vamp/undead.

That was the brilliance behind the twist. It's pretty much in your face but you'd never think twice. The scars and the third time she repeats [blackout]"I'm not a girl"[/blackout] made me question the entire thing without ever really forming a hypothesis on what that was about. Admittedly I had not put it together until days after seeing the film.

For those unsure about it, watch the film again with this fact in your head. The clues become evident as the film progresses.

 

[Figs]

That was the brilliance behind the twist. It's pretty much in your face but you'd never think twice. The scars and the third time she repeats [blackout]"I'm not a girl"[/blackout] made me question the entire thing without ever really forming a hypothesis on what that was about. Admittedly I had not put it together until days after seeing the film.

For those unsure about it, watch the film again with this fact in your head. The clues become evident as the film progresses.

I guess it's my own fault for not noticing that. I've only watched it twice so far and both times I put it on I was extremely tired. I plan on buying the version with the proper subtitles, I think I'll watch it this weekend during the day when I'm more alert and awake.

 

[TheFuture]

That was the brilliance behind the twist. It's pretty much in your face but you'd never think twice. The scars and the third time she repeats [blackout]"I'm not a girl"[/blackout] made me question the entire thing without ever really forming a hypothesis on what that was about. Admittedly I had not put it together until days after seeing the film.

For those unsure about it, watch the film again with this fact in your head. The clues become evident as the film progresses.

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It's very clever indeed, I just assumed that Eli meant "I'm not a girl, I'm a Vampire."

 

[amazingfantasy15]

There was PLENTY of emotion in the film. Especially from the child actors. I just don't think nuance is your type of thing.

Oh yeah, nuance just isn't my thing, why don't you just use the old excuse "I didn't get the movie". It's such a bad excuse, I understand nuance, just like I understand pretenious art house movie, this movie felt more pretenious than nuanced to me.

 

[Crook]

Don't know why you're getting so offended. I very clearly noted individual preference in my statement, and I never once said you didn't understand anything. Don't put words in my mouth.

The very fact you claim this film has little to no emotion is just plain wrong. It has nothing to do with subjectivity. If you don't like the lack of extravagance or variance in expressive emotions, that's your right as a viewer. However that is a totally different element than discounting it's existence entirely.

 

[bullets]

Let the Right One In Remake Retitled Again?

http://www.shocktilyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11948

All I gotta say is what the hell Fish head?

Some people think it could be a 'shooting title' they basically use while filming .

 

[CelticPredator]

My god, people are ****ing ******ed. The film wont be called Fish Head.

 

[DACrowe]

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I think it was a female in the role, she was just playing a male.

Yup.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2968351/

Y'all just blew my fragile little mind. I am shocked. And now I'm going to pretend I never read that because it completely warps my understanding of the movie.

 

[Sarge 2.0]

Y'all just blew my fragile little mind. I am shocked. And now I'm going to pretend I never read that because it completely warps my understanding of the movie.

You didn't notice that?

 

[gwynplaine]

LTROI was such a wonderful film. That's going to be a tough one to remake. I can't wait for Alfredson's next and I also wonder who is going to play Eli's old handler in the American version.
I wonder if Oskar was named after The "Tin Drum" lead character, another incredible movie about children.

 

[Dark Victory]

I've yet to see the original. It's always out at my video store.

 

[Sarge 2.0]

I've yet to see the original. It's always out at my video store.

The version at your video store is likely to be the one with the terrible subtitles. I would recommend doing what CrimsonMist did, and scour the video stores until you find one that says "Subtitles (THEATRICAL)" on the back.

 

[-Arya-]

I've only seen the movie once so my memory of it is a little jaded.

I really didn't suspect Eli

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of being a male

Now that I think about it, I do remember a scene where Eli

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was changing clothes or something and for a breif moment there was a shot of her genital area. I recall seeing female genitalia, so Im not sure how Eli can be a male.

 

[Crook]

I'll just copy what someone else wrote:

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[FONT=Futura, Century Gothic, sans serif][FONT=Futura, Century Gothic, sans serif][FONT=Futura, Century Gothic, sans serif]Eli's back story was addressed more than once, not just in the nude shot. During the film, Eli twice told Oskar, "I'm not a girl." That was part of the emotional charge of the scene in which she strips nude and climbs into bed with him. He gathers the courage to ask if she'd like to "go steady." At that point, they are both vulnerable. She emphatically reminds him, "I'm not a girl." He's quiet for a moment but then replies that he doesn't care. That was part of the reason that she accepted going steady with him.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]

The only thing I'm still perplexed about are the [blackout]two shots of Eli appearing to be an old woman[/blackout]. That was....strange. I don't know if it's just a case of getting a different actress for reshoots or [blackout]a glimpse into how she really looks[/blackout]. It doesn't seem to have any relevance to the story.

 

[Sarge 2.0]

What I liked about the two (almost subliminal) shots of [blackout]Eli as an old woman[/blackout] is that they're clues that might not lead to any answers. It's a mystery that resists being solved.

I remember someone talking those shots and explaining them in a way that totally made sense and was really enlightening, but I can't for the life of me find the post anywhere.

 

[Crook]

If you ever find it, lemme know. As it stands, it's still pretty damn random to me given that not many people have commented on it's significance. The first twist works because it's obscurity doesn't interrupt the flow of the story or the development of the characters. Once it's peeled back, it only serves to create more depth and probably restructures the entire framework of Eli/Oskar's relationship.

This thing is just....c'mon. It's a bit too dubious for my taste.

 

[Sarge 2.0]

Ah, I found it. The idea the person had is that [blackout]Eli's features constantly morph in subtle ways throughout the film to elicit an unsettling effect[/blackout].

 

[CrimsonMist]

For the life of me, i can't recall those scenes at all. Where are they again?

 

[Dark Victory]

The version at your video store is likely to be the one with the terrible subtitles. I would recommend doing what CrimsonMist did, and scour the video stores until you find one that says "Subtitles (THEATRICAL)" on the back.

I'd never heard of the film's subtitles fiasco. Good to know; thanks, Sarge. I'd watch it online, but I agree with what most people say on here: you don't get the same experience as watching it on a tv. The quality sucks 99% of the time, too.

 

[Crook]

Ah, I found it. The idea the person had is that [blackout]Eli's features constantly morph in subtle ways throughout the film to elicit an unsettling effect[/blackout].

It only happens in those two instances though? I'd say the unsettling effect results from not knowing wtf was going on with her face.

For the life of me, i can't recall those scenes at all. Where are they again?

Which scenes?

 

[CrimsonMist]

It only happens in those two instances though? I'd say the unsettling effect results from not knowing wtf was going on with her face.


Which scenes?

The scenes where Eli

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looks like an old woman

I don't remember these at all.

 

[Crook]

1) The shot of her on all-fours licking up Oskar's blood

2) Close-up of her face when she tells Oskar "Be like me a little"

 

[CelticPredator]

Anyone have pics of the Theatrical Edition...?

 

[Figs]

Anyone have pics of the Theatrical Edition...?

If you mean the DVD I think it looks the same but just says Theatrical next to "Subtitles".

Just for the hell of it, here is a comparison of the subtitles change.

http://iconsoffright.com/news/2009/03/let_the_wrong_subtitles_in_to.html