i-want-my-iwtv:covenofthearticulate:i-want-my-iwtv:Comparison I’ve been meaning to do for awhile. I
i-want-my-iwtv:covenofthearticulate:i-want-my-iwtv:Comparison I’ve been meaning to do for awhile. I don’t think these shots’ similarity was an accident. Claudia and Madeleine are both wearing green, signaling youth, envy, (Madeleine’s might also relate to her still being part of nature, as a mortal). Louis and Lestat are both wearing warm colors (purple & red), being in positions of power.Lighting is reversed; Lestat is back-lit and Louis is front-lit.Louis and Lestat are looming into frame from the upper right, Claudia and Madeleine are pushed back, and react from the lower left. Claudia and Madeleine’s reactions are different but similar in their initial expression and silence.etc…Also can I just say I love how Louis and Lestat both express their power differently. With Louis, he doesn’t even have to touch Madeleine to intimidate her. He asserts his dominance with a piercing gaze, and his power rests in his cutting words. Meanwhile, Lestat is explosively violent; all flaring arms and snarling lips. He physically pushes Claudia, even though he’s obviously already stronger than her, which I personally interpret as Lestat being unable to trust the power in his words alone and relying on physical touch to express his emotions instead.^Good addition @covenofthearticulate ;u; This is another one of those moments that’s easy to miss in the movie (and the book), when ppl say Louis is so weak, it’s more that he shows his strength more subtly, like you’ve described. -- source link