Is interview with a vampire gay
Bisexuality in the book
Amid rave reviews, praising the new AMC series for &#;finally letting the vampires be gay&#;, the conversation about the show&#;s treatment of bisexuality is silenced. To describe the show&#;s take on bisexuality in one word, it is complicated. Simultaneously erased, elevated, trodden down, associated with evil, seductiveness, villainy, privilege, freedom, and queerness. Laden with rich meaning, some of the scenes form a master class in cinematic storytelling through bisexuality, while others are the epitome of classic biphobia.
This is going to be a series of articles in which I show how Interview With the Vampiretakes the source material’s bisexuality and turns it into ambivalent biphobia, by depicting it as simultaneously oppressive and liberatory. I&#;ll explore bisexual erasure, the meanings given to bisexuality, and describe how these ultimately reveal bisexuality’s subversive power against dominant social structures.
Let me start with a disclaimer.
Just so we&#;re clear &#; this is a great show
Though much complaint is heard from fans
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TV Review: Interview with the Vampire
For as long as I can remember, Anne Rice’s iconic gothic book series The Vampire Chronicles has always epitomized everything I loved about vampire mythology. Perhaps even moreso than Dracula, anytime I see something vampire-related, I automatically compare it back to Rice’s golden standard. The last time her most famous creation, the vampire Lestat, was seen onscreen, he was played by Stuart Townsend in the very fun but technically flawed Queen of the Damned in Flash forward twenty years, and now Anne Rice’s characters are finally seeing new life thanks to AMC’s updated adaptation! Up until her untimely death, Rice was heavily invested in this version; judging by the first five out of eight episodes in the series, Rice’s involvement really shines through. Interview with the Vampire is a timely depiction of the vampire legend, updated with recontextualized time period aesthetics, racial politics, and full-throttle embracing of its queer text.
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Queer Characters in Anne Rice's 'Vampire Chronicles'
Disclaimer: I am not faithful in my reading of Anne Rice. I strongly motivate people to write an explain me of mistakes, or additions that should be included here. Please do not write to tell me that Louis and Lestat are straight.
The Vampire Chronicles, written by Anne Rice, consist of a number of books written from the vampire's verb of view. New books are still being added to the series, so not all books written may be included in this write-up. Interview with the Vampire is the first publication of the series, and is oftentimes attributed to being the turning point between the 'Classic Vampire' and the 'Modern Vampire'. Previous to The Vampire Chronicles, society's image of the vampire was that of Bela Lugosi or Christopher Lee as a Romanian nobleman living in a far-off gothic castle. These vampires were two-dimensional beings of wicked, not things we could relate to and sympathize with. They were portrayed as horrid monsters with the power of seduction, but not as a idealistic superhuman figure.