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1994 Film 'Interview With The Vampire'

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Throughout the 1994 film, Interview with the Vampire, the costume changes Brad Pitt’s character Louis de Pointe du Lac undergoes are symbolic for Louis’s growing acceptance of his vampire state.

When we first encounter Louis he looks like a corpse prepared for burial, demonstrating a full acceptance of his vampire nature. Louis is clothed in a black suit, his hair is slicked back, his eyes show no life his skin is translucent and his lips are puffy.

As he begins his story, he is alive unaware of the fate that awaits him. The difference between his scene where he is alive and the scene previously is drastic. He rides onto the screen on a horse in vivid colors and eyes that are very much alive. Further, his clothes and hair are both a mess
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