Vampire Chronicles: The Life Of Louis de Pointe Du Lac 

Same, especially as he's evolved as a character so well..

I adore Louis but Lestat is my favorite, Louis is a very close second though.

@@VampireFolkloreVideos Lestat is definitely the favorite however I would enjoy hearing you go through the rest of Louis Story please continue.

Me too!

Louis...My Louis...Dark Angel

I’m not that good at impressions so I just tried to capture his tone

@@VampireFolkloreVideos You did a stellar job nonetheless. Keep it up, practice makes perfect after all.

And they washed it even more with the AMC TV Show, with their sexuality already establish even before they become a vampire, Anne Rice Vampire were asexual, they could love female and male alike, it was metaphorical, and after the Sookie Vampire Southern Mysteries and True Blood boom, they even can have sex, but only after drinking blood and have their blood "warm", Anne Rice could see the changing culture around vampires at the time, prior she die last year, no more coffins, now they have safe-houses, but they still have their moralistic righteous attitude that is typical from Anne Rice vampires and werewolf's.

@@TheKeyser94 well Now they’re turnings tons of straight characters gay and gay characters trans because they’re so “woke & progressive.

False. Why would that be the reasoning when there are more gay things that take place. It's a Hollywood movie to attract sympathy from the audience.

@@sonderstudios6675 aww, it's cute that you don't understand what was acceptable 25 years ago when the movie came out when I was literally there. They straight washed the ever living f*ck out of the books to make the movies. I've read all the books, seen the movies and watched the shows first hand.

I mean, I see your point but even as a child when I saw the movie you could tell it was Homo erotic as fuck

Love this comment, there's nothing better than rediscovering a franchise all over again

What's the name of the book?

you're very welcome Annie. Thanks for the comment and support.

I truly enjoyed your explanation and exploration. Thanks

@@VampireFolkloreVideos I would like to see a sequel to the first movie Interview With The Vampire 2, It picks up where the last one left off, starring: Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas and Christian Slater.

@@williammitchell1864 that would basically just be them making "the Vampire Lestat" into a movie. Louis' story continues on through many of the books, The Vampire Lestat, He is there at the end of queen of the damned to take out Akasha, he appears in the Mayfair Witches novels, he may pop up in The Vampire Armand as well but I don't remember off the top of my head.

I tried watching the tv series, honestly I couldn’t get pass the first episode

@@qs4177 it’s a bit different that’s for sure I suggest to keep going you may find it more interesting as you go!

@@lordthetir i pretty much read up to the point that Leetat becomes a living statue, I’ve also red the vampire Armand book etc etc…red some May feather witches and some talamasca stuff but pretty much stopped after that….I don’t think I’ve read an Anne rice novel in over a decade

Anne Rice watched the series and she died... It's simply awful

@@ozymandias1759 this is so funny “she watched it and she died.” 😭

Already started dissecting the books for Louis role in them all. Its gonna take some time but i'll have louis part 2 out very soon

@@VampireFolkloreVideos right on!looking forward to it!

He's in the rest of the books sporadically

He has a small role in QotD but isn't really in the books again that's worth mentioning until Merrick if I correctly recall.

Just watch the 1994 film. It's as close to the original book as it is possible to do in two hours, while also tying all the plot threads into a coherent, tight narrative that parallels character journeys. Anne Rice wrote a draft for the film that was even further from the book than Neil Jordan's rewrite, which actually brought it closer to the book with one big exception--giving Louis a dead wife and stillborn child in one line of dialog (Anne went as far as to name them Dianne and Jean Marie de Pointe du Lac), not a religious brother (Paul) who is only relevant for Louis' Catholic guilt complex. The wife aspect isn't as out of character as some fans with an agenda wish, given that Louis had a female love interest right there in the book (Babette Freniere), which they like to ignore. In fact, her accusation in the book is where the film line with Louis proclaiming himself to be the Devil in front of the slaves comes from. Note that Neil also excised a scene shot in which Louis goes to confession, scares the priest and kills him (the reason for this was him thinking that Louis' guilt was already overstated that late in the film and it was a religiously controversial scene--not that the film doesn't have numerous religious comments from Louis about liking to look at crucifixes, being the Devil, being condemned to/belonging in Hell, etc...). This change was actually is more relevant to Claudia's arc and her throwing that in Lestat's face later in the story; she wants to be his wife, not a replacement for his dead child. That hits a whole lot harder from and more personal to Claudia than the book version where she tells of seeing Louis looking at pictures of his sister. Neil had a good reason for keeping Anne's change, as he wanted to give Louis a stronger reason for his desire for fatherhood and doting on her to make up for the child who never lived, but something that also furthers Claudia's existential crisis in her relationship with Louis. It actually better mirrors Anne's own impetus for writing the 1976 original novel in the first place: the death of her five-year-old daughter Michele from leukemia in 1972. Louis was her own self-insert, as was Claudia Michele's and Lestat (originally named Lestan) her husband Stan's. The film change brings Louis closer to Anne than the book version was. It also mirrors Louis with Anne's other self-insert, Madeleine the doll maker, who reveals her desire to be Claudia's replacement mother as having to do with her own daughter having died. Most of the film's dialog is straight from the book, in fact.

AMC are making a series based on The Vampire Chronicles. It's currently filming and is set to be released in October.

@ They are only rebooting it to add blacks as Louis and Claudia. What bullshyt!!! Bring on the social justice to the realm of the Vampyres!!!

You’re very welcome, it took a hell of a long time but I’m happy with how many characters I’ve covered

And the way Paul died is creepy. He was lifted into the air and staring up at something (that no one else can see) and he mysteriously falls down the stairs but didn't trip or slip. It's ODD to say the least. I would have been grief-stricken too if I was Louis because Paul's death - above anything else - is WEIRD.

Thank you so much, it really means a lot. I want to deliver the best, highest quality videos, well researched. Louis and Lestat's journey will continue on this channel

@@VampireFolkloreVideos You've definitely delivered so far on all the above. It's quite a momentous task you've taken on. Especially regarding The Vampire Chronicles. So much to cover! You're doing a brilliant job though. Do you have a Instagram or Twitter account we could possibly follow you on?

Thanks Frans, I think the vampire chronicles are simply fantastic!

I can't tell you how much that comment means Ben. I've really tried my best to thoroughly research the Vampire Chronicles so i can make the videos the franchise deserves.

absolutely!

This makes no sense whatsoever. The wall is blue, it’s supposed to be orange, but the blue makes it feel more orange somehow? Nonsense.

@@codename495 The movie and the show follow the book in two different ways, but show is more faithful to Anne Rice’s vision for the story. Edit: I recant this argument.

No, the series is no longer faithful to the spirit of Anne Rice, see the series as an AU and have fun. But the essence has definitely changed, anyone who says otherwise probably hasn't read all the books. Maven of the Eventine's analysis is absurdly perfect about the differences between the series and the books. Seeing Louis helping Lestat kill the singer, which is a parallel to the prostitute scenes, is the most anti-Book thing I've seen. Not to mention the bloodbath that looks more like a werewolf attack than Lestat who wasn't used to wasting a single drop. Absolutely ridiculous and unnecessary. And the contact lenses, my God, what the hell is that? The movie from 30 years ago had better contact lenses. I'm not even going to say it, and they completely changed all the timelines and backgrounds of the characters. Armand and Daniel should be a couple, right?🫠

@@Comentflix My comment originally came from the idea that she and her son Christopher were involved with the series. And the production crew went as far as to build sets modeled after the actual real life buildings that Anne Rice had used for the book. Lestat’s townhouse, for example, is a real house in New Orleans. Unfortunately, she passed away about a month before season 1 premiered, so we may never know how she actually felt about the changes made. But she was never shy about her displeasure with the movies, so I’m sure she would have told us eventually. All that said, my original comment came after season 1. I’m eating my words now because season 2 is hot garbage.

Yep I can certainly do that for you no problem..keep the notifications on for when it comes out..about 2 weeks it'll take me

No offence, but the TV show sucks

I don’t think copyrights would prevent this from happening. Great Idea!

Definitely! I just didn't want to pack everything into one video, I wanted to be able to break it up into different parts. Louis Part 2 coming soon!

It's fantastic, cant wait to bring you part 2

It was actually his brother that died in the book, he never had a wife.. the wife was created for the movie

The plot would be they realize it’s impossible to hide in todays world without it eventually grabbing police attention. In comparison to how easy it used to be for them to blend in anywhere without too many questions.

Unfortunately the actors are all too old now to play them, vampires don't age.

The film mostly follows the story of the book of the same name. If you wish to know what happens before and after for the carecters I'd suggest reading the Vampire Chronicles by Ann Rice if you have not done so.