Fans of movies and TV shows about vampires will surely like the tape "Only lovers will survive." The film story received very good reviews, although not all were satisfied with the viewing. This article will tell about the advantages and disadvantages of films, and after watching, you can make your own opinion about the project.
A little bit about the plot
Reviews about the film "Only Lovers Survive", or rather, about its plot are very good. The audience noted that the tape is very intriguing, literally mesmerizing.
The main characters, Adam and Eve, several centuries ago refused to kill people for blood. They get their livelihood in a more peaceful way - they take donated blood in hospitals. However, at one moment their lives are radically changing. After arriving in the city of sister Eve, the couple begins to have many problems.
main characters
Feedback on roles in "Only Lovers Survive" is also quite positive. There are no uninteresting or ordinary characters in the film, each of the characters is well thought out, has an unusual character.
In the center of the tape is a pair of vampires Adam and Eve. Adam is one of the most popular musicians of our time. He writes underground songs. His beloved Eva is considered one of the most beautiful women in the world. The girl also loves poetry, so her best friend is Christopher Marlowe, a poet from the time of Shakespeare.
For a while, Adam and Eve live separately. He is in gloomy Detroit, and she is in sunny Tangier. A real crisis began in Adam's life. The guy even began to think about suicide, so he asked his friend Ian to get him a wooden bullet. His hatred of living people is also growing.
When Eve finds out about this, she immediately flies to Detroit. She hopes that she can help her lover get out of depression. However, soon in the city appears the younger sister of Eve - Ava, who still does not know how to control her emotions, as well as the vampire's instincts. Because of the girl, Adam and Eve have many problems. It kills a person, then the safe channel for receiving blood is lost. The main characters flee from the city, but the difficulties are only just beginning. Because of hunger, it is becoming more and more difficult for them to control themselves.
Movie making
The director of the film "Only lovers survive" Jarmusch Jim devoted many years of his life to creating the project. For more than seven years, he has been seeking funding for the film. Filming lasted seven weeks on three different continents. As the director later said, the whole team went all out during this period, while Jim himself called this time the greatest emotional return in his life.
We remind you that the shooting of the tape took place in the USA, Great Britain, Germany, France, Greece in Cyprus.
Jim Jarmusch acted as a director and screenwriter. Co-author of the plot of the tape was Merion Bessay. The tape was produced by Reinhard Brundig, Jeremy Thomas, Zakaria Alawi.
Advantages of the tape
The quality “Only lovers survive” was highly appreciated by both professional critics and ordinary viewers. Most of the fans were impressed, of course, by the main characters. The relationship of Adam and Eve could repeatedly surprise the audience. Various film critics, sites and publications have called lovers one of the strangest couples in the world of cinema.
The dialogue of the actors also really liked the audience. Of course, there is not so much humor here, but still the replicas are built very interesting. Literally every phrase intrigues and captivates the viewer. And sometimes even a little scary.
Also, the audience really liked the unusual idea for a film about vampires. Here their strength and power are not shown, but more is said about how immortality instead of a gift turned into a boring tyagomotin. Of course, there is a thirst for blood and a struggle in the tape, but this is not the main thing. The slogan of the painting "Immortality bothers" speaks for itself.
Fans of the project also repeatedly note that visually the film is very beautiful. It is impossible to break away from the images of the heroes, the color schemes that surround them. All this gives the picture its atmosphere, its own style.
Negative reviews
Of course, not all reviews about "Only Lovers Survive" are positive. Many did not like the tape because of a number of shortcomings.
The film is an art house, and everyone knows that this genre is rather ambiguous. There are those who simply can not tear themselves away from the screens, but many cannot even watch the movie to the end. As for negative reviews about the genre, viewers notice that in Jarmusch’s films it’s very easy to discern that the director does not want to work with famous studios.
Of course, as an independent movie, Jim’s works are pretty good, but since almost one person is at the helm, the director makes the same mistakes in all his films. Someone will call it their own style, and someone will consider that the director does not work on mistakes and does not develop. Viewers say that the creator is still too far with the oddities in the film. When he works on the tape, he enjoys the process. It wouldn’t be bad if Jarmusch hadn’t forgotten about the spectators, who then fell loose and chaotic stream of consciousness. Although it can also be called a special style.
Also, many believe that Jim focuses more on creating a visual series, rather than on the semantic load of the tape. Yes, the film is unusual and very beautiful, but in terms of thoughtfulness of the plot, it sags very much.
Another point that viewers quite often talk about: what are the main characters with hair? If Adam still looks good, then Eve and Ava don't really look very good. Not combed curls in girls look rather strange. This does not match either their style or the overall style of the film, which, as has been said more than once, is very good visually.
Do not forget to watch "Only Lovers Survive" in Russian, to evaluate the film yourself. Perhaps those things that others did not like will impress you.
Tom Hiddleston
Reviews about the actors "Only lovers will survive" are mostly positive. The role of Adam in the film was played by Tom Hiddleston.
He began his acting career in his first year of acting studies. As for the first serious work of Tom, for the first time he played a significant role in the film "Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby", as well as in the series "Admiral". Hiddleston performed a lot in performances and theatrical productions, among them was Jane Austen's Love Failures. Soon the actor was noticed by the actor and director Kenneth Branagh, pretty soon Tomi starred with him in the same series called "Vallander".
Three years later, Tom signed a contract with Marvel Studios. In the movie comic book universe, the actor got the role of the god of deceit Loki, one of the most controversial heroes of the Avengers franchise. For all the time, his hero repeatedly turned to the good side, and then again betrayed his friends, partners and even his family. Despite this, at the right moments I found myself nearby. The character of his hero and acting Tom made millions of viewers fall in love with Loki.
At the moment, Hiddleston's filmography includes more than eighty films.
Tilda Swinton
Like Tilda Swinton? Then watch the movie "Only Lovers Survive" in good quality. Already the elderly Tilda Swinton continues to amaze the audience with her unusual beauty. At the moment, the actress is 58 years old, but she continues to act in films and looks pretty good in the frame.
She began her journey to fame with the theater. Then she met with independent film director Derek Jarman. She collaborated with him for several years and starred in such projects of the director as Caravaggio, Farewell Look at England, Sad, War Requiem, Wittgeinstein. The jarman became for Tilda not only the boss, but also a creative mentor, friend. Therefore, the girl for a long time could not recover after his death.
Over time, Tilda got her own image, which not only looks spectacular on the screen, but also fits the mindset of the actress. The girl calls herself androgyne, that is, at the same time combines both male appearance and female. To emphasize this feature, she cuts her hair short and wears only unisex clothing. In addition, she does not dye, wears white hair, and has pale, almost transparent skin. Thanks to this, she is often invited to star in the roles of mythical creatures, such as elves.
Tilda, like Tom, has something to do with the Marvel comic book universe. The girl starred in the film "Doctor Strange."
Mia Vasilkova
In reviews of "Only Lovers Will Survive," viewers also highlighted the game by Mia Vasilkova. This actress is somewhat similar to Swinton. The point is in her unusual appearance. It is impossible to call a girl a beauty or an ugly girl, but still there is something in her that catches the eye. Surely it is not just that the director "Only Lovers Will Survive" picked up precisely such actresses for the main female roles.
We remind you that Mia became popular due to the main role in the film "Alice in Wonderland", and then in the continuation of the film story "Alice in the Looking Glass". Also, the actress can be seen in such popular films as "Jane Air", "Trails", "Do Not Give Up", "Crimson Peak".
Other project participants
Fans in their reviews of "Only Lovers Survive" admire other heroes.
The role of Christopher Marlowe in the film was performed by John Heard. A friend of Adam, a young guy named Ian, was played by Anton Yelchin. Jeffrey Wright played Dr. Watson. Also in the film were Sliman Dazi, Carter Logan, Aureli Tepo, Yasmin Hamdan.