Horror films often feature vampire stories. Creating their images is very easy: all you need is to lighten the skin and put on fangs. Scenarios of works are also simple to disgrace and similar. Often, famous actors are invited to status in vampire films. What famous movies about vampires with Johnny Depp? You will learn about this by reading the article.
Background
Johnny himself once asked for a bloody blockbuster, but he was refused because of his still modest talent as an actor. This movie was called "Almost Dark." So are there any vampire movies with Johnny Depp? Yes, Tim Burton made a real bloodsucker out of him in his painting Dark Gloom. Johnny not only played a major role there, but also produced the film. This joint Gothic story is not the first in the Burton-Depp alliance, but the eighth, but the actor’s role as a vampire is new.
Do you like vampire movies? An unusual story happened with Johnny Depp. According to him, as a child, he loved films of this genre very much and dreamed of acting in a vampire role. When the actor was small, he watched not children's programs, but the series “Dark Shadows” going on then. Depp said that he even always copied the main character. And so, many years later, his old dream finally came true. His friend, director Tim Burton, helped him in this . For the film, Depp significantly lost weight while sitting on fruits and green tea.
Such celebrities as Hathaway, Lawrence, Lindsay could become Angelica. But something did not work out there. Pfeiffer admitted that she was also a fan of the television series of the same name, as was Depp. In some places, the film “Dark Shadows” resembles the “Adams Family”, due to the fact that here all the heroes have cupboard skeletons. A cold-blooded and evil image of Depp showed that vampires are actually very bloodthirsty and not at all tearful.
What is the film "Dark Shadows"
According to the opinions of the audience, it can be judged that the picture was a success. At least, her appearance on the screens was waiting with great impatience. Its plot tells of a bicentennial vampire who woke up in an unrecognizable world two centuries later. He will act upon awakening together with many ghosts, witches and werewolves. In the horror comedy "Dark Shadows" with Johnny Depp, there are a lot of funny moments. Earlier, a wealthy Casanova loved to flirt with girls, he liked to change them one by one. But the young womanizer could not imagine that one day it would end very badly for him. In the vampire of the powerful and wealthy owner of the estate turned his familiar witch, whom he broke his heart. After which she buried him alive. Two hundred years later, freed from the crypt, the vampire returns to his long-destroyed castle.
Other actors featured in the film
Along with Depp in the "Shadows of Darkness" starred brilliant Eva Green, Chloe Grace Moritz, Michelle Pfeiffer. Actresses played just great. You could also see Alice Cooper flashing in the film. His collaboration with Depp did not end there: after the film, the actor became a member of the famous rocker group, which once again proves the genius of the magnificent lyceum Johnny. Cooper himself just loves Depp.
The meaning and main theme of "Dark Shadows"
The comic horror scenes are saturated with philosophical overtones, like all other Burton films. In general, this work expertly ridicules the new generation of the seventies, which replaced the hippies. Informals of that time erected wealth into a cult. They were not interested in anything else. Their selfish nature longed only for money and entertainment. Thanks to this tape, Depp acquired a new vampire role for him in his piggy bank of roles.
Audience movie reviews
The movie about vampires with Johnny Depp, whose name is "Dark Shadows", the viewers really liked. All fans of the genre were attracted by a humorous parody of the bloodsuckers, its music and plot. Burton's semantic films are popular with the public and lead. Acting images and scenes are very interesting and impressive. Many are fans of Burton's unique and special style. His productions, music, make-up and actors are unique and always recognizable. Attractive and creepy tricks used in "Dark Shadows", cause delight of the audience.
There are, of course, the film and opponents, and everywhere. This proves the failure of "Dark Shadows" at the box office, but the Russian audience was still satisfied. Original and gloomy heroes in a fairy-tale atmosphere of a fascinating plot with black humor nevertheless proved that this film is a masterpiece and a "sweetie", and not a low-grade raw material for consumer goods. In general, the burlesque film from the master Burton turned out to be just wonderful and quite tolerable. Such a non-standard movie is loved by many. The film clearly noted that evil also has the right to life.
Waiting for the second part of "Dark Shadows"
Burton's gothic vampire comedy with Depp ended positively. Will there be more vampire movies with Johnny Depp? There is a chance to admire your favorite actor in this role in the continuation of "Dark Shadows." The director himself does not say anything about this, perhaps he is observing the intrigue. Spectators, at least, really want the “Dark Shadows” to have a sequel.