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by withinfocus
Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:45 pm
Forum: Let Me In
Topic: I Challenge You
Replies: 41
Views: 24138

Re: I Challenge You

I feel like I've hit a lot of this in my other "big" posts here and here . Besides that, here's one of each: What I liked about "Let The Right One In": The showcasing of a real boy in a tough place. Whereas the comparative film is more "straight-up" in its bullying and overall environment (at least ...
by withinfocus
Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:06 pm
Forum: Let The Right One In (Novel)
Topic: Did anybody feel that LTROI had too many tangents?
Replies: 33
Views: 22999

Re: Did anybody feel that LTROI had too many tangents?

If Eli had been able to handle the situation, then zombie Håkan would have definitely just been a gratuitous bit of horror. In that case, he would not have been shown to be a real threat to Eli, and he would have had no real purpose in the story. So do you think she _didn't_ handle him? For all int...
by withinfocus
Tue Nov 23, 2010 1:21 pm
Forum: Let The Right One In (Novel)
Topic: Did anybody feel that LTROI had too many tangents?
Replies: 33
Views: 22999

Re: Did anybody feel that LTROI had too many tangents?

I'll agree that part does have some significance. We're able to see Eli getting more in touch with her human side and looking for non-lethal means of acquiring blood. However, I also feel it acts as a distraction to Eli's real story in that the more aware reader will know something like this isn't a...
by withinfocus
Tue Nov 23, 2010 12:20 am
Forum: Let The Right One In (Novel)
Topic: Did anybody feel that LTROI had too many tangents?
Replies: 33
Views: 22999

Re: Did anybody feel that LTROI had too many tangents?

I disagree. If you think about it, the zombie Hakan could have easily been shown without Tommy. The zombie scenes that matter to the central plot are handled by Eli. What you've described is what I see as the definition of a tangent; I don't think that commentary on Blackeburg was needed and it only...
by withinfocus
Fri Nov 19, 2010 2:03 am
Forum: Let The Right One In (Novel)
Topic: Did anybody feel that LTROI had too many tangents?
Replies: 33
Views: 22999

Re: Did anybody feel that LTROI had too many tangents?

Even while reading I felt that Tommy's entire story could have been eliminated. His story adds interest and intertwines with several of the others which I enjoy, but in the end I found it an extra layer of icing on the cake. It doesn't add real plot points to what we're supposed to care about most w...
by withinfocus
Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:47 pm
Forum: Media
Topic: Indie Movies Online: LTROI vs. LMI
Replies: 2
Views: 4690

Re: Indie Movies Online: LTROI vs. LMI

It might make for a good eye-catcher, but a serious review shouldn't blast out a bunch of yet-unsubstantiated claims like the entire second paragraph does. This reviewer honestly got several plot points way off, most importantly what she thought the main symbolism of the ending was (given it is an i...
by withinfocus
Tue Nov 16, 2010 4:17 pm
Forum: Let Me In
Topic: Maybe we should be more welcoming of LMI fans?
Replies: 29
Views: 24750

Re: Maybe we should be more welcoming of LMI fans?

As someone who is more of a fan of the second film than the first, I questioned ever even posting here because of the extreme interest towards the first film and how opposition might be received. This forum has become an enemy of itself in that regard because I think debate of the second film is me...
by withinfocus
Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:03 pm
Forum: Let Me In
Topic: Maybe we should be more welcoming of LMI fans?
Replies: 29
Views: 24750

Re: Maybe we should be more welcoming of LMI fans?

As someone who is more of a fan of the second film than the first, I questioned ever even posting here because of the extreme interest towards the first film and how opposition might be received. This forum has become an enemy of itself in that regard because I think debate of the second film is met...
by withinfocus
Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:21 am
Forum: Let The Right One In (Film)
Topic: Significance of Oskar & Eli Wearing Red Sweater & Shirt?
Replies: 38
Views: 20375

Re: Significance of Oskar & Eli Wearing Red Sweater & Shirt?

To answer your question I don't feel like there's much significance, but it did make me think of the little girl in Schindler's List:

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It's a device for noticing the transition of a character through the film.
by withinfocus
Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:16 am
Forum: Let Me In
Topic: Treat It Independently
Replies: 38
Views: 23585

Re: Treat It Independently

Nice points, and I like your counters to mine. Pretty much all fair in my opinion.

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