The Invitation misses the (bite) mark

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  • @skeletonizer9529
    @skeletonizer9529 2 роки тому +967

    I know the verbal "yes" being all he needs sounds silly, but to me it harkens back to the old rule that vampires can't enter a home without verbal permission

    • @thylionheart
      @thylionheart 2 роки тому +159

      Or the lore of making deals with fae-she said yes, and it created a binding contract because he is a supernatural being

    • @leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259
      @leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259 2 роки тому +14

      Maya Ellene bro how do people not get that? I could piece that together without knowing the story or anything simply from the title and vampire thumbnail. People amaze me. Also JoJo

    • @Ask8613
      @Ask8613 Рік тому

      You have 666 likes😊👀🫢🫠😭

    • @salamalmahi541
      @salamalmahi541 Рік тому +1

      Exactly

  • @hihey229
    @hihey229 2 роки тому +568

    To be fair, regular humans can also be killed by being set on fire and we don't hesitate putting candles eveywhere

    • @tj3492
      @tj3492 2 роки тому +39

      A very good point 🧐

    • @ramaabapat
      @ramaabapat 2 роки тому +36

      That’s true but it’s not one of our ONLY weaknesses lol

    • @krose6451
      @krose6451 2 роки тому +21

      @@ramaabapat when you don't have many weaknesses your more likely to feel invulnerable especially the longer you survive just fine and so not view things as much of a threat even if you know its a threat.

    • @badabing661
      @badabing661 2 роки тому +4

      @@krose6451 Yeah I can see that...but I would think if your eternal life could be ended by only a few things you'd be more careful around them? Like people who can't swim or have some type of allergy are more careful? Lol

    • @oishi9096
      @oishi9096 Рік тому

      @@ramaabapat humans are very fragile true

  • @Sebis527
    @Sebis527 2 роки тому +643

    "and then victoria is tall and has dark hair and step on me" girl same lmao

    • @Genesis0Nieves0
      @Genesis0Nieves0 2 роки тому +9

      I was looking for this comment, thank you 🤣

    • @rx500android
      @rx500android 2 роки тому

      Exactly

    • @Treeeboy
      @Treeeboy 2 роки тому

      I felt seen there lol

    • @Alice-me2qk
      @Alice-me2qk 2 роки тому +5

      It's a shame that she wasn't that prominent in the movie.

    • @emmap6866
      @emmap6866 2 роки тому +2

      @@Alice-me2qk she’s in Mr. Robot, the actress is Stephanie Corneliusson, she is sooo good in unsettling/creepy roles

  • @alisaurus4224
    @alisaurus4224 2 роки тому +502

    The “De Ville = Devil” thing would be much more impactful if Dodie Smith hadn’t done it in The 101 Dalmatians in frickin’ 1956

    • @schoo9256
      @schoo9256 2 роки тому +7

      Love me some Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle will forever be the best book of all time

  • @sonorasgirl
    @sonorasgirl 2 роки тому +1798

    Anytime I hear of a scene with a woman voluntarily running at night, not from something scary, but just cause, I know that scene had no female input 😂🤦🏽‍♀️

    • @kiera_klark8171
      @kiera_klark8171 2 роки тому +47

      Tbf it does sound like something I would do 😂

    • @sonorasgirl
      @sonorasgirl 2 роки тому +87

      @@kiera_klark8171 more power to you lol

    • @kiera_klark8171
      @kiera_klark8171 2 роки тому +185

      @@sonorasgirl ohh wait I didn’t realise you meant running as in for exercise, I meant more as in starting to run home even if there wasn’t anything scary there, but just because my mind had tricked me into believing something terrible would happen if I didn’t, so I guess the opposite but I don’t know how I misunderstood that lol Yh you’re right!

    • @iioreo7015
      @iioreo7015 2 роки тому +208

      that part was really weird to me lol like girl is literally in a foreign place with people she barely knows and is running? at night? it’s a no from me

    • @thelonleyUchiha1
      @thelonleyUchiha1 2 роки тому +58

      @@iioreo7015 they also talk about how she nervous about even going in the first place so…makes no sense lol

  • @francinesmith7884
    @francinesmith7884 2 роки тому +207

    I'm the first female born to my dad's side in 87 years, and now i know why.
    We're VAMPIRES.

    • @lexbain
      @lexbain 2 роки тому +10

      for my family I was the first girl in 107 years

    • @Alice-me2qk
      @Alice-me2qk Рік тому +1

      How does it feel being the first girl born into your family in nearly 100 years?

  • @jesseperkins9669
    @jesseperkins9669 2 роки тому +671

    For the girl hanging herself it could possibly be internal decapitation where the spine is severed but the head is not torn from the body. The crazy part is that it's survivable.

    • @Taurusus
      @Taurusus 2 роки тому +94

      If I had to guess, based on the use of piano wire, the original script called for a decapitation in that scene but they decided that was a bit much for one reason or another. And internal narrative consistency be damned!

    • @bbrbbr-on2gd
      @bbrbbr-on2gd 2 роки тому +78

      "Nearly headless?! How are you nearly headless?"

    • @alisaurus4224
      @alisaurus4224 2 роки тому +43

      IIRC severing of the spine as in the vertebrae can be survived, but if the spinal cord is severed at that level you will die. These are human guidelines tho, vampires may have different criteria

    • @Daaaanielle
      @Daaaanielle 2 роки тому +5

      @@bbrbbr-on2gd this was my first thought 🤣

    • @daddy_quack5182
      @daddy_quack5182 2 роки тому +2

      That’s what I was thinking but then again flesh can’t just hold on to your lower half

  • @foreverdead1248
    @foreverdead1248 2 роки тому +337

    'Treat service people as humans'. As someone whose job involves an aspect of customer service, I can say without a shadow of a doubt that I will go SO FAR for someone being NICE and PATIENT. Anyone that works in customer service will do the same. I will literally go up to my coworkers and be like 'Hey can we fix this super fast X customer is being so nice and patient I want to help them'.

  • @MegaLowShellCastle
    @MegaLowShellCastle 2 роки тому +860

    Soooo silly to me when people don’t want to interpret media just because it’s “fun” or whatever like….is analyzing the text not part of the fun for you??

    • @neobridgey
      @neobridgey 2 роки тому +52

      YEAAA EXACTLY LIKE “this [problematic] thing brings a lot of people a lot
      of happiness you dont have to analyse it” SUCH BULLSHIT

    • @YantoMusic
      @YantoMusic 2 роки тому +36

      Gives me strong "shut up, game of thrones is cool, lookatthedragons & themesarefor8thgradebookreports" vibes

    • @No1PlutoSupporter
      @No1PlutoSupporter 2 роки тому +50

      whenever i see movies i want to talk about them, the meanings and analyze the scenes but everyone i go see movies with just watches the movie, says if they liked it or not and thats it. ill be buzzing in my seat wanting to say so much more but by that time theyre already over it and talking about something else

    • @adrianghandtchi1562
      @adrianghandtchi1562 2 роки тому +6

      @@neobridgey Yes it’s good fun, but ultimately there is a lot of videos out there that do the analyzations of movie that I find a lot of fun and I know that if I don’t wanna hear about it I just completely avoid that video. Some people hate watch.

    • @kaemincha
      @kaemincha 2 роки тому +29

      @@No1PlutoSupporter ugh, nothing is worse than watching a movie with someone, then be really excited to discuss it with them afterwards, only to be given a brick wall of a conversation about it

  • @fatcatto1456
    @fatcatto1456 2 роки тому +219

    The concept of the movie reminded me of Ready or Not with the bride not knowing about the sinister evil past of the groom.

    • @mysticwater9056
      @mysticwater9056 2 роки тому +40

      Except that movie was you know, good.

    • @fatcatto1456
      @fatcatto1456 2 роки тому +15

      @@mysticwater9056 Haven't watch The Invitation but I do agree that Ready or Not is a good movie

    • @itsnotmeBLEUFH-se5gn
      @itsnotmeBLEUFH-se5gn 7 місяців тому

      i literally felt like i was watching that movie tbh😭😭

  • @bethoraathkorius7005
    @bethoraathkorius7005 2 роки тому +305

    Just a fun side note from a person that just yesterday reread Bram Stoker's Dracula - de Ville is a pseudonym Dracula uses in order to avoid detaction while buying his other propretis in England. Yeah, it's VERY on the nose, but I think the filmmakers were going for an obscure Easter egg. I mean, in the book the name is immediatly clocked, too.

  • @TBS_2001
    @TBS_2001 2 роки тому +435

    The final scene straight up had to be a reshoot because of test audience scores because it just feels out of place.

    • @RedSpade37
      @RedSpade37 2 роки тому +95

      Yeah, wanted to chime in & say it 100% had "this movie has alternate endings" vibes. Reminds me of other situations like that, like the infamous Halloween 6.

  • @ladygreenleaves
    @ladygreenleaves 2 роки тому +176

    The dinner scene should have been definitely longer! It had soooo much potential! In general I think the movie could have been more of a slowburn. Make Evie seem crazy. Everything went too fast. The Jonathan and Mina Harker name drop though made me want to shake my fist. Why would they be in cahoots with a vampire??? Overall, I enjoyed the movie though!

    • @EmyN
      @EmyN 2 роки тому +11

      Maybe to throw people off that know about them? Like "oh it's them, they are going to help her", so to mask their betrayal

  • @user-lg8xw8xx4d
    @user-lg8xw8xx4d 2 роки тому +757

    The ceremony dress she's wearing (the one in the thumbnail) has these flowers that look like the floral motifs Hungarian clothing brands use when they want to make "traditional inspired" clothing. It's based on the motifs often seen on traditional clothing around Kalocsa, but heavily simplified. The only reason I can think of as to why they used a dress with this motif is becouse the actor why played Dracula in the 1931 movie (Béla Lugosi) was from Transylvania, but he is from Lugos, Temes (Romanian name: Lugoj, Județul Timiș) but the floral motifs used to decorate traditional clothing there look nothing like the simplified Kalocsa motifs seen on the dress.
    This is useless information for everyone who reads it but whatever
    Edit: the character Dracula is also originally from Transylvania, I'm just a dumbass

    • @lilpapayaaa
      @lilpapayaaa 2 роки тому +2

      How did you learn this?

    • @user-lg8xw8xx4d
      @user-lg8xw8xx4d 2 роки тому +35

      @@lilpapayaaa I'm Hungarian and I see the generalised motifs far too often so I already knew about that, as well as about the Dracula actor. When I saw the thumbnail and heard it was about vampires I already had the idea, then when I realized the story has no other reason to use it I just started googling to make sure I got my facts right.

    • @Goldnfinch
      @Goldnfinch 2 роки тому +14

      What, am I supposed to know useful information? This is ideal info

    • @krk6216
      @krk6216 2 роки тому +22

      We love some good garment history 👍🏻

    • @adrianghandtchi1562
      @adrianghandtchi1562 2 роки тому +14

      That was actually a fun read, I like these little nuggets of information.

  • @sanctumsanctorum4130
    @sanctumsanctorum4130 2 роки тому +131

    SPOILERS
    I thought this film was interesting right up to the dinner scene which revealed the twist. The dinner scene itself was great but then all the creepiness and atmosphere just dropped.
    Then the fight at the end between the two vampire ladies was severely underwhelming. Plus, how did both ladies get stabbed through the heart by the spear given that one is 5ft 11 and the other is 5ft 3?

  • @cateherscher6931
    @cateherscher6931 2 роки тому +67

    Lucy is the name of the woman who succumbs to Dracula in the original Stoker novel. You could argue that, just like Jonathan and Mina Harker making an appearance, Lucy is also meant to be the same one from the book.

    • @alien777
      @alien777 Рік тому +4

      Lucy westenra and the butler is renfield.
      Does in that movie the book not exist? Becouse Mina harker would have all bells go off.

  • @Neolune
    @Neolune 2 роки тому +655

    You perfectly encapsulated the faults of this movie. As a Dracula fan I was offended at the Easter egg/name drop of Johnathan and Mina Harker being accomplices for Walt. This movie felt like someone's contemporary Dracula fanfiction and not one of the better ones out there. Gonna be honest tho, this movie is my fantasy scenario of ever becoming a vampire that at one point I got irritated at Evie for being weepy about the situation.

    • @picklewhop
      @picklewhop 2 роки тому +61

      My girl Mina would NEVER

    • @adrianghandtchi1562
      @adrianghandtchi1562 2 роки тому +27

      And that’s the thing fanfics can go in so many directions some can go great and then other times it just falls apart.

    • @thiscrushhate
      @thiscrushhate 2 роки тому +3

      No same 😭😭

    • @thelonleyUchiha1
      @thelonleyUchiha1 2 роки тому +29

      I agree like the original Mina and Jonathan characters were victims! 😑 it would have made more sense if it was just one character and they named him like Renfield

    • @yennefer440
      @yennefer440 2 роки тому +28

      Honestly wish we had a proper adaption of Mina and Jonathan's relationship. Other media often shows Mina becoming Dracula's lover, when in the book she is loyal and loves Jonathan.

  • @DouglasBurton
    @DouglasBurton 2 роки тому +39

    Haha, I love the idea that you accidently pitched. I would watch a movie about Vampires running a PR company where they do things like promote fire prevention measures and keep garlic from getting too popular.

  • @kgabothamaga7155
    @kgabothamaga7155 2 роки тому +21

    Another small detail I liked was when Evie got to her room and there was no mirror, the elderly lady claimed that it was broken... No reflections = Vampires 😍

  • @cassieandrews8392
    @cassieandrews8392 2 роки тому +154

    Girrrrrllllll! I thought the same thing about the wife that killed herself. I was like “why didn’t we see or hear her body fall to the ground if she supposedly was decapitated?”

    • @Daaaanielle
      @Daaaanielle 2 роки тому +6

      Nearly headless Nick is finally getting his representation. Leave him be. 😆

    • @KingOfWinter
      @KingOfWinter 2 роки тому +9

      I just watched it last night and they must have changed it because the scene I saw showed her severed head fall to the ground

    • @cassieandrews8392
      @cassieandrews8392 2 роки тому +3

      @@KingOfWinter no way???! That definitely wasn't there when I saw it. They must have change that lol.

    • @NicoleM_radiantbaby
      @NicoleM_radiantbaby Рік тому

      @@cassieandrews8392 You see the decapitation and head roll towards the camera in the 'unrated' version (which is the one I watched, as I prefer to see the director's true vision, not an edit). The theatrical version cut some of the gore to get a PG-13 rating.

    • @Skoora
      @Skoora 3 місяці тому

      Is the unrated on streaming because I’m in the middle of the PG-13 one and I’m feeling it. Vampires and anything less than R isn’t going to cut it. Especially if the unrated shows any more of Victoria getting in and out of the pool for “spa” day 😂

  • @vibrantchill7212
    @vibrantchill7212 2 роки тому +204

    The piano wire WOULD take her head off and idk why she would be hanging. I feel like I've seen piano wire decapitation in every crime show I've watched lol. That stuff is sharp, pretty sure people have cut off fingers from piano wire breaking and being too close 😮‍💨

    • @krk6216
      @krk6216 2 роки тому +30

      I wouldn’t say piano wire is sharp but then again it depends on the intended note…. You’re totally right though, a snapped instrument string is dangerous. My cello A string broke once and slapped me on the hand. I was bleeding for sure.

    • @foreverdead1248
      @foreverdead1248 2 роки тому +28

      @@krk6216 The entire weight of a body falling on a single piano string would certainly be enough to cut through skin and flesh. They're wire. Whether it would fully decapitate someone would depend on how far the body falls. People underestimate how difficult it is to cut through the spine.

    • @moirapledger9153
      @moirapledger9153 Рік тому

      @@foreverdead1248 plus the added weight of the bust she was holding. That's really the only reason I've worked out as to why the bust

  • @gpeaches
    @gpeaches 2 роки тому +31

    I saw this movie with my bf (who picked it out, I'd never heard about it before) and all I can say is the fact that the entire theatre was laughing at scenes that were supposed to be serious was very telling.
    I love when Walt was confessing his desire for a real connection and then looks at Evie and she just falls asleep on him while he's being vulnerable lol.

  • @tylerwilson1024
    @tylerwilson1024 2 роки тому +156

    ......you know, as a guy I wouldn't see someone doing a background check on me before meeting me all that odd since......well in my experience most of the girls I dated ended up scrolling through all my social media, Google search, background checks, etc.
    Thought it was just a normal thing people did these days lol.

    • @yukikanegawa7470
      @yukikanegawa7470 2 роки тому +94

      The fact that it's printed and formally laid out is the creepy part. If he just scrolled through her social media it would've been fine.

    • @tylerwilson1024
      @tylerwilson1024 2 роки тому +34

      @@yukikanegawa7470 haha that's true, guess having hard copies is a bit too far lol

    • @Hersheychocolate12
      @Hersheychocolate12 2 роки тому +9

      What if it was printed in a file and in a dark lair?

    • @harry_ord
      @harry_ord 2 роки тому +4

      I would find it very odd considering they've been actively inviting me for a long distance visit after very little face to face meeting. I wouldn't invite someone to my home if I felt I needed to do some form of background check.

    • @EmyN
      @EmyN 2 роки тому +2

      I guess it's because he acted like he didn't know anything about her

  • @thisurldoesnotexist
    @thisurldoesnotexist 2 роки тому +81

    I had no intention of watching The Invitation so I'm glad you did and reviewed it thoroughly
    They really did give away way too much in the trailer

  • @WonderfulHayden
    @WonderfulHayden 2 роки тому +117

    I actually enjoyed this movie, but that was because I went to see it spur of the moment on Cinema Day without having seen the trailer/spoilers and without any expectations.

    • @haj7113
      @haj7113 2 роки тому +13

      my exacts feelings, I was gonna watch a different movie but we switched it out last minute without even knowing what I was getting into and ended up going back home and watching the trailer and was so happy that I didn't watch it before hand

    • @seannanana84
      @seannanana84 2 роки тому +1

      I think I went for $5 Tuesday. I was intrigued by the trailer but the movie fell a little flat for me. Like I didn't hate it but it didn't really leave any impact on me. It had some great potential and it didn't know what to do with it. I came away from it thinking "this is starter horror" which is to say something I would show someone who didn't have previously experience in horror or vampire lore.

    • @athenajaxon2397
      @athenajaxon2397 2 роки тому +1

      Same I thought it was super fun it's the perfect sleepover movie

  • @Benigndepressedbear
    @Benigndepressedbear 2 роки тому +46

    I think a rejection of even casual analysis of a piece of media is one of the biggest insults you can give it.

  • @captainnemo7690
    @captainnemo7690 2 роки тому +68

    Honestly, I gave up on this when the first trailer ended and I saw it was going to be PG-13. There was no way it toed the line thematically with that rating AND really carried the ideas to the extremes that would have made this movie effective. I really do think some of the direction and writing issues Amanda mentions are partly from the way the movie was simply always going to be neutered by the rating.

  • @aliciasart6315
    @aliciasart6315 2 роки тому +44

    I literally took critical analysis of media courses in college while getting my BFA, critical analysis is so valid for everything imo. Keep doing you Amanda, I live for every new video.

  • @kc_lee_ann
    @kc_lee_ann 2 роки тому +72

    I think movies that are almost great are so much more disappointing than the ones that a straight up horrible - this is a cool concept that was just not developed nearly enough

  • @yayalucia7997
    @yayalucia7997 2 роки тому +20

    I loved this movie simply bc I had no idea what I was walking into. I saw people upset or bored bc the trailer spoiled it all, but my experience was different. I saw one of those 15 second UA-cam trailers before a video and just saw a beautiful dress, a creepy man, and that spider's eye view of her pounding on the door and screaming to be let out. It looked cool, I kept it on the backburner for later. Then I went to watch Nope with a friend in theaters (it was decent ig). And as soon as we walked out, we noticed that The Invitation had just started 5 minutes ago and i remembered seeing that SHORT trailer so I said we should sneak in and we did. Snuck in without paying. Had no idea it was about vampires. Had no idea the scenery and styling would be soooo good. Had no ides there would be two hot vampire sisters whose faces I'd want to sit on. I had a wonderful time and I'd watch it several times over. They had a great cast and a good concept. But it sucks that the trailer ruined the experience for most people, they went in with the pretense of thinking "this is like Ready or Not but with vampires" and that makes it less enjoyable. It's NOT a perfect movie, but I think that in general, those loooong trailers that movies do nowadays don't do them any favor, and The Invitation was a victim of that.

  • @Atombombz7
    @Atombombz7 2 роки тому +16

    I think this movie works better as a book. A lot they could flesh out and do more with the characters without sacrificing weird delivery or rushed plot points.

    • @Moxiecat_1116
      @Moxiecat_1116 2 роки тому +3

      There’s is a book Mexican Gothic that is very similar, but much better for this very reason.

    • @alien777
      @alien777 Рік тому

      ​@@Moxiecat_1116 yeas as i watched the movie i thought about the book being similar sind better

    • @rosec_rose6661
      @rosec_rose6661 Рік тому

      What's the name of that Mexican book?

  • @taymartin58
    @taymartin58 Рік тому +5

    Honestly as a person who has read and watched a lot of Dracula lore everything is easy is to figure out. Half the time I was just pointing out the Dracula references. Also, after the Lucy and Viktoria were introduced I immediately thought they were his two wives I didn’t even pay attention to the nesting dolls.

  • @moira329
    @moira329 2 роки тому +63

    I went and saw this earlier this week because it looked good. But the trailer is basically the entire second act. It could have been good, but some scenes were so poorly lit I couldn’t see what was actually happening. Also only 3 people were in the theater. I also kind of wished it was a bit longer because the ending was a real let down.

  • @burgerking5223
    @burgerking5223 2 роки тому +28

    I def want Amanda’s opinion on Don’t Worry Darling

  • @cdp181
    @cdp181 2 роки тому +10

    "confirm my opinions" - so true of most people watching reviews / analysis.

  • @austinlubetkin
    @austinlubetkin 2 роки тому +58

    Lucy had the line that it happened against her will as well and she’s kind of accepted it but Yvie wakes her up that it’s not alright. It read very Stockholm to me

  • @Nicolesid1
    @Nicolesid1 2 роки тому +7

    As soon as you said 3 wives, I thought oh Walt is Dracula.

  • @Kb-gh2rk
    @Kb-gh2rk 2 роки тому +7

    I can tell exactly what you mean when you say “it wasn’t bad but it just could have been so much better” I’ve felt this about so many movies and shows over he years and it’s such a bummer cause I would rather them just be all together horrible and get remade at some point than be half good and everyone think we’ll it was good enough. Ugh.

  • @chantalleon221
    @chantalleon221 2 роки тому +39

    It kind of gives me Mexican Gothic vibes… the old house, the visions, the mysterious family, creepy guy that wants her…

    • @lochnesslo
      @lochnesslo 2 роки тому +4

      I was thinking the exact same thing ever since I saw the first trailer! It just feels like a watered down version of Mexican Gothic but with vampires...
      So it's the Fifty Shades of Grey of fantasy thrillers.

    • @amorgan005
      @amorgan005 2 роки тому

      it gave me victorian wizard gothic vibes but idk

  • @cheesenbeans
    @cheesenbeans 2 роки тому +11

    When I was watching the movie I really enjoyed it but as soon as I stepped out of the theater I was like... why didn't she marry the vampire???

  • @user-dh1un9lk9f
    @user-dh1un9lk9f 2 роки тому +28

    “Only Walt and the wives are vampires…everyone else are just assholes.”

  • @xbiohazardousx
    @xbiohazardousx 2 роки тому +24

    I clicked in the video bc i though you were talking about The Invitation (2015) which I liked a lot and was promptly confused

  • @IncrediblyAwesome331
    @IncrediblyAwesome331 2 роки тому +19

    When I saw this in theaters, people were straight up laughing at all the parts that were supposed to be romantic, like when Walt says "when are you going to kiss me?" or something. Very fun times

  • @Notachanze
    @Notachanze Рік тому +2

    My husband and I saw this on opening night….as the only two people in the theater….and we chatted through the whole film to discuss how confused we were about the way Evie was being pull in so many directions that we missed the point of her character 😂

  • @mpazinambao2938
    @mpazinambao2938 2 роки тому +69

    i really want to see the movie. I didnt even know they were vampires.

    • @alisaurus4224
      @alisaurus4224 2 роки тому +11

      Same, i thought it was “girl tricked into cult blood ritual” but missed the supernatural part

  • @ratbxnes
    @ratbxnes Рік тому +3

    ill be honest one thing is i kept giggling when they would mention Carfax, SHOW ME THE CARFAX xD

  • @fhey7903
    @fhey7903 2 роки тому +59

    Ngl, as a writer, even one who often writes pulp-y stuff or straight up smut, I can't imagine anything more offensive than someone saying, "I don't think this is meant to be analyzed" about something I wrote.

  • @meganeuridae
    @meganeuridae Рік тому +2

    "tonight is for you, tomorrow is for me" is if i'm not insane a reference to dracula as in the original book. the man himself goes "tonight is mine, tomorrow is yours" talking to the uhh vampire women that live in his house i dont remember what they are exactly

  • @sheniquagreaves5705
    @sheniquagreaves5705 2 роки тому +24

    Anyone else found the nail clipping scene to be intense? I think they tried a bit too hard but it was effective on me cause I have a fear of cutting my nails or cuticles too low.

  • @organisedchaosxo
    @organisedchaosxo 2 роки тому +10

    I've never heard of this film and when I checked my local cinema, the only cinema showing it is 90 minutes away and it apparently came out 2 weeks ago with no local marketing at all.

  • @parkerisles7256
    @parkerisles7256 2 роки тому +7

    It’s kinda ridiculous when people expect others (like myself) not to analyze or critique media when that was literally 80% of coursework for English and History classes in public school. Or even if you take music, theatre, or even art electives, there’s typically a project or assignment that requires you to research a piece of work and anaylzes the themes etc. It’s literally ingrained in my brain and I can’t turn it off. Not to mention, it’s fun to talk about with friends and family.

  • @citrinedragonfly
    @citrinedragonfly 2 роки тому +60

    Haven't seen it yet, but I agree about the trailer telling us the ending of the film. But, I still want to see it, mostly because 1: It's a vampire movie, 2: It's English vampires, and 3: The actor playing Walter DeVille played Harry Hook in Descendants, and is now courting a girl named Evie (also a Descendants' character, though not the same actress here), and DeVille is just... Cruella had a kid in Descendants as well, a son named Carlos. So my brain decided this was some strange AU crossover crack!fic for Dracula and Descendants and the idea of that tickles me. Also, Sean Pertwee is in this, and that automatically elevates it because he is brilliant.

  • @HurricaneDDragon
    @HurricaneDDragon 2 роки тому +14

    This movie seems like a story born from a bad dream. Especially in the logic and pacing department.

  • @RhoadesLessTraveled
    @RhoadesLessTraveled 2 роки тому +14

    The actor who plays Victoria was in a show called Mr. Robot. One of my favourite shows. Very mentally twisting. Highly recommend if you have the time!

  • @LittleRedTeaCake
    @LittleRedTeaCake 2 роки тому +10

    i watched part of the trailer but did not finish it because I knew it would end up giving too much away, so I was thankfully spared seeing the literal end too early.
    I really enjoyed this movie. It was the first one I’ve gotten to see in theater in honest to god years. But I can also look at it and be annoyed by a lot the writing choices. I was pleasantly surprised by the “hints” not actually being hints, but actually straight up the Big Mr D. I really liked the romantic aspects, because it’s literally like a dream and/or the best parts of a romance type movie or book.
    I adored the aesthetics of it all and I would 1000% wear every single outfit that Evie wore. I am obsessed with them.
    I think it just really started to stumble and fail after the reveal at the party. The pacing got even weirder and things could have been better. I liked the idea of the ending, but I thing it honestly should have ended as she walked away. Also also, I agree about how the “you’re embarrassing me” scene should have played out.
    Definitely still going to watch it again.

  • @leilalove3462
    @leilalove3462 2 роки тому +71

    I haven't watched to movie so all of my opinions are based on this video but...becoming one of the wives sounds pretty chill? Idk I feel like the families could easily "raise" a wife every hundred years or so, it can't be that hard to find somebody who wants to be immortal

    • @unicornbiomes
      @unicornbiomes 2 роки тому +43

      Right? Even for Evie it’s like what is the drawback? They can walk in the sun, they can travel (because he’s originally from Transylvania and now they’re here?), she can make her art in peace. And it seems like Victoria does whatever she wants regardless of what Dracula wants so he can’t really control them. And it seems like the rule is that she needs to feed to stay strong but I’m sure there’s no rule that she has to feed on servants. Like go grab a murderer or other kind of asshole off the street and eat them.

    • @destined2bebossy
      @destined2bebossy 2 роки тому +5

      Tbh that's what I was thinking

    • @gingerbread.girlii
      @gingerbread.girlii 2 роки тому

      ​@@unicornbiomes the drawback is eating innocent people

    • @athenajaxon2397
      @athenajaxon2397 2 роки тому +7

      @@unicornbiomes honestly I think it's more the fact that she got tricked into it.

    • @Ask8613
      @Ask8613 Рік тому +3

      They had to be born off one of the three bloodlines. Her family didn’t have any more girls because her mother’s father ran away with her. She was out up for adoption and did a DNA test to find out more about her real family and got linked up with the guy that comes to meet her. That’s how they found her. They can’t just pull some random girl from town who is willing😅

  • @margaret_adelle
    @margaret_adelle 2 роки тому +9

    I started imagining a different way to set up the "must have 3 wives to stay a powerful vampire" premise.... and I like the version I have in my head better. xD

  • @crystaleefyffe1230
    @crystaleefyffe1230 2 роки тому +6

    His bone structure alone would make me feel sus about him 😂

  • @fraz9664
    @fraz9664 2 роки тому +10

    the way i had no idea this movie was about vampires

  • @grapeshot
    @grapeshot 2 роки тому +10

    Oh this modern vampire genre they have to milk as much of that Twilight cow as possible. They're doing a remake of Blade I hope they do not mess it up.

    • @HorrorMovieFreak96
      @HorrorMovieFreak96 2 роки тому +3

      I really disagree in saying this is the twilight cow.

  • @blackphoenix77
    @blackphoenix77 2 роки тому +9

    This is literally the first time I've heard about this movie. I really hate when they give away important plot details in the trailer.

  • @Kay2be2mr
    @Kay2be2mr 2 роки тому +2

    I clicked play on this randomly on Netflix without watching a trailer and I actually liked it. Which is why I'm here, and surprised to see that the entire Internet trashed it. It got kind of corny once the mystery was revealed to me that it was vampires we were dealing with, but overall I liked the spooky aspect of it and the mystery of it all.

  • @Blickybot
    @Blickybot 2 роки тому +5

    When i went to see The Black Phone in theaters, they played a trailer for this movie and they pretty much showed the entire thing. You even saw when she got back at the vampire guy and killed him. I hate movie trailers esp ones you can't even skip because they just show the entire movie.
    just saw she addressed that at the beginning lmao

  • @ProduCiera
    @ProduCiera 2 роки тому +4

    It's giving "this would have been better as a novel" 🤔

  • @Vampress09
    @Vampress09 2 роки тому +3

    I love that side of the bed thing too! Amanda you are validating my feelings a lot in this video. I love to think about these things too!

  • @dinishavogt87
    @dinishavogt87 2 роки тому +1

    I showed my friends the trailer to this and we were all like “well I guess we don’t need to see the actual movie”. The trailer was literally the entire movie in short form.

  • @mmmchkplss
    @mmmchkplss 2 роки тому +2

    I saw everything coming (without the trailer) and started laughing at every major moment half way through and with my friend there it just turned into a comedy for us 😂

  • @SarahY2613
    @SarahY2613 Рік тому +1

    I tried to watch this movie recently. What I hated the most about it was the pacing. If it wasn't agonizingly slow it was shoving too much at us. There was no in between. That is what infuriated me while trying to watching it.

  • @iankadleck2238
    @iankadleck2238 2 роки тому +1

    I think you nailed it. There was so much that I wanted from the movie. And it being pg13 I feel is one of the resons they didn't go as far as they should've. I also saw it opening weekend and yeah just fine.

  • @CirqueDuSomni
    @CirqueDuSomni 2 роки тому +4

    I don’t think a vampire would have a problem finding wives in this day and age with all the monster lovers just be up front with it lol

  • @katburgess5926
    @katburgess5926 2 роки тому +24

    Nah because I've been waiting for another vampire movie and this just didn't hit the mark.

  • @Oonagh72
    @Oonagh72 2 роки тому +3

    You made my husband laugh. That is a an accomplishment!

  • @grimalice63
    @grimalice63 Рік тому

    I also saw this in theatres with a friend and it gave me absolutely whiplash with the pacing. It just go to a part where we were laughing and clowning on it just to get something out of our tickets.

  • @witchingbrew3
    @witchingbrew3 2 роки тому +5

    I got spoiled by the film Crimson Peak. It's hard to really match that aesthetic and gothic storyline. If you can't storytell at that level then everything else is giving me straight ao3 fan fiction.

  • @WhiteRaven696
    @WhiteRaven696 2 роки тому +11

    Damn, this movie sounds like it had potential. 😭😭😭

  • @gogoatomicrobot559
    @gogoatomicrobot559 2 роки тому +6

    Tbh I would have agreed to become a wife if he had explained it in a more straightforward way rather than a creepy and secretive way.

    • @alien777
      @alien777 Рік тому

      Bram stokers dracula has done it the right way. That movie was just bad

  • @katymaurer388
    @katymaurer388 2 роки тому +1

    Just watched this last night while high, and the only thing I can recall is that Walt was just instantly creepy. Like an AI tried building a Hoy Guy

  • @katherinealvarez9216
    @katherinealvarez9216 2 роки тому +12

    So this is Dracula fanfiction. Like how Underwater had cthulhu?

    • @Hellohellonada
      @Hellohellonada 7 місяців тому

      Hey now, Underwater was great hahah😅

    • @katherinealvarez9216
      @katherinealvarez9216 7 місяців тому

      @@Hellohellonada I know. I saw it. I just went "Huh. It was Cthulhu."

  • @Liz_ArdE
    @Liz_ArdE 2 роки тому +5

    I have adblock on everything and I only just recently returned to the movies so I only saw the trailer for this movie once and my only comment was "Nah, this some Get Out shit" and then I stopped paying attention.

  • @Kelsi96
    @Kelsi96 2 роки тому +5

    I thought the running scene was a dream since she woke up in bed. Also, yeah I hate the Tik tokification of trailers because Tik tok convinced me this would be a mostly sexy slightly scary movie when it was mostly horror

  • @quinceyclouds3208
    @quinceyclouds3208 2 роки тому +1

    when you said “it’s Johnathan and Mina Harker” I just about had a stroke

  • @Wonderfulwin
    @Wonderfulwin 2 роки тому +9

    Love the use of the term girlypop.😂 I might use that.

  • @greasebag
    @greasebag 2 роки тому +2

    Swell you literally put this out the day I saw it lol, and I completely agree, the movie was ok but had so much potential.
    Edit:spelling

  • @sophieb-m1472
    @sophieb-m1472 2 роки тому +1

    « Blood budget »
    I love that, new expression for movies, plays and series

  • @Laurenjoinsyoutube
    @Laurenjoinsyoutube 2 роки тому +3

    It was confusing because I kept thinking are the servant families living long lives too because when she ran away that family was in an old picture

  • @Laurenjoinsyoutube
    @Laurenjoinsyoutube 2 роки тому +8

    I also didn’t understand why it wasn’t a long con. Just date evie and then marry her lol

    • @GotoMaki4Micah
      @GotoMaki4Micah 2 роки тому

      thats old fashioned. as a modern woman, she had stated that she likes her independence. his was a trap just like traditional marriage. its just not a necessary trap anymore. think of marrying walt like marrying into organized crime. the mob charges money to the people for ''protection,'' from them. the vamp charges 3 wives for ''protection'' from them.

  • @olivialemke4082
    @olivialemke4082 2 роки тому +4

    Just cuz you talk a bit about the box office side - Imma plug Dan Murrell's channel if folks love learning box office numbers. I love hearing how these wild movies and shows fit in the context of the whole market. Love hearing about movies!

  • @KakuroKing3407
    @KakuroKing3407 Рік тому +1

    I’m genuinely at a point where if I think I want to see a movie, I have to avoid trailers so that the whole thing isn’t spoiled

  • @OtseisRagnarok
    @OtseisRagnarok 2 роки тому +2

    Getting a similar vibe to the comic "Eat the Rich" but the ending of that seems to be a lot better than what you're describing with The Invitation. Recommend it if you can get your hands on it. It came out last year.

  • @Laurenjoinsyoutube
    @Laurenjoinsyoutube 2 роки тому +1

    I didn’t watch the full trailer so I was halfway in and really interested then vampires came and I sat back in my seat and was like man they got me lol

  • @kovlinte
    @kovlinte 2 роки тому +18

    Blair Butler is an alright writer for the most part and yeah, that ending def sounds like something she'd do. Woman loves the "main character and bestie are up to something" ending.
    I wonder how much of the plot was lost to editting tbh

    • @harry_ord
      @harry_ord 2 роки тому

      Hadn't heard that name in a long time. Her comic section on Xplay was cool

  • @monarch3495
    @monarch3495 2 роки тому +2

    I was expecting more of a fight scene but I loved it. Woman killing her imprisoners in a wedding dress? Hell yes!

  • @NicoleM_radiantbaby
    @NicoleM_radiantbaby Рік тому +2

    To be fair, with the issue with her 'friend family' vs her 'real family' issue, to me I thought that ending, where she was back with her friend, teaming up with her after everything had went down, was showing that she'd realized that her friend was her true family after all? I mean, it didn't state it out right, but that was the vibe I got?
    Like, basically Evie went all the way across the ocean to learn that, in the end, she had family back home with her bestie all along. And I can see that -- when we are in grief, sometimes it's hard to see the support of those around you, especially if it doesn't fit into what you 'think' you want, so this was a learning experience for her.
    (Or maybe I'm just reading that interpretation because I've personally been bad about being like 'I'm so lonely' and 'No one is around', when they're literally people RIGHT THERE around me, I'm just too stuck in my depressive thoughts or grief to notice. 🤷)

  • @leslielara4445
    @leslielara4445 Рік тому +2

    Man, if I were offered immortality and an undefined amount -more unlimited than limited- of wealth, I would 100% immediately fold in half, whatever he needs for power he can take and after that I'll have all the fun with the other wives 😩💖💖✨️

  • @adrianghandtchi1562
    @adrianghandtchi1562 2 роки тому +5

    I haven’t seen the movie yet but I have seen the trailer, I suspect that the trailer revealed a little bit too much and you have confirmed that. If I have an opportunity to do so I will give it a look sometime.

  • @dreamcometrue461
    @dreamcometrue461 2 роки тому +5

    Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert were heading this film and left halfway through its production so that probably explains the mess lol

  • @xnij250
    @xnij250 2 роки тому +3

    Vampire stories need to be a series or a movie franchise so that writers can explain the backstory and establish relationships. I'm a fan of some trad vampire lores and I think a 2-3 hour movie is not enough to flesh out the stories.

  • @flyonangelwings
    @flyonangelwings 2 роки тому +14

    I went into The Invitation expecting Ready Or Not and/or Crimson Peak, as you said, and it just fell short in every aspect.
    One of my main frustrations was that there was so much time wasted trying to convince the viewer that Walt was a conflicted individual when everyone walked into the movie knowing it was a vampire movie with a fake wedding. I think the movie had to have had some kind of major pivots (change in writer, director or something) when already in production to have come up with this end result. Will not get over the scene when they're in bed together and Walt says, "I just wish someone would accept me for who I am" like it was a big confession or theme of the movie and there is no evidence before, during, or after of that being sincere or addressed!
    In my opinion, if they were wanting to create a slow burn vampire film with these characters, this movie should have been about Evie wanting a family at any cost and then being lured and trapped into a toxic, damaged family dynamic with a conflicted and abusive patriarch that starts to change her in to a more 'monstrous' person while also literally being sold on the idea of becoming a vampire. That way she could end up realizing the quality of the relationships she already has and has made without blood (her friend in the states, the maids, etc) are more fulfilling; she could then discover her own strength and literally defeat her demons.
    As an action, the filmmakers needed to lean heavily into the abusive, manipulative, and stalking threat of all three of the vampires. Viktoria, Walt, and all the families should have been turning her in circles until she didn't know which way was up so she eventually would feel so defeated and powerless that she'd give in to their demands. Lucy still could participate but we could get glimpses of the power discrepancy between the three and where there's action there's often sex and we could have seen a lot more physical love between Walt and his wives and also the power difference there!
    Basically, I have so many thoughts and I'm glad this video was made because I desperately needed people to agree with me that this movie had unfulfilled potential but so many good directions it could have taken.

    • @crystaleefyffe1230
      @crystaleefyffe1230 2 роки тому +1

      I think they were trying to sell this idea that vampires can't be charming or monsterous at the same time. It's just not in their nature and they are basically what they were meat to be: monsters cloaked in human flesh. Walter saying he needs a real connection while they were in bed was weird because they never brought it up again. If this was true then why didn't he just lure to him by using charm and patience and then reveal to her that he was a bloodsucker? I wanted to see if there was actual feelings between him and his two others brides and it just seems he's indifferent to them after having being with them for hundreds of years. The way Lucy spoke about not being able to travel much it gave the impression that they were some kind of prisoner or they couldn't leave without Walter's permission. The part about needing the three bloodlines was confusing as it was never fleshed out. What is it about their blood that he needs?

  • @yugen8195
    @yugen8195 2 роки тому +12

    lmao I liked the movie , and was genuinely surprised about the vampire twist. i know there were flaws , but I enjoyed it and would watch it again.

    • @Adelynoir
      @Adelynoir Рік тому

      You didn't notice the ears? Like, I thought it was a nice subtle thing, I like that they hinted it.

  • @beccarosewriter
    @beccarosewriter 2 роки тому +26

    Literally, it was so much fun to watch because it as so predictable. But it was annoying that a modern day artistic woman wouldn't see the red flags or even thing about human trafficing for a second. Like, no girl BIPOC woman would walk into a room of white men and not be somewhat concerned. Someone needs to make a Gen Z vampire movie, like Bodies Bodies Bodies was for horror. Because you know Gen Z would either spot the signs and kick ass or go along with everything cause life sucks anyway.

    • @vanzy01
      @vanzy01 2 роки тому

      Even I was rolling my eye on that part but but she was desperate for family bonds I mean she still kind of dumb without that dumb decision we have no movie.