I have been affected by this Jim Jarmusch film since my first viewing. It's an absolute love story, one that highlights the invaluable camaraderie that can exist between two people... in this case, vampires. Haha. It's actually this very dynamic that showcases a beautiful interdependence, as both characters have survived together through centuries. Lead male character, Adam (Tom Hiddleston), finds himself amidst a derived weighty existence, dismayed by the state of art and culture, and by human destruction to the planet. His love (Tilda Swinton) is a true Eve to his Adam. She is vivid, her solace reviving, and her passion for the arts and for that which is good on the earth, infectious.
This nod to the arts is woven throughout the film. And with long musical interludes by Jozef Van Wissem and Squrl, the film seems an intricately evolved music video you could watch for hours. I may have a thing for Hiddleston's character, a sort-of reborn Jim Morrison who collects vintage guitars and studies mechanics, a timeless composer and an unassuming underground rock musician who takes his lover on night drives, highlighting iconic locations and venues throughout 'rock city.'
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