Let Me In

Let Me In is a 2010 American romantic horror film directed by Matt Reeves and starring Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloë Grace Moretz. It is based on the 2008 Swedish film Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in), directed by Tomas Alfredson, and the novel of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Information from Wikipedia

Main Cast:

Kodi Smit-McPhee as Owen
Chloe Moretz as Abby
Richard Jenkins as the Alleged Father
Elias Koteas as Policeman

Plot:
Owen is a 12-year old boy who has always lived a struggling life as a teenager. His parents are divorced. He is living with his mother at a quiet town in New Mexico. Added to this, he is always bullied by his classmates at school to the extent that he ends up being physically injured. Suddenly, Abby, a mysterious girl who just moved next door became his friend and he eventually develops a romantic relationship with her.

Reaching mutual understanding

Story Analysis:
The story tackles about people's need of someone. All people wants to love and to be loved.
This is where Owen's (Kodi Smit-McPhee) life centers, as he is in the struggle of finding a sense of belonging which actually ends in finding someone to love and someone who will love him. Despite of having a loving mother, his vision of having a loving family is cracked because he belongs to a broken family where his father is separated from them. This situation didn't help Owen to cope in a more lonely life at school as a bullied student. His weak composure engulfed him with fear towards the bullies and eventually being physically, mentally and emotionally scarred with no one to run to. But even all of this, he still has a hope inside him that he will be able to live normally and have someone who will stay for him.

Abby and Owen - nagmomoment (Enjoying their moment)

Owen finds a girl similar to him named Abby (Chloe Moretz).

Abby is a girl who is isolated from the world. Her situation as a vampire - immortal but living in the dark and craving for blood bound her to be alone forever. She is also an image similar to Owen - A girl who is strong but caged with sadness because she is also looking for a sense of belonging.

Both characters are drawn together because they both fill up each other's sadness even momentarily, even though they have to manage their old life after each meeting.

In the end, both characters decided to take a step ahead to run away, but together in their own world, a world where only the two of them will cherish. No more being alone and No more being hurt - hopefully. But everything is just a cycle, Abby as an immortal will be only left again when her aging partner fades away.

Feeling the distant heart

Rating:

-Sound: 

-Cinematography: 

 -Actors:

-Story:

 -Personal Interest:

 -Overall:

Sound. Soundtrack is insignificant. It didn't grow into me and I easily forgot it. But the sound effects are good, they added to the element of suspense. It always surprises me.

Cinematography. Very great. It's all simple but it's expressive. It relates in the feelings of the story.

Rising tension. It's good in the eyes. lol

Agony. Alone in the Dark.

 Actors. Convincing for me. I was able to relate with the children and their sadness and also with their puppy love. The two main characters have shown how real teenagers go through puberty. But in this movie, it comes in an unusual way because of the situation they are in, and that makes them better.

Story. Well done. I don't know how to compare this with the novel and with its Swedish counterpart, Let The Right One In because I haven't read and watched it. But if I'll look at the movie itself, it is really well made. It isn't just about teenage love and vampire stories and It isn't just the two combined, it has become a suspense movie with a heart - with a redeeming value. Despite of the violence, It still has relevance to our lives as all people has always felt in even just one point of their life of being alone and is always in struggle of finding love.

Personal Interest. Not my type of film. But I still appreciated it because of the values and the originality of it among all vampire stories that have been made.

Overall. I actually felt lonely for the ending but we cannot deny that life can be like that, just a cycle of loneliness. Anyway, It's worth watching. If you want to relieve yourself from overly bloody vampire movies or overly cheesy vampire movies or the combination of two, watch this one - the blending of bloodiness and cheesiness is just right. The movie is unique and one of a kind.

I'll be always here for you