ok, I understand that. And I still agree with you, and gotta admit that the last time I read the book (read it three times or so), was when I was sixteen or so... *g* quite a while ago. So dunno for sure anymore but hadn't Mina sympathy for D in the book, too? That she betrayed J in the movie was another "we need more drama" thing, I guess *g*. The whole movie plot focused a lot more on the love tragedy of D, while in the book you never got insights into the Count.
Well, anyways, what I meant is that it is one of the few movies that were made from a book that did not totally disappoint me. I mean, there are so many other movies that are called "Dracula" and the only thing they have in common with the original book are some names and a bad-ass vampire who gets his ass kicked. *g* "Wes Craven's Dracula" was one of them. No good, that one.
So, for me Coppola's movie worked and he had every right to call it "Bram Stoker's Dracula".
Btw for me Gary Oldman is one of the best Draculas ever. |