Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Edohotep
Writers: Nick Damici, Jim Mickle.
Stars: Connor Paolo, Nick Damici and Kelly McGillis.
Whatever happened to the glory days of vampires versus werewolves and Mr. Kesuke Miyagi teaching young Daniel-san the ways of innocence, stilling a fluttering heart? Stake Land thankfully avoids the seminal romance, and explores the lore of the vampires in a historical light.
One concept that may get missed by some viewers is that this film harkens back to the legends of yore—back to what a real vampire is supposed to be. European legends often spoke of decayed corpses attacking the innocent on lone deserted highways. To depict this type of bloodsucker may seem confusing to a generation raised on Anne Rice or Stephenie Meyer. While Bram Stoker is praised for bringing this legendary creature to life for a modern age, he was by no means the first. Nosferatu predated Hollywood’s golden boy, Bela Legosi, but just how many people have been charmed away by the romance of the literary vampire?
Set in the dissolution of the United States, the only haven, named New Eden supposedly exists in Canada. The only forms of community that can survive outside of Eden are small kingdoms manned by sheriffs eking out their own form of justice.
But as this tale demonstrates, those who survive the plague are not better off. They are just trying to mete out a simple existence, in hopes that the night stalkers do not arrive. This film is nicely done to reflect a simple fear that the populace is facing, but to fall down the road of Adam and Eve continuing life in a new paradise really is not required. That is just a Hollywood trap that this film could have done without.
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