I haven't read the original story, but during the end of the movie when the Vampire returns to normal, it seemed as if he had a look of resentment or something like that there was more to his story than what was on the surface. Could anybody clarify any details about this character which may not have made into the movie?
share Just my impression, but I was thinking his look of disgust was more or less that fact that he felt remorse over his existence. He could never have a normal life, love, see daylight, etc & that whatever he used to be (The mortal man with a soul,"Dwight") was lost forever. Think about the lost love that he killed peacefully back at that small airport (The lady dark haired beauty photographed with Dwight by the plane, when she was younger - from the photos from Dwight's plane) He would never have the life he could have had, or children, etc.
All he really became & was in the end, was a blood thirsty monster who killed to stay alive. His life consisted of flying in a blood stained smelly maggot infested plane, flying from one place to another, trying to avoid being caught.
They usually say that the newness and awesomeness of a vampire's life - being immortal, disease free, beautiful, staying young forever, etc. eventually wears off. Consider Louis in "Interview with the Vampire". In the end it seemed Dwight was very lonely and had probably grown tired of his existence.
Wow! Excellent description, Lambert-20!
I think your right in every point.....if I just look at the emotion on Dwight's face after he left Dees....it was indeed regret, remorse....
Yep, I agree too lambert. That does makes sense. Still I wonder why he never killed himself.
shareI thought that is was remorse/resentment for Dees.
In the original story Dwight basicly tells Dees to stop following him, to not dive into his world. And in the story Dees listened to Dwight.
However, in the film version Dees doesn't. He continues to seek Dwight, to understand him and his world. Because Dees pushed it and wouldn't listen to Dwight's warning, the vampire then relented and showed Dees what he trully was. And--as Dwight had tried to warn him--Dees couldn't handle it and went mad.
That's what I always thought Dwight's expression at the end meant.
Although, I guess that--along with remorse for Dees (and resentment towards him for not just walking away and letting things go)--Dwight's expression could also be a reflection of his own self-pity for his life: knowing that no one else could ever understand him or what he is.
"I'm not going there to die, I'm going to find out if I'm really alive." ~Spike Spiegel
I think he felt sorrow for Dees. Seeing another "brother of the blood" die. It was obvious he respected Dees' appetite for blood (in the editorial sense) and was hoping Dees would move on from it because Dwight can not.
shareHe did have a sad look on his face. Dwight can´t feel the warmth of sunlight on his skin nor love someone, nor have children, his unlife consists of going from place to place killing just to stay fed. He can never have a normal life. He saw Dees a fellow vampire albeit metaphorical, he told Dees to move on that it wasn´t worth it, Dees could have a normal unlike Dwight.
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