#dracula and agatha

[darklinaforever]

I don't understand the problem people have with rewrites of Dracula that humanize him. Yes, Dracula in the original book is a pure representation of evil. But like Carmilla he is a fictional and almost mythological figure at this stage who evolves with the times. The myth of the vampire has changed, so it is logical that Dracula himself follows this model. The book will still exist, so what's the problem ? The same goes for offering him a romance, whether or not it is with a rewriting of the character of Mina or an another invented female character, or sometimes a woman linked to the Van helsing lineage, or even Van helsing changed directly into a woman !

Even Jonathan himself for exemple in order to explore a homosexuality or bisexuality in the story of Dracula ! Strangely I never see people revolting when Jonathan is placed as a romantic interest. I totally see where that's coming from, but the fact is that their relationship isn't good in the original material either.

As for the problem of Mina, a strong female character, apparently having her strong characteristics erased when she is made Dracula's lover... I don't agree.

After all, it all depends on how the thing is done. Yes, the Mina from the 1992 film is not the one from the book (which is far from being a flawless representation of a strong woman... Yes, for the time when the book was released, it works, but in our time modern era, there are flaws apparently, as with most works dating back a certain number of years), but she still remains a strong female character in her own way and morally ambiguous in this adaptation. It's just a different version. I particularly liked the version of Mina in the canceled series of 2013. These 3 versions of Mina are all strong women on different levels.

Don't make me say what I didn't say. I love the original version of Dracula, and I really hope one day to have a more or less faithful adaptation, but the rewritings of the characters of Dracula and Mina are not to be demonized. I also think that we will surely continue in the future to have versions where Mina and Dracula are associated together as lovers, as other times not. Maybe one day we'll even have a version with Dracula and Jonathan officially partnered as lovers. Who knows ? And everything will simply depend on the writing of the characters. On the other hand, yes, I am a little exasperated by the tendency to make Jonathan a character either bland or an asshole in certain adaptations. Give me the adorable Harker from the book for a change please... Anyway, these are my thoughts on the various adaptations of the Dracula myth !

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[boarwinds]

She's so pretty I had to

[queerholmcs]

ii. blood vessel // bbc dracula (2020)

[treespen]

The nuns had every indication to treat Jonathan as a lost cause, a madman.

His one possesion, his journal, is in shorthand. That's scribbles, they might as well be nonesense from his confused mind.

He has been rambling about horrific things that make no sense. Ghosts, demons...

He remembers nothing and no one for six weeks.

Yet they keep his journal, they pay attention to what he says without disregarding it, they wait patiently until he remembers something, anyone. All while taking care of him in a sanitorium.

Treating "madmen" like human beings makes them get better slowly but surely, instead of worsening their condition.

The Hungarian St Joseph and Ste Mary hospital is the foil of the London Asylum.

[forsapphics]

DRACULA (2020)

E01: The Rules of the Beast — directed by Jonny Campbell and written by Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat

[moonsun2010]

24 Aug - A long-awaited reunion💍

these are part of an animatic summarising Dracula, which you can watch here (new readers beware; it has spoilers for the entire book!)

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[tobaitfishwith]

Cult classic but I still pop

[moremoveslessannouncements-blog]

Agatha: …. do you?

Dracula: wouldn’t you like to know?

[artlyloser]

[ID: An illustration of Mutt and Aggie from The Adventure Zone Versus Dracula. Mutt is a tan brown-haired guy in a reddish brown coat and a bolo tie. He has stakes strapped to him and a utility belt. On his face, there are some scars across his right eyebrow and nose. He is smiling down at his dog while holding out some treats in his hand and petting her head with the other hand. Aggie is a big brown dog with cream spots and gray-brown spots and patches all over. She also has light blue eyes. She is looking at the treats offered with a grin and a drooling tongue. Behind them is a sketchily drawn street in orange on a dark background. END ID]

Nothin like a man and his dog

[mzannthropy]

I've been thinking a lot about adaptations lately and I wonder, have you ever experienced liking a certain adaptation even if it's not faithful to the book? Bc you like it as a film or a series, or idk, it's just a fun watch? Some examples:

The Count of Monte Cristo 2002

That Dracula film by Coppola (or any other Dracula really)

Pride and Prejudice 2005 (not an Austen expert but I've seen her fans say that it doesn't quite get it right in terms of characterisation). Or other Austen films.

Anne With An E series

Any Wuthering Heights

Any Agatha Christie adaptations that made significant changes, like those that featured Miss Marple when she is not in the book (like Endless Night for example), or the Sarah Phelps adaptations for BBC (does anyone out there like them?), or A Haunting in Venice

Possibly Little Women 2019? Not seen it and I kinda hate the book so never cared to find out, but it seems to me quite a popular film...?

Any of the one hundred million Sherlock Holmeses that are not books-accurate (though that is probably a topic of its own)

These are mostly classics. I have thought about those epic fantasy shows but I fear that's asking for trouble lol.

I'm really just curious, no right or wrong answers.

[darklinaforever]

Ellen & Orlok (2024), and Dracula & Agatha (2020).

[hyperfixating-on-main]

When does a Monster stop being a monster?

“When you love it”

[lasarusbird]

Thing is, those nuns are from Hungary (where Transylvania is too in the 1890s, not far from Budapest) and must have understood what has befallen Jonathan. But the Sisters cannot tell to a girl in England that he survived vampires, or they will be dismissed as superstitious fools...

[queerholmcs]

ii. blood vessel // bbc dracula (2020)

for @victorianpining ♟️🍷🪞

[anncanta]

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That moment, when Zoe says to Jack, 'it is the soul, not the aspect that one loves'. Obviously, she says it to Dracula at the same time. So she thinks that he loved one certain woman. Not the aspect but the soul. Was it an invitation or a warning, teasing?

Maybe she wanted to tell him, 'You were right, I`m not her'.

So much inside.