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Originally Posted by Deenosaur
I thought it was to expand his power? Like to create more vampires in a powerful society? It's been a long time since I've read Dracula and I remember it being a less than an enjoyable read, unfortunately.
I'm currently reading Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk. I am always unsure whether or not I enjoy his style of writing.
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Well maybe, but he made no attempt to, unless you include Lucy. And it certainly was not mentioned. Dracula just says I want to move to London, and that's it. No explanation. And as for you, Batty...
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Originally Posted by The Batlord
Seriously? You make me sad. Dracula just wanted to see the world basically. It wasn't any massive thing, Dracula was just tired of being stuck in the ass end of Europe.
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Weak weak weak premise. I'm bored so I'll go to London? As if.
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Originally Posted by Frownland
Dracula is xenophobic as ****.
Bram Stoker: So this guy he sucks blood and he's like muahahaha
Crowd: *blank stare*
Bram: And he's from Transylvania!
Crowd: *shrieks* Not a foreigner!
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Not to mention misogynistic. Five women in total, three are vampires, one becomes a vampire and the other is basically window dressing. No character development or independent interaction at all for the ladies. Course, he
was gay, so I guess, but still...
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Originally Posted by MicShazam
I don't know how much the book and the Francis Ford Coppola movie are alike, plot wise, but in the movie, Dracula comes to London because he wants to find Mina, who he believes to be a reincarnation of his dead lover from centuries past.
It's entirely possible that the whole love story angle was something a script writer came up with, but I think it works really well.
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That was bull****. All made up. Dracula saw a picture of Mina and lusted after her, sure, but there was never any intimation that she was a reincarnation of anyone. They just turned the movie into a love story. Puke.
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Originally Posted by Janszoon
He was offered a professorship at King's College.
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Giving night classes only, presumably?