Is it just me, or does this movie seem to touch on racial themes? If you like Japanese anime and plenty of violence, no doubt you will like this movie: Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV-UrVXdFHY It is about a girl that gets abducted by a vampire, and the chase by bounty hunters to bring her back to her father. One of the bounty hunters is half human, half vampire (Vampire Hunter D). The movie has racial themes throughout, as there is a dynamic of tension between humans and vampires. Fear, prejudice, resentment, xenophobia, and genocide. If you are going to watch the movie, watch it BEFORE you read the rest of this paragraph. It will be much less enjoyable if the surprise is ruined for you. So here is the plot: It turns out that the vampire and the girl are actually in love with eachother. The father already knows about this, but did not approve of such a relationship, so he hires bounty hunters to bring her backĀ dead or alive. In a way, this is analogous to an interracial relationship that the father is determined to prevent by any means possible. It is revealed later in the movie that Vampire Hunter D has internal feelings against this relationship also. Being a dhampir (half breed), Vampire Hunter D knows what it is like not to fit in, to be alienated from both human society and from vampires. He does not want another baby to be born into the world like him. The vampire, Meier Link, struggles to overcome his vampire nature. Although he truely loves the girl, he has urges to suck out her blood throughout the movie. This point is emphasised by Hunter D and another vampire hunter, who tell the girl she does not know what Meier is really like. In the end, the girl is killed, not by Meier but by another vampire countess whom Meier trusted. And so the story confirms that "blood lust" really is within a vampire's nature. But the movie also deals with the darkside of human nature. Here are some excerpts from the script: Sheriff: "We don't want you here. We don't sell to dhampirs in this town, understand?" Carmilla: "...your father was a vampire, and you're betraying his ancient blood. Your people are facing extinction, and you're contributing to their demise. Your human self is your weaker self. Humans are nothing more than livestock. We pray on them as they prey on beasts. This is the rule of nature!" Carmilla: "Your time is coming to an end. Your kind must face extinction. You cannot survice, you must die. That is the rule of nature." Hunter D: "No, Carmilla, nothing lasts forever." Carmilla: "I should have known better than to reason with your kind... I guess my only option is to use force." Charlotte: "I'm so happy, Meier, because we are together now, at last." Meier: "Together, at last" Charlotte: "You let me dream. You let me dream of our beautiful tripe to the stars. Our dream." Meier: "It's not a dream. We are going to the stars, Charlotte. You and I will get away from this. We will fly together to the city of the night where we were meant to be free from all this." Charlotte: "Yes...freedom! At last..." Meier: "You struggle to resist this nature of ours..." Leila (seeing Charlotte lying dead on the floor) : what a waste, what a sad waste Inscribed on Charlotte's ring: "Enough of misery, enough of killing and death. I've had enough." (the picture jumps to Hunter D and Meier fighting against eachother, in a battle that really has no purpose because Charlotte is already dead) For more information about the movie: http://www.ufoarchives.com/wiki/index.php/Vampire_Hunter_D
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