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The Little Vampire (2000), (PG)
CAP Score: 72
CAP Influence Density: 0.50
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A service to parents and grandparents MAR20105 The Little Vampire (2000), (PG) CAP Score: 72 CAP Influence Density: 0.50 |
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SUMMARY / COMMENTARY: In this kid's flick, vampirism is glorified and made "acceptable" by endearing the characters with likable and unselfish characteristics [Deut. 11:16]. And that is a trick in and of itself since there are no such things as vampires, relying on the influence of the old Bella Lugosi movies. There are no walking undead. Indeed, there are no undead at all. One is either dead or alive. Maybe this movie is an attempt to "cash in" on the popularity of the Harry Potter books which are claimed to present magic as a technique to control others. Transplanted from San Diego, young Tony (Jonathan Lipnicki) finds emptiness and rejection in Scotland as his father relocates there to build a golf course for McAshton (John Wood). But as a "tolerance" promotion, young Tony finds acceptance and fulfillment in a family of vampires. An all too familiar scenario in life -- a child, feeling rejected because of righteous and rightful expectations made ugly to the child because of the bombardment of freedom from accountability at every turn, finding "unconditional acceptance" among evil. All too often, the child finds that when it comes time to pay the piper (which is always the case with rebellious maneuvers), the "unconditional acceptance" is not that unconditional after all. The movie's focus on Tony's life begins with a rather graphic nightmare. The next day we see Tony being bullied by local boys and Tony's resolve deepens even further. One night, a bat flies into Tony's room and crashes into the fireplace then turns into Rudolph (Rollo Weeks). Rather than be discovered by Tony's parents, Rudolph tries to fly out Tony's window and ends up face down on the lawn one story below. Rudolph's weakness is from lack of blood -- but not his blood. Rudolph, having been befriended by Tony, does not want to inflict the curse of being a vampire on Tony and asks for a cow. And Tony, so enamored by the friendship with a vampire, utters "I wanna be a vampire, too." So, as Rudolph drains some blood out of a cow, a local creep of a vampire hunter enters. Disgustingly disgusting, Rookery (Jim Carter) informs us of his vow to find and destroy Rudolph and all his "kind" driving a rig that looks to be a mix of the scavenging rig in *Rescuers Down Under* and the snowplow in Snow Day. In one scene, the herd of four cows which were now vampire cows after being used to supply the blood needs of the vampires, were enlisted in combating Rookery. Since these cows were vampires, they could fly. Yes, the filmmakers "milked" the idea behind the age-old expression, "Birdie, birdie up in the sky. Why'd you do that in my eye? I'm a big boy -- I won't cry, but I'm sure glad that cows can't fly." And Rookery's windshield wipers were not enough to handle it. This is a perplexing task. Is this movie good clean fun or is it a risk for the wholesome spiritual development of our kids? The movie is based on vampirism. But so was much entertainment by Bella Lugosi, Elvira, Sammy Terry, Vincent Price and others which we all grew up with. Are they innocuous or have they each been a brick in a foundation of desensitizing us [Gal. 1:6-7]? There is no such thing as a vampire. There are no walking undead. And that which does not exist cannot be contagious. One may CHOOSE to practice vampirism but still will not be a walking undead. And since vampires do not exist, how can portrayal of them be harmful to our kids? There is danger in embracing the unholy, that's how [Is. 5:20]. As always, it is best to refer to the Findings/Scoring section -- the heart of the CAP analysis model -- for the most complete assessment possible of this movie. FINDINGS / SCORING: 
NOTE: Multiple occurrences of each item described below may be likely, definitely when plural. Wanton Violence/Crime (W): Impudence/Hate (I)(1): Sex/Homosexuality (S): Drugs/Alcohol (D): Offense to God (O)(2): Murder/Suicide (M)(3):  |
