Vampirism has certainly something deeply erotic and sexual. There are a lot of movies out there which picture vampires as simply bloodthirsty creatures who drink the blood of young virgin women. I was never much of a fan of these movies. For me vampires carry a bewitching quality, something that cannot be explained in plain words. That ancient allure of them, that beauty and finesse and their characteristic of inflicting pain together with pleasure is what drives me near to these fiction creatures. The Hunger is a movie that begins from the fact that vampires are the underground princes and princesses of this world. The film is very loosely judgmental over their methods. The thing that stays with you after the end of the movie was not that they sucked the blood of other people, but their incredible aura. Their astonishing character and aesthetic.
I would definitely argue that The Hunger is one of the most interesting vampire movies that one can find. Away from the cliches of the genre, it draws a line somewhere between the crime and the pleasure, the evil and the godly, the beautiful and the ferocious. The vampires of the movie are creatures of the night, but in a way that makes you love them for what they are. I would go even further to say that the vampires of this movie, are the ones that look like the most interesting part of the society. Thirst for blood goes together with an incredible beauty, an amazing grace, a stupendous charm. And this is definitely the way that suits the vampires. This is the right way that should be presented and not like some vacant violent creatures. I recommend this movie to anyone who feels that his aesthetic is somehow different from the others. For those who feel and understand themselves like creatures of the night.
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