365 Days- Day 53

movie: Immortality the Wisdom of Crocodiles (aka  Immortality,  aka  The Wisdom of Crocodiles)
starring:Jude Law, Elina Lowensohn
genre; Crime, Thriller
year: 1998/2000
format; DVD

plot: After becoming the prime suspect in the death of his ex-girlfriend, a lab tech specializing in blood disorders and kidney stones, finds his life starting to unravel. He needs to get his current girlfriend to love him unconditionally in order to feed off her emotions. But she is unsatisfied with the mysterious aspects of his life, and starts to uncover his secrets.


You will notice the this movie has 3 titles, Immortality which is the U.S. title, Wisdom of Crocodiles  which is the British title, and Immortality the Wisdom of Crocodiles, which is what it seems to go by; by fans.  This was originally a 1998 film, but released in Canada and the US in 2000.  There is also some confusion on if the movie is based on a book or if the book was written after the movie.


This has got to be one of the most unique films I've ever seen. It's seductive, compelling, and makes you think of the classic vampire stories like Dracula,  Carmilla and The Vamypre.

The lead character doesn't just need the blood, he needs the emotions tied to the blood. In a way, he fits the idea of a psy-vamp as much as he does a sang-vamp. Again, bringing you back to the ideas that were used in the classic vampire novels.
You're never really given any true background on him, and you end up wondering if he really was a vampire or just a psychopath?

There are more then a few scenes where the lead has managed to do something that only his victims were able to do, little traits that were unique to them, like the way the second woman he's feed off of can write with both hands at the same time.  What I found really interesting, was the friendship between himself and the male cop, and you realize that he's been feeding off of him in a strange way by giving the cop someone to trust. This is shown subtly in a scene where the lead character extinguishes his cigarette the same way the cop has been doing so through out the film.

what do i think i learned from this film?
Nobody is perfect. Even when you have centuries to become so, you will never achieve it.