I think it's a mix of raging misogyny, homage to the 1931 movie where Lucy was a flirty flapper with a crush on Dracula, and a popular interpretation of the novel that Stoker "punishes" Lucy for her sexuality (expressed by having multiple suitors and her remark about marrying three men). I personally don't see it: I think Stoker wouldn't portray a sexual woman sympathetically to begin with, and he clearly treats Lucy with compassion. Besides, being courted by multiple men wasn't considered scandalous in the Victorian England, if anything, Stoker's wife was a famous beauty and probably had multiple suitors herself.
Besides, everyone and everything is sexed up in the movie, even the characters like Van Helsing. With such approach and with the interpretation of Lucy they chose, it would make sense for the creators for her to be especially sexed up.
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Date: 2025-03-30 08:51 pm (UTC)Besides, everyone and everything is sexed up in the movie, even the characters like Van Helsing. With such approach and with the interpretation of Lucy they chose, it would make sense for the creators for her to be especially sexed up.