Yes, the abuse of Lucy is appalling. Dracula only stops when he sees Mina, and realizes that his long lost true love is witnessing his bestial attack on her best friend. Don't see me indeed!
Significant too is that Mina, for a very quick moment, is able to see Dracula's human face, hidden beneath the beast. As his soulmate, she can recognize him even in such a degraded state.
Of course, this illustrates how far Dracula has fallen on a soul level. Which ties-in to his later confession to Mina when he admits who and what he is. Gary Oldman conveys the character's deep shame perfectly.
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2025-03-31 02:14 am (UTC)Yes, the abuse of Lucy is appalling. Dracula only stops when he sees Mina, and realizes that his long lost true love is witnessing his bestial attack on her best friend. Don't see me indeed!
Significant too is that Mina, for a very quick moment, is able to see Dracula's human face, hidden beneath the beast. As his soulmate, she can recognize him even in such a degraded state.
Of course, this illustrates how far Dracula has fallen on a soul level. Which ties-in to his later confession to Mina when he admits who and what he is. Gary Oldman conveys the character's deep shame perfectly.