Louis De Pointe Du Lac

One Of My Favorite Vigga's.

The complexity of the 2022 version of Louis De Pointe Du Lac (brought to life by Jacob Anderson) added a new flare to the character that Brad Pitt drained the life out of. Jacob Anderson added layers to Louis that gnawed at my brain and heart.

Growing up, I have always been obsessed with vampires, especially black vampires. Something so ethereal and beautiful could destroy anything without the penalty of societal expectations if they wanted.

Louis on the other hand wanted the power of vampirism while holding on to his morals. Thus the 100-year battle of him coming to terms with the monster he is.

Like many Black southern Americans, having top-notch and set-in-stone morals is heavily relied on. Louis prided himself on being holier than thou, even though his occupation was being a pimp.

"A big man in a big house"

He's a complex character because of his hunger for power and whiteness but he hated that this hunger would make him a monster. He hated being a monster but enjoyed the power. His self-hatred birthed a passive version of himself that could only endure without honesty.

"Endure more"

To be a vampire is to be a monster.

Louis knows he's a vampire and knows what vampires are capable of. This doesn't stop him from cowering at the thought of being seen as anything other than the deeply religious Black man he is. Scared to be his true self. Scared to be the monster he is. Trying to live up to societal expectations cannot go hand in hand with being a vampire because of its ties to white supremacy. These ties are on the deep end of complete audacity and power. Louis wanted power without having the audacity to live life within the scope of complete whiteness. (at least not outwardly)

The very concept of vampirism is aloofness. Louis had the most trouble with this because of his identity before becoming a vampire. He could not distance himself from human business, not because he was recently turned, but because of his involvement within society. This included running one of the most successful brothels and being from an upper-class Black Creole (highly catholic) family in the 1920s. Eyes were always on him from the beginning.

Vampire or not, Louis is still a Black man in the southern part of the United States. power of not, he could not access said power (in its entirety) because society only saw his skin color. This didn’t stop him from wallowing in self-depravity. He wanted the power but didn’t want the monster that was born from it. To accept the dark gift in its fullness, Louis had to accept how monstrous he was and now is on top of being a minority twice over.

I must say that before he became a vampire, he was already depraved of his morals but had to keep up with appearances. Once becoming a vampire, what was done in the dark, came to light. Even he admitted to his wrongdoing in confessional before his timely demise and rebirth. He had girl-bossed himself way too close to the sun and became prey to a French sociopathic vampire.

Many versions of vampirism have come into existence and I must say that some of their versions have watered down the idea of them (vampires) being monsters for the charm of romance. The threat of the vampire within the scope of horror romances went from a monster to a beautiful half-dead lover. This depiction of an interview with a vampire brought back the monster with layers of identity and a battle of self-acceptance.

(Please Watch, Jacob Anderson devoured )

Louis De Pointe Du Lac, the vampire you are makes you more human than ever before.

— Ray’nee