History Film / LetTheRightOneIn

* ComingOfAgeStory: Oddly heartwarming. Kind of.
* {{Corpsing}}: A minor case when Eli and Oskar first meet. The actors trip over each other's lines towards the end of the scene and Eli visibly stifles a laugh. It was at the end of a very long shot with a minor stunt so ended up [[ThrowItIn getting left in]], but luckily it made some sense in context anyway.

** Sort-of done with [[spoiler:Håkan.]] He still dies, but in the film it happens [[spoiler:after falling out of the hospital window, and he doesn't come back as a RevenantZombie like in the book.]]
* DeathSeeker: Virginia is turned into this after being bitten by Eli, telling Lacke that she wants to die, and telling him to open the blinds, [[ManOnFire in order to make her burst into flames]]. When he won't do it, she gets a nurse to.

* DemotedToExtra: Håkan and the alcoholics have significantly reduced roles in the film adaptation.
* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:What Jimmy does to Oskar. You smacked my little brother? Now I'm going to drown you in the pool and cut your eye out if you come up. Then there's what Eli subsequently does to the bullies...]]

* DragonInChief: Jimmy, the older brother of Conny in this version, who is more sadistic and eager to kill Oskar.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Oskar to Eli, if you consider Eli evil. Certainly Eli to Håkan, and Conny and Jimmy to each other.

** Håkan's efforts to drain the blood of a passerby that he's just killed are thwarted when a dog comes by and begins barking, forcing him to flee as his owners come.
* FacialHorror: Håkan after he pours hydrochloric/sulfuric acid on his face to disfigure him well enough to be non-detectable by the cops. And yes, we get to see the results, which as detailed above in AdaptationalAttractiveness is less horrific than the book's example.
* TheFilmOfTheBook: This would be the first of this book's example of this trope.

* FourthDateMarriage: Kind of. Oskar hugs Eli and says he likes her the fifth time they meet; the sixth time, the pair cuddle in bed and Oskar asks her to be his girlfriend. Then [[spoiler: they run away together after the eleventh meeting.]] True, they're twelve, but they are meant to be soul mates.

** Eli's attack on [[spoiler:Lacke]] is shown mostly behind a partly closed door.

* KidsAreCruel: The bullies. And then far, far more, in [[spoiler:the bullies' punishment]].
* LesbianVampire: [[spoiler:A strange {{Gender Flip}}ped/[[InvertedTrope inverted]] example: Eli was born a boy and has an interest in another boy. However because his "change" wasn't on his own choosing Eli may place themselves anywhere from a ''transgender'' vampire to ''non-conforming body mod'' vampire.]]

* LowerClassLout: It's set in a poor suburb, so almost everyone is working class. Several of the bullies have male names ending in -y, a pretty strong working class indicator in Swedish. Subverted with Lacke, an unemployed alcoholic who nevertheless becomes the HeroAntagonist of the story.

* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Oskar is somewhat effeminate in comparison to the more androgynous Eli ([[spoiler:who is, of course, really an emasculated boy]]).
* MoodWhiplash: The film switches between sweet and scary at the drop of a hat, sometimes mixing both in one scene. A strangely funny example: the news reporter who discusses Håkan's apprehension ends the story by saying "And now, the sports."
* MovingAwayEnding: Unlike the novel, the film adaptation has this happen more obliquely, as Oskar and Eli are shown riding a train out of Stockholm a short while after the swimming pool massacre. It's less clear than in the novel that they're leaving for good and because of the murders, but it's still heavily implied.

** Håkan don't look too good after pouring acid on their face.

* OnlySaneMan: Andreas is the only member of the group of bullies tormenting Oskar that seems uncomfortable if not remorseful with what he's doing. He breaks down crying as he is forced to repeatedly whip Oskar, and [[spoiler:is the only bully not killed in the climax, instead sitting on the bleachers sobbing]].
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: These vampires aren't actually undead - at least in the film, it's made clear you have to ''survive'' the attack to turn into a vampire. [[MercyKill Killing your victim]] is the [[ShootTheDog nicer option]]. To be specific, along with the common death-by-sunlight, paleness, blood-drinking attributes, these vampires cannot enter a house without getting permission, occasionally have cat-like eyes that glow in the dark, and [[ShapeShifter can "think" claws on their hands and feet, and wings and fangs]].

* ProtagonistCentredMorality: We're clearly meant to root for Eli and Oskar, despite the fact that [[spoiler:the former spends the movie murdering perfectly innocent people, and the latter is perfectly okay with her doing so because she's nice to him]].

It's the story of Oskar Kåre Hedebrant), a 12-year-old boy who is being bullied at school. One night, he meets Eli (Lina Leandersson), a girl who just moved in next door with her dad. However, Eli isn't affected by the cold and hates daylight, and it's quickly shown that her "dad" Haake (Per Ragnar) kills people and drains their blood to feed her. As Oskar befriends Eli and more people go missing, suspicions are raised.

It's the story of Oskar, a 12-year-old boy who is being bullied at school. One night, he meets Eli, a girl who just moved in next door with her dad. However, Eli isn't affected by the cold and hates daylight, and it's quickly shown that her "dad" kills people and drains their blood to feed her. As Oskar befriends Eli and more people go missing, suspicions are raised.

* BigBad: Conny serves as Oskar's main tormenter even though others also take on roles throughout.

* AssholeVictim: By the end of the movie, [[spoiler: Conny and his older brother Jimmy get brutally killed by Eli when they try to drown Oskar. Martin may not have been as monstrous as they were but he still helped them to drown Oskar]].

* {{Corpsing}}: A minor case when Eli and Oskar first meet. The actors trip over each other's lines towards the end of the scene and Eli visibly stifles a laugh. It was at the end of a very long shot with a minor stunt so ended up [[ThrowItIn getting left in]], but luckily it made some sense in context anyway[[labelnote:*]][[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife you might not even notice it without reading this]] [[DVDCommentary or listening to the commentary]][[/labelnote]].

* InfantImmortality: Very much averted in [[spoiler: the pool scene, that leaves several 12-year-olds ''torn to pieces'']].

* TragicVillain: Håkan is an implied pedophile who kills people to feed a vampire, but it's clear he hates himself for what he is, and [[spoiler:[[AlasPoorVillain his death is nothing short of heartbreaking]], not to mention [[RasputinianDeath extremely painful]].]]

* HollywoodOskar: Oskar is considered this in universe, as the bullies default insult for him is piggy. Which makes no sense whatsever as he is played by an extremely skinny actor.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Oskar is thrown into the pool by Conny's AxCrazy older brother Jimmy. Oskar is then told that if he can't hold his breath underwater for three minutes, his eye will be gouged out. Even the lackeys are repulsed by this idea.

* HateSink: Jonny and his older brother Jimmy lack their redeeming qualities from the original novel. Jonny relentlessly bullies Oskar in violently humiliating ways, before threatening to drown him in a frozen pond. Jimmy is an even bigger sadist than his brother, and seen bullying him too. When Oskar stands up for himself, they later gang up on him in retaliation. Jimmy makes a "bet" with him about holding his breath underwater for three minutes, and either getting his cheek cut open, or his eye cut out.

* DeathSeeker: Virginia is turned into this after being bitten by Eli, telling Lacke that she wants to die, and telling him to open the blinds, [[ManOnFire in order to make her burst into flames]]. When he won't do it. She gets a nurse to.

* BullyBrutality: The bull¡ies that harass Oskar and end up [[spoiler:almost drowning him]].

* BoyMeetsGhoul: A charming story where the bullied boy with an interest in serial killers meets a charming castrated vampire when he/she moves in next door.
* BullyBrutality: The bullies that harass Oskar and end up [[spoiler:almost drowning him]].

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the novel, Hakan is a pedophile who met Eli while he was leering at children at a playground. In the movie, Hakan's pedophilia is only alluded to.

* AlasPoorVillain: Hakan might be the only time in movie history where you could cry for the death of a ''serial-killing pedophile'', [[spoiler:holding a sobbing Eli in his arms and letting her feed on him before falling out the hospital window to his death]]. Especially considering [[spoiler:[[BodyHorror what he does to his face]] [[HeroicSacrifice to keep Eli safe]] beforehand.]]

* BattleDiscretionShot: The climax of both films where [[spoiler:Eli slaughters all of the bullies]]. See GoryDiscretionShot.

* BringMyBrownPants: Tommy shits himself while [[spoiler:locked in a basement with Hakan, who at this point is now a zombie.]]

* ChekhovsSkill: The Morse code ending to both films.

* DaylightHorror: The pool climax is well-lit in the original film, which allows [[spoiler:the bullies' demises to be shown that much more clearly.]]

** In the book, Eli only killed [[spoiler: Conny and Jimmy]]. In the movie, she kills [[spoiler: all but one of the bullies]].

* HateSink: Jonny (or Kenny as he's called in ''Film/LetMeIn'') and his older brother Jimmy lack their redeeming qualities from the original novel. Jonny[=/=]Kenny relentlessly bullies Oskar[=/=]Owen in violently humiliating ways, before threatening to drown him in a frozen pond. Jimmy is an even bigger sadist than his brother, and seen bullying him too. When Oskar[=/=]Owen stands up for himself, they later gang up on him in retaliation. Jimmy makes a "bet" with him about holding his breath underwater for three minutes, and either getting his cheek cut open, or his eye cut out.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Hakan '''[[NightmareFuel pours acid on his face]]''' to keep the cops from [=IDing=] him and going after Eli.]]

** Likewise, Håkan in the book kills for Eli but hates doing it (in the films he is more dispassionate about it). He attempts to compensate for his crimes by giving away his money to help people. Although he's less less sympathetic than Eli and Oskar, being a pedophile and all.

* TragicVillain: Hakan is an implied pedophile who kills people to feed a vampire, but it's clear he hates himself for what he is, and [[spoiler:[[AlasPoorVillain his death is nothing short of heartbreaking]], not to mention [[RasputinianDeath extremely painful]].]]

* YourVampiresSuck: Averted. There are virtually no references to any vampire tropes not used in the movie. In many ways, this helps to create a greater sense of realism. The characters are smart enough to know that what works in the movies won't work in real life, and that discussing things in terms of what movies they are or aren't like is totally pointless.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the book, Oskar is an overweight child, and there's more description of Eli being filthy and mangy.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the novel, Hakan was a pedophile who met Eli while he was leering at children at a playground. In the movie, Hakan's pedophilia was only alluded to.
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the movie, Eli is outraged when her "dad" fails to bring her back blood and verbally lashes out at him. In the novel, while she still pleads with him to go out and try again, it is in a much more subdued and dispassionate manner. The book's Eli in general seems to play a more passive role in their relationship, mostly just dully reacting to Håkan's anger and increasingly perverse demands.

* AdaptationDistillation: The Swedish version distills it down to just the boy and the vampire, with a minor subplot about the strained relationship of an older couple, all other elements solely serving to move the A plot forward.
* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: In the Swedish film we see [[spoiler:Eli's castration scar]] with no further context than earlier comments of "I'm not a girl." While some viewers who haven't read the book have been able to infer what it meant, others were confused.

* AlasPoorVillain: Hakan/ might be the only time in movie history where you could cry for the death of a ''serial-killing pedophile'', [[spoiler:holding a sobbing Eli in his arms and letting her feed on him before falling out the hospital window to his death]]. Especially considering [[spoiler:[[BodyHorror what he does to his face]] [[HeroicSacrifice to keep Eli safe]] beforehand.]]

** A ''lot'' of people thought Oskar's dad was gay in the Swedish film due the scene where his friend comes over for drinks and Oskar acts uncomfortable. WordOfGod is that the father wasn't gay and that Oskar's discomfort had to do with the father neglecting him so he could get drunk with his friend.

* BloodlessCarnage: ''Relatively'', in the Swedish film version at least, with {{Gory Discretion Shot}}s or long-range/obscured views preferred – so the horrifying slaughter is conveyed with surprisingly almost no blood to be seen, considering how much is let. The Hollywood remake didn't hold back nearly as much, though.

* BookEnds: The opening shot of ''Let the Right One In'' is of falling snow, and a shot near the ending is of the same falling snow.

* {{Corpsing}}: A minor case in the Swedish Film when Eli and Oskar first meet. The actors trip over each other's lines towards the end of the scene and Eli visibly stifles a laugh. It was at the end of a very long shot with a minor stunt so ended up [[ThrowItIn getting left in]], but luckily it made some sense in context anyway[[labelnote:*]][[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife you might not even notice it without reading this]] [[DVDCommentary or listening to the commentary]][[/labelnote]].

* DeathByAdaptation: In the book, Eli only killed [[spoiler: Conny and Jimmy]]. In the movie, she killed [[spoiler: all but one of the bullies]], and in the remake, [[spoiler: she kills all of them, including the reluctant one]].
** Sort-of done with [[spoiler:Hakan.]] He still dies in all versions, but in both movies, it happens [[spoiler:after falling out of the hospital window]], and he doesn't [[spoiler: come back as a RevenantZombie like in the book.]]

* EvilDetectingDog: Cats detect and viciously attack vampires on sight.

* FacialHorror: Håkan/Thomas after he pours hydrochloric/sulfuric acid on his face to disfigure him well enough to be non-detectable by the cops. And yes, we get to see the results, which as detailed above in AdaptationalAttractiveness is less horrific than the book's example.

* GoryDiscretionShot: The Swedish film tends to use these, or virtually no blood at all, though the remake lingers rather more on the gore.
** Arguably the most talked about scene in both films is their pool endings, which play out nearly the same: [[spoiler: the main bully's brother, Jimmy, as well as the rest of the bullies, show up at the pool and start a fire to lure the teacher outside while Oskar stays in the pool. Jimmy forces Oskar into a sadistic game: stay underwater for three minutes, or he will gouge out one of his eyes. After being held underwater for about a minute, a crash through the pool's window signals that Eli has come to the rescue. We only witness the rescue underwater from Oskar/Owen's perspective, but the screaming above the water, as well as the downpour of blood and body parts tells us all we need to know.]]

* HairContrastDuo: In the Swedish film, Oskar is blonde and Eli is brunette. In the American remake, the hair colors swap.
* HeelRealization: Andreas in the novel who gets cold feet during the climax. Andreas is even the one who [[spoiler:lets Eli in to take care of business; he is rewarded by being the SoleSurvivor of Eli's massacre.]]

* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: In the Swedish film at least Oskar is somewhat effeminate in comparison to the more androgynous Eli ([[spoiler:who is, of course, really an emasculated boy]]).
* MoodWhiplash: Switches between sweet and scary at the drop of a hat, sometimes mixing both in one scene.
** A strangely funny example: the news reporter who discusses Håkan's apprehension ends the story by saying "And now, the sports."

* NightmareFace: Averted with Eli.

* TheRenfield: Eli starts out with an older 'guardian' who tries to protect her by draining blood out of victims. [[spoiler:By the end of the movie, Oskar has possibly become this (depending on your interpretation)]]. [[spoiler: Let The Old Dreams Die was written because the author didn't like this interpretation. It shows Oscar and Eli mixing their blood, making him a vampire as well.]]

* TearsOfBlood:[[spoiler:when Eli isn't invited into Oskar's place but enters anyway, blood begins pouring out of her head and orifices, including her eyes]].

* TrappedInVillainy: Eli. She kills because she has to; she'll die if she doesn't. She makes no excuses for what she does beyond its necessity for her continued existence. Most vampires take their own lives rather than continue to kill, but Eli was turned so young that her survival instinct and willpower overrides her conscience.
* TomatoSurprise: [[spoiler:Eli is a boy.]]
* TooDumbToLive: Lacke tries to kill Eli with a kitchen knife...that he drops before she even wakes up. Or how about turning his back on a vampire without finishing the job? In the book it is stated that he couldn't bring himself to kill a child. Here is just startled by Oskar.
** In the Swedish movie, Håkan does not seem so concerned with at least trying to cover his tracks by hiding the corpses of his victims or taking any other precaution, culminating in [[spoiler:killing a boy ''in a gym and trying to bleed him in the changing room'', without even make sure that none else was around. Needless to say, he gets caught mere minutes later]].

* TragicVillain: Hakan is a pedophile who kills people to feed a vampire, but it's clear he hates himself for what he is, and [[spoiler:[[AlasPoorVillain his death is nothing short of heartbreaking]], not to mention [[RasputinianDeath extremely painful]].]]
* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The American trailer shows [[spoiler:Virginia's death.]]

* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Oskar in the Swedish film is about as stereotypically Swedish as you can get. [[CreepyChild Physically]] [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain speaking]], [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation of course]].

For tropes on the original book see, ''Literature/LetTheRightOneIn''. For tropes on the english-language remake see ''Film/LetMeIn''.

!!This work provide examples of:

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: These vampires aren't actually undead - at least in the film, it's made clear you have to ''survive'' the attack to turn into a vampire. [[MercyKill Killing your victim]] is the [[ShootTheDog nicer option]]. To be specific, along with the common death-by-sunlight, paleness, blood-drinking attributes, these vampires cannot enter a house without getting permission, occasionally have cat-like eyes that glow in the dark, and [[ShapeShifter can "think" claws on their hands and feet, and wings and fangs]].

''Låt den rätte komma in'' (''Let The Right One In'') is a 2004 horror novel by [[UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}} Swedish]] author John Ajvide Lindqvist. It's the story of Oskar, a 12-year-old boy who is being bullied at school. One night, he meets Eli, a girl who just moved in next door with her dad. However, Eli isn't affected by the cold and hates daylight, and it's quickly shown that her "dad" kills people and drains their blood to feed her. As Oskar befriends Eli and more people go missing, suspicions are raised.

* DudeLooksLikeALady: [[spoiler:Eli's not a girl.]]

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