The book Fareed is reading on the bus is about adventurers made mute, only able to communicate their story via tarot car arrangement. Here are some Themes I have deluded myself into noticing.
"The Tower" (Catastrophe, horror, tragedy) there are LOTS. of towers. Some collapsing. I'm including the lighthouse as a Tower. "Disaster, my son" etc. Hell I will include Al-Shiraf Tower. Maybe it'll fall down too.
"The Sun" (vitality, optimism, enthusiasm) not very common ground to tread in our gothic romance, but a lot of weight seems to be put on Daniel and Armand as Daywalkers (thinking of that shot of Daniel as a giant head coming out of the ceiling) and this one leads a bit inTOâ
"The Chariot" (ambition, drive, strength of will) and Armand. The Salamander drawing of Armand being hit by a bus followed by Armand compelling Larry to jump in front of the train. Armand is the driving force of SOMETHING. (ALSO also see the origin of the name Arun/Aruna)
ALL THE TABLE SETTINGS THAT HAVE WAY TOO MANY GOD DAMN C U P S FOR THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE SITTING THERE???
the number eight? The eight of what, hell if I know.
The upside down shots being "reversed" or "inverted", which changes the meaning of what's being depicted to an opposite.
Armand's machetes on the wall the somethingth of swords?
Tell em if you see more I must study the Angles
UPDATE: The painting in Lestat's apartment in Montreal is called The Lovers (card: partnerships, romance, kindred spirits)
There are three cards upright on Merrick's table: The Devil (addiction, obsession, secrecy) (Anne often associated Armand with the devil/fallen angels) the second I THINK is the King of Cups? (Emotion and compassion, male, associated with fathers and husbands). The THIRD I can barely see but based on the vines around the border I think it's The Magician (power, skill, influence) I think these three could be set dressing, just reinforcing the scene we're already inâthe obsession and relapse, self-harm of chasing Claudia, the emotion of fatherhood, the witch facilitating. But I think it could also be foreshadowing :) for who is coming to disrupt in later scenes :)
