>I mean if think about it, it's a happy ending in someways and
>oppressively sad in another. This little kid has just given
>his entire life to this little vampire who will never grow up.
>He will become the old man and then she'll get another 12 year
>old just like him 45 years from then. It's such a strange
>strange revelation to make when you're watching these two
>kids.

That is exactly what I was thinking... The first dude who poured acid on his head, that was him. The look on his face when she was meeting the new kid was a sad twist to the film.