Although I wasn’t necessarily frightened, I was thoroughly entertained with the Nosferatu movie. I was immediatly hooked as soon as Knock aka “Doc Brown”, sends Hutter to Transylvania to visit a new client.

When Hutter was at the inn, I thought of teenage smoking. Wiser people are trying to tell someone not to do something because they know from experience that such things kill. Although cigarettes are far different from Dracula, they share the quality of being something that is lured in and eventually kills you. Hutter, like a typical teenager, does not listen to other people and continues to do what they think is right.

When I first saw Count Orlok, I thought of a shrine of Arnold made by Helga in the show “Hey Arnold!”. His pale skin combined with his motionless eyes struck a nerve to this childhood scene. However, I do recall being scared at the shrine also when I first saw it on television. Perhaps, my biggest fear in life is a giant football headed shrine?

My favorite scene was after the caption said “Only a woman can break his spell”. The moments after this caption were action packed and finally got to the point of the performance. When Orlok is finally defeated, I couldn’t but feel joy. To be quite honest, I didn’t care much for Ellen and I was more glad that Dracula is finally dead. This scene reminded me of Aladdin and how Jasmine seduces Jafar to eventually defeat him. Unlike a classic Disney film, Nosferatu ended realistically, with the heroine dying. Either way, I drew a comparison between Ellen and Jasmine.

Overall, I enjoyed the movie and would recommend to any of my friends interested in cult classic horror films.