Everything about Nosferatu was so dramatic – the music, the body movements, and facial expressions of the actors – it was difficult to adapt to, and I was weirded out by how much effort Jonathan and Nina had to put into a single hug.

Wrapping arm around so hard!

On top of that, there are some crazy eye-popping facial expressions the characters had. Literally.

Did anyone notice that when all the actors and actresses had their camera close-up moments, their eyes look like they are going to pop out of their heads?! Well, I understand that this facial feature was crucial to the development of Count Dracula and Reinfield as characters, but why did Nina look like she was going to kill someone with those eyes of hers? Here’s an image of her during the film:

Big eyes you have there, and I believe you were just looking at your husband “innocently” -When Jonathan gave her a gift in the very beginning of the film

This was a bad example, but if you ever watch this version of Nosferatu again, please take notice that throughout the film her eyes look CREEPY. The effect may have been created through makeup around the eyes, but why would the film producers decide to make her look like that? She looked like the undead from the beginning to the end. When she sacrificed herself to defeat the Nosferatu, I was thinking: “How is she a woman of purity??” She did not give me the impression of a “pure” woman. She looked like a serial killer. Anyway, this is my opinion. Probably back when the film was produced, people believed that her demeanor represented their ideal woman.

During Monday’s meeting, many people did not think the movie was scary. I agree. Although some parts of the film were creepy in a way (the music was ghoulish and the behavior of characters was plain weird), overall I did not leave the film with an impression whatsoever.

One thing I found interesting, however, was how wherever Nosferatu went, there were rats. And the “plague” that the Nosferatu brought upon the people of Bremen reminded me of the Bubonic Plague where people died after viruses were transmitted from sick rodents doomed many parts of the world.

This is from the film – before all the rats come out

But then again, the timing of when the novel by Bram Stoker was written and of the Bubonic Plagues definitely does not match, so I am probably just over-analyzing things.