The first part that I really liked about the movie was that it had these piano melodies playing in the background and it was in black and white. Old black and white movies are my
favorite so I automatically thought I would like this one.
First of all, like many others, I started watching the movie at night. At first it was okay. A newlywed couple and the wife is waiting for the husband who comes home with flowers. That’s nice. But then things took a turn for the creepy. As soon as Hutter arrives in
Transylvania, I was feeling scared. When I thought of Transylvania before this movie, all
that came to mind was that it was the home of the vampires. I had heard these stories before and basically, I thought every other house was
the home of a vampire. The most important being – count Dracula. And yes, I know this is a picture of Count Count from Sesame Street, but that’s because he is my favorite vampire: All the scary, without any of the killing.
Now, as many people of our generation, I had a bias against vampires ever since Twilight. I didn’t expect the vampire to be that creepy and for him to have the weird two teeth in the front.
Lastly, the ending of the movie was amazing. I really liked it because it showed how strong Ellen was and how good hearted. She offered up her own life to end the reign of terror Nosferatu was causing even though she was still very young and had a long future ahead of her. And the vampire being frozen in the sunlight was cool too because Twilight had changed that as well.
I totally understand your bias against vampires because of Twilight and now there is a sudden emergence of new vampire shows and movies. I feel that Nosferatu first started the whole vampire trend and that the black and white makes it more of an eerie type of movie. I also pictured The Count from Sesame street because he is the most kid-friendly vampire in the media culture. People want to introduce vampires to all ages as the typical blood sucking being, but most don’t draw on their terrifying aspect. The ending truly was a powerful ending because it didn’t merely focus on Orlok’s death, it focused on the characters around him, like Ellen and her husband. The movie is not primarily about Orlok and his reign, it’s also about how other people perceive him and react around his true nature.
That’s really cool that you liked the music, although I feel very differently. The music was making me feel uncomfortable and that may be the desired effect, I just didn’t like it. I don’t know it was just too chaotic for me at times. That picture you put up of the make up comparing Edward and the count is funny and very relevant, the modern vampire is “beautiful” while the old vampire, the original was fear inducing!
I find it very interesting that your favorite type of movies are simple black and white oldies. I am definitely more of an action type horror film. I love the affect that modern technology has on movies. I find all the cool graphics and special effects really intriguing. I can enjoy a movie like that much more than a black and white movie.
Additionally, this movie did not really scare me at all. It was a little ominous here and there but all in all no bid deal.
I also mentioned modern vampires in my post because the change from then and now is extremely drastic. If you put Nosferatu and Edward Cullen in front of my I would have no clue that they were both vampires.
I also agree that Ellen was definitely a hero in this movie.