I watched Nosferatu with the same frame of reference as I do with other movies of the 1920s. In particular, I noticed that elements shooting outdoors and including a lot of large sets resembled that of the 1920s version of ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’. This might have to do with both being set in Germany.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ciq9ts02ci4

The actors’ employment of melodrama really reminded me of Borzage’s ‘Street Angel’ and his style in general. A lot of the emotion evoked from the viewers in both films comes from the interaction of shadows- light and darkness, on the screen.

However the ‘scariness’ of Nosferatu failed to impress me and seemed just as scary as watching ‘Elvira’.