Nosferatu had to be one of the best horror flicks that I have ever seen. I was skeptical because of its age and its silent film style, but I could not even deny that this movie is a classic. Max Shreck is … Continue reading
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Looking at the description for Nosferatu, I looked forward to an epic horror thriller. However, I was greatly disappointed. The music did not do the film justice. Yes, it gave the silent film a voice and fitted most scenes well, … Continue reading
As I was watching Nosferatu I couldn’t help but think of how my grandparents would have reacted when watching it as children when it first came out in 1922. I kept on wondering if they were actually frightened by the … Continue reading
Initially when I saw that it was a silent film, I thought that it would be boring. However, I thoroughly enjoyed watching Noseferatu, simply because the expressions that the actors used were so exaggerated that they got the point across. … Continue reading
The first thing I noticed about F.W. Murnau’s silent film Noseferatu is that the audio and acting and separated. The actors and actresses heavily emphasize facial emotion but speak no words. I found going back and forth from reading words … Continue reading
The aquiline nose of a Roman showed physical power even if the person did not have political power. The way bears whine is the sound I heard whenever the main character complained. I imagined the courtship rituals to look a lot like … Continue reading
The Nose by Nikolai Gogol, like Kafka’s Metamorphosis, is a bizarre story that, for me, was uncomfortable to read. While Metamorphosis was a metaphor for the randomness of life, The Nose was a satirical look at Gogol’s society. Immediately, I … Continue reading
Upon reading Gogol’s The Nose, a lot of feelings and emotions ran through my mind. Images and pieces of music ran through my mind along with these emotions. Here are some of the things that came to my mind: I … Continue reading
I often feel like maybe I’m missing my nose… as if I, like Major Kovalyov, have misplaced something that everyone else has and I am now on some wild goose chase to get it back. While his loss is symbolic … Continue reading
While reading this story and then the libretto, I felt many different emotions. At first, I thought it was going to be as weird as Metamorphosis when Ivan cut the loaf and found the nose. Then, I thought this was … Continue reading