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While watching Nosferatu, I was less concerned with Orlok, Ellen and Hutter than I was with the movie making process. This was my first time watching a silent film, so I was amazed at how impatient I was. Noticing I … Continue reading
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Upon hearing the name Nosferatu and seeing Count Orlok I also thought of the Spongebob scene that many people have already mentioned: I did have some feelings of fear watching the movie. I watched in my room late at night … Continue reading
Funny enough, when I first heard about Nosferatu in this class, I thought of an episode of Spongebob. You can watch this scene here. I then learned it was a story about Dracula, a story of which I’m very familiar. … Continue reading
Nosferatu is a fairly well done telling of Dracula. The shots themselves are very pretty, and the music that accompanied the film was very fitting and atmospheric. Anyone that can tolerate the trademark trappings of a very, very old movie … Continue reading
I didn’t have the best experience with Nosferatu, but after someone in our discussion on Monday explained how this was meant to be scary for that time period, not this one, then I had a greater appreciation for it. Like … Continue reading
To be honest, I’ve never watched Dracula or heard anything about the film other than “it’s about a vampire,” which is an incredibly vague description. I essentially watched Nosferatu with a blank slate. I’m not the biggest fan of scary … Continue reading
To indulge myself, I’ll post the obligatory Spongebob gif everyone is so fond of and primarily the reason most of us had heard of this fellow Nosferatu before. Alright, now that I got that out of the way… This may … Continue reading
For a silent movie, “Nosferatu” stirred a lot of emotion in me. The beginning scene of Count Orlok reading a paper rattled me not only because of his frightening appearance, but his expression seemed sneaky and malicious. One scene that … Continue reading
While watching Nosferatu I realized that this was the first silent film I had ever seen. It was a new experience for me. They way the actors had to over emphasize their actions and expressions in order to convey emotions … Continue reading
Dread. When I was initially told to watch Nosferatu, I could only think of possible dreadful scenes and implications in the movie. My anticipation, however, was nothing short of unwarranted and purposeless. Although scary for its own time period, the … Continue reading
