NOSFERATU (Powers, History, Adaptations & Ending) EXPLAINED

[@fyrflyr2378]

But then who was flickering the lights??

[@Diremouse42]

Vincent Price.

[@GrapefruitMcgilicuddy]

Nosferatu 🤭

[@LuisSierra42]

IT'S PATRICK!!

[@jinksos2]

Routine light switch checkers

[@leeharris8102]

The electric company

[@l.k.9666]

Why are people, who are watching a movie about a vampire, complaining about "weird sexual shit?" Sexuality is like a core feature of vampire mythos in pop culture for like the last 50+ years.

[@YokaiX]

They wouldn’t know anything about that. I suspect their knowledge of vampires and vampire lore is not informed by original legends and such. Probably Twilight and at best Blade.

[@MildredCady]

In a series of original Nosferatu viewing in the greater Boston area this fall, my husband played violin in a chamber orchestra using a reconstruction of the original live music score. It definitely made a difference.

[@rudeboyjohn3483]

That's cool af

[@prestonnormile9996]

This adaptation is one hell of a loveletter to the original. It's also one of the best vampire movies to come out in the last decade

[@kellykeaveny9134]

ummmm excuse me, have you not seen Twilight?!

[@prestonnormile9996]

Lol unfortunately, I have seen the first one. My wife loves the series, and I sat through one

[@TheInvincibleArmour]

I was first introduced to the Nosferatu film as a teenager through Shadow of The Vampire. It was a nice touch that Dafoe was able to be involved with the Nosferatu remake.

[@falconloverjr2875]

I literally thought dude was a one-off spongebob squarepants character until now

[@CanyouseewhatIs33]

Highly underrated film

[@vespaman101]

​@@falconloverjr2875 Dafoe? You didn't think he was the Green Goblin? Lol

[@jeskvell3254]

Lily Depp's unique beauty fits this film's period.

[@Vetrarland]

I saw this at the cinema last week, I haven't seen the older Nosferatu but I really enjoyed the movie! It's a great breath of fresh air from the majority of movies in recent years.

[@shainewhite2781]

Nice! When the original Nosferatu came out, Bram Stoker's Estate sued F.W. Murnau and the production company, until 1931, Universal Pictures was given permission to make the film.

[@mattshuey1]

This was a great, in depth analysis, way beyond what I'd expect. Loved those book extracts and the flair you put into narrating it.

[@roguebritgravy1]

Loving the Van Helsing accent. Great video, glad you included the overlooked Herzog Nosferatu film. Did you know there was another Nosferatu film starring Klaus Kinski called Nosferatu In Venice And an adaptation with Doug Jones as Orlok

[@sabineb.5616]

This well made video essay forgot to mention the movie "Shadow Of The Vampire"! It´s a fictional account of the making of Murnau´s 1922 Nosferatu with a great Willem Dafoe as a sad and tired real vampire who was cast by John Malkovich´s Murnau as Count Orlok. It’s a somewhat uneven but very interesting little movie which won Willem Dafoe an Oscar nomination.

[@raynightshade8317]

I always liked Nosteratu being a plague bearer. Make him far more threatening than other vampire. He doesn't even need to be doing anything simple being around brings rot and death.

[@shainewhite2781]

Shadow Of The Vampire is a great WHAT IF movie that begs the question, What if Max Shreck was a real vampire and what if the movie Nosferatu was based on true events?

[@TeutonicKnight92]

I think in the VtM universe he is an actual vampire

[@thecalham]

Another quality production

[@TeutonicKnight92]

I’m sure it was model off Orlock but it reminds of Elder Vampires in VtM where they can often forget to pretend to be human. They don’t blink, move naturally, fake breathing etc.

[@TomF1180]

Nosferatu clan. If you watch the 1980s sequel to Fright Night, you can clearly see the inspiration for every clan

[@zaxx]

Orlok skips leg day.

[@TheKeyser94]

Is a shame that you didn't also not include Shadow of the Vampire, that is about the filming of Nosferatu, but with the twist that Orlok is a vampire pretending to human, that has the role of a vampire, from the "Russian School", the actress that plays Ellen for her many flaws sacrifice herself to kill the monster.

[@reyluna0]

The 2024 version is my first time seeing this film I loved it

[@Bandaid_Brigade]

Ok, the Twilight spider monkey piece had me ROLLING

[@BearPawSwipe]

I didn't necessarily not like the new one but something was missing that I can't put my finger on. The cinematography and sound design was amazing though.

[@LuisSierra42]

The video addresses this at the end, it was mostly that the pacing slows a bit in the middle and the movie sometimes feels like it has a lot on its plate

[@BearPawSwipe]

@@LuisSierra42 I don't disagree but that isn't my issue. I just have my panties in a bunch about something XD.

[@nicoreuel2092]

I felt the same. Having never seen the original I went in virtually blind. I think I was disappointed by nosforatu’s sole ambition to get a woman and once he obtained the woman he was so eager it became his undoing. To put it bluntly, something so powerful, reduced to a simp left a bad taste in my mouth. Everything surrounding that was top tier though.

[@m.worthy]

Extended version confirmed by Eggers..... The extended cut of Nosferatu will be released on Blu-ray and will include scenes that were left out of the theatrical version for pacing and suspense. The extended cut could be close to three hours long. Release date: The Blu-ray is expected to be released in March or April.

[@real_yomchi]

Thanks Niyat, that's my Friday afternoon sorted!

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Enjoy!

[@cff00551]

I said it once, I'll say it again. Your reading of Dracula is fantastic. You should do a full reading one of these days

[@MrHellsing76]

What I'd give for a Van Helsing movie of the occult monster hunting doctor (not the hugh jackman secret angel version) hunting monsters in europe in his prime.

[@daianspahava8279]

Man this movie exceed my expectations, man was Bill so great and so was the whole cast Robert man you outdid yourself

[@stevenmorez2010]

I can't hrlp.bit think of evil Hollywood p**os when I see vampire movies. The monster stories come from somewhere. and it's still.alive...

[@GirGasm]

Silent films are just so good, and Nosferatu is one of my personal favorite films of all time. I deeply appreciate and enjoy what old cinema was back in their hay day, and wish more people now felt the same way.

[@baddonkey6876]

I loved it, it felt like watching a live theatre play, every bit of olde english was like poetry

[@shainewhite2781]

It made $100 million dollars at the box office!

[@HerrenGamingNews]

I was waiting on videos like this! This movie needs a breakdown!

[@thearmchairjournalist566]

I was about to go to sleep but FCE uploaded so now I’m just gonna have to binge me some Niyat and the rest can wait 😂

[@brockst9190]

I loved the old ones but absolutely loved this new one too

[@pilotmanpaul]

Unless the Nosferatu in Eggers version is flipping the light switch continously, I won't watch it.

[@RickCosta]

Excellent presentation. Great job!

[@beezysbeatz4924]

The Bill Skarsgard version looks like Quark on DSN 😅

[@DJ_GoLion]

The start of your video helped me decide to go see it this weekend. I've been up in the air about it but hearing you describe it helped. Thanks Niyat. Topic suggestion: the video game Death Stranding and its lore.

[@BearPawSwipe]

It is a pretty good movie! It was out of theaters in my area so I saw it on Tuesday.

[@LuisSierra42]

I kept hearing the voice of Nosferatu long after the movie had ended

[@agutz1765]

I've been waiting for thissss

[@lazchurchyard1229]

Clearly the best interpretation of Dracula was "Dead and Loving It". 🤭

[@kaii6216]

Dafoe taking the cat was the best part lmfao.

[@BeppyTurnip]

Goths Unite, for our Spooky Boi has returned.

[@ScarlettsWebb]

Yes 🙌 you nailed it! 🙌⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. See it in the theatre ! Was like talking about it with a friend ! Well done 👍

[@CreepyFungus29]

And the walls will OOZE green GOO...! Oh, wait- they always do that

[@gamereditor59ner22]

I watched 2024 version, and the ending was good, but weird as hell. Edit: I hope movies get better this year.

[@thelonelystoner4676]

Forgot I was subbed to this guy hell yea i love these vids

[@mikewill2667]

Was looking for something to watch. Now i have found. Amen.

[@soulreaver1983]

Many thanks MARVELLOUS video's 🧛‍♂️

[@vespaman101]

Skarsgard as a european vampire is a grand touch for True Blood fans. 🤣. I think both brothers play vampires of relatively similar age. Two totally different takes on a 1000 year old vampire.

[@Unnecessary_pie3003]

1920's Nosferaftu: Dark and terrifying. 2024's Nosferaftu...... "You must bounce on it *(exaggerated inhale)* crazy style." (Iykyk)

[@TheGourdKing]

But does he sparkle?

[@Melvin-Deeply]

Turns our the Herzog version was filmed in English and in German. 🤔

[@casualgaming2351]

it was and overall the german version is the better one because the actors can speak in there own language

[@kingtarly499]

nobody is talking about the red dress in rachellas vision when the Bene Gesuit turns evil. that was deep

[@richcampus]

59:43- does evil stem from within or beyond?-

[@Luracastria]

League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Mina Harker and Sick Van Hellsing accent? Priceless :)

[@robs9237]

Eggers Nosferau left me underwhelmed. First half was great. Second half dragged with bad pacing.

[@Gugthar]

All of this dude's films are like that

[@robs9237]

@Gugthar nah

[@Jasonwizz1]

Nice!!! Thank you!!!

[@sauceboss2367]

Love it!

[@feralprocessor9853]

Right off the bat, lots of fluffy rats 🐀

[@Original7_BD]

Lmao 🤣

[@viperfo]

I remember a version in the 90s or early 2000s of them making Nosferatu and the actor was actually a vampire.

[@mn5499]

I watched it, some very naughty scenes. But i didn't find the new version of the vampire to be as scary as the original, they make him look more human.

[@casualgaming2351]

its the same for me..sometimes he even looks silly

[@TradePrinceNodnarb]

Just watched it last Tuesday - he reminds me of a Ghoul from Warhammer. It is different and I like it. The grubs and wounds pocketing his flesh makes him feel look like a geniuene corpse brought back

[@CjL-g5b]

The 2024 version is awesome 👍 I recommend

[@miguelpu4129]

"Please my son. Take this cross." " Oh no thank you." "Oh take the cross. Its holy love and spirith of goodness will shield you from the lurking danger........" "Oh no really, no thank you." " God damnit, take the cross!" " Of course." "That will be fifteen kopeks."

[@27thRegtofFoot]

I really enjoyed the new film, however I do believe it dragged on near the end

[@brownnative-.-7599]

Movie is awesome

[@feralprocessor9853]

Straight away, dem pearly whites though.

[@ggavia1382]

Playing a game while listening to this video in the background and once 13:26 came around i focused back into the video and was so lost. Like wtf did I start a new video so something. It threw me off for a few seconds.

[@sarahhendridge3774]

ppl don't understand what immortal means bruh , if the claim immortal person persumed to die by any means that person would still exists bc its immortal incapable of death whether it has weaknesses or not it simply cannot die even though outside forces can make it weak . its better to say these long lifespan beings can live for eternity if they are not harmed by the sun, stakes to the heart or by holy water.

[@Premium.Anon133]

Just call it functional immortatiity

[@anubusx]

Look at The Ancient Enemy from The Phantoms.

[@OverallThinkingMaybe]

That horse scene was trippy 😅

[@pao_banaag]

49:39 is that orlok's face (and hand) in the clouds

[@bobthestinky7369]

1:57 "Graf Orlok" What? His name is Graf?

[@casualgaming2351]

Graf is Count in german

[@bobthestinky7369]

@ Ah right, thought I missed some major lore there.

[@oiyile1971]

My love❤

[@goochmcduck4285]

It’s very much like Bram’s Dracula. With Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves.

[@ritchierich2793]

1:44 im confused here, didnt he say it was SpongeBob that inspired him to remake this I.P..... or was that an inside joke!!

[@rashido_grey]

I don't get Bill saying "why me, this character isn't me, it doesn't look like me" like bro... did you forget you played Pennywise? TF?

[@casualgaming2351]

yeah this was some hard selfjerking. Like why me ? O right. I am soooooo good in portraying roles about monster with a lot of prostetics.

[@alexanderclaylavin]

Opening credits of Herzog version could hook you

[@zekaizerguy1181]

One thing I gotta get of my chest real quick: While I think this film strayed a bit too far from the point at times and I didn't appreciate any the wierd sexual shit at all, I have to wonder what people expect going into a Dracula adaptation. Because it seems to me like some of you just go watch a movie like this, expecting a fucking Blumhouse flick. Like, we can argue about wether or not this film effectively conveyed the dark, opressive atmosphere a drac adaptation should have. Or we could argue about it's merits as an adaptation of a beloved classic in general. But not giving a shit about any of that and just expecting a "scary movie" is wild. It's like some folks have never heard anything about this old-ass story. I'm not even arguing for this movie in particular, it just pisses me off how dumb some of the points I've see are

[@Omar_listenin]

I feel like you had a fun time doing a Romanian accent for the book excerpts

[@dustinburkhart8526]

Like number 886 y'all!

[@juhovalio5906]

Might be far fetched, but I didn't see the new adaptation of Orlok as evil. He even said it himself: "I am an appetite. NOTHING MORE" I saw Orlok as a character whose only purpose was to suck the blood of Ellen. It was everything he wanted. Everything he needed. He was appetite. Lust. Every imagination of the character of a vampyre is somehow bland, because they're 'only' evil. They spread chaos, death and terror, and blood is just their nutrition. You don't need to search any further because they're just bad from their nature. 2024 Orlok is not like that. He is driven by lust, but is ready and willing to do awful things to fulfill his lust. It's an interesting concept in a time where immediate reward and hedonism thrive. Orlok represents lust. Need. A willingness to hurt and cause suffering to fullfill a lust. Why is Orlok like that? He isn't so far away from Ellen as a character. Remember: When young, Ellen made a deal with a devil, where she bound herself to him, for her own pleasure. She was alone and needed fulfillment. She made a sacrifice. She gave herself to Orlok for her own good, and when in marriage the pact was broken, Orlok needed a revenge. What if Orlok once was an alone count. Living in his castle in the need of love, making a deal with the devil. Gaining the ability to posess for his own pleasure, but losing the ability to die. Only to turn into "appetite: nothing more". A beast, who gains his lifeforce from his victims. Whose only purpose it is to fulfill his endless need of blood. Orlok sort of had the spiritual connection to Ellen (the pact.) while in his castle, but was unable to physically leave because he was contained by the pagan magic and the christian magic of the nuns and gypsies. Herr. Hutter was a way for Orlok to get out. He didn't suck the blood of Herr. Hutter. He sucked the blood of Ellen thru her fiance, and gained enough strenght to break free and fulfill the deal made by Ellen years before. This explains why it needed to be Hutter to go and make the property deal. He wasn't interested on a house. He needed Ellens blood for strenght after sleeping for centuries, and being awakened by Ellen in marriage.

[@madambutterfly1997]

A Revival to a classic. A Revival no one asked for

[@ImperialAquila]

Why is everyone skipping over 'Shadow of the Vampire'?

[@madambutterfly1997]

I would prefer to be the vampire's equivalent to a vegetarian and only live off of animal blood. At least that way I'm still clinging to my Humanity by still only eating animals and not people

[@Premium.Anon133]

Desiring humans is part of the curse

[@rajrigby8385]

But does he say "it's Morbing time"?

[@armandoguerra7658]

A bald Dracula? Ok, I buy it. A Dracula with long and weird hairdo? Cool, just like old hair styles. A bald Dracula with a handlebar mustache? Are you kidding me?

[@LaBigShip]

LFG!!!

[@sebastiansochanski]

👌

[@DoloresVillatoro-ho5jg]

Yeah I did not like this new one by Egger. I found it to be too long and boring, it relied too heavy on bleak atmosphere, and dark colors. The dialogue was boring. Bill Skarsgard played Pennywise in the movie It and was good but this version of Orlock looked like a homeless Hungarian with an attitude, looked nothing like the original. Lilly Rose Depp spent most of the time thrashing around on the floor, on the bed, on the seashore & making noises like she was in a perpetual orgasm throughout the whole movie, that too was pointless and dragged on & on like what is this, film noir porn? I made it 3 quarters of the movie but found it unbearable to finish watching it and I'm a big horror movie buff but I felt like if I did finish watching, like some movies, I would have wasted 2 hours I would never get back. Just go watch the original or at least the 1970's remake but I did not like this one at all. The only good acting in this movie was from Willem Dafoe. Nothing to see here folks, Just another movie with a big budget and lack of true creativity to pay homage to the original or compliment it in any way, not enough to reinvent or breathe new life into the vampire legend any way.

[@jonpato]

And it even looks like white Victorian Europeans are portrayed by white Europeans. If so this is a revolutionary return to normality. Looking forward to it❤️

[@slim420-e8v]

Rose looks like an Indian she's not white

[@malachisguides]

It's weird how Nosferatu's appearance is so iconic that people ignore that it's a german, antisemitic caricature. Look at the posters germany was putting out 20 years later depicting jewish people as anthropomorphic rats.

[@Emperor_23]

I don’t think it’s a caricature necessarily, like you said the imagery was used 20 years later, I think the imagery was inspired by Nosferatu & not the other way around

[@malachisguides]

@Emperor_23 lol, no, no, german antisemitism wasn't INVENTED by Hitler. Hitler has actually quoted Martin Luther, who was a raging antisemite, and Luther was writing back in the 1500's. There is German/Austrian architecture from centuries ago that dehumanizes Jewish people, one you may have heard of is a church with a bunch of Jewish children drinking milk from a pig. Trust me, if anything it looks like Nosferatu's look may have been inspired BY hateful depictions, not the other way around.

[@zacharythompson9791]

Vampires should be scary and evil. Not lame and shiny like in Twilight.

[@davidgarrido5506]

I immediately left right at the scene where Orlok was feeding on Thomas since the movie was not what I expected

[@OnaldTumibay]

😢

[@OnaldTumibay]

❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊

[@dycon1323]

People walked out of my theater cause they were so uncomfortable with the weird sexual shit. The move was good in the first 20 minutes then turned into a weird fucked up sexual monster flick i guess? Its not good compared too light house

[@Camille_Anderson]

I loved it. The immersive, oppressive atmosphere & beautiful cinematography that has exquisite costumery added a very new dimension to it, imho. Lily Rose shines like a gorgeous, tortured angel & committed to every second of the movie. This to me was a piece of stylish, wonderfully filmed art. Yes, it was lacking in a few places, but there's countless vampire movies to satisfy the many varied appetites already. I will watch it many times, i expect, justike Coppola's Dracula. If only Orlock looked like Damon Salvatore..... sigh...😉

[@PhilGreen-rk2py]

The Mummy.

[@djeeno]

it's pronounced "scars-gourd", not "scars-guard"

[@casualgaming2351]

just call him penny

[@jeremybennett2168]

more

[@adamosca6399]

I’m clearly in the minority here but I was not really a fan of this one. I’m really tired of the directors reliance on sex to shock or to seem like his films are more mature then they are, I also got tired of the overly long and at times VERY campy dialogue. I didn’t hate the movie, I love the canal shot and when Johnathan meets orlok for the first time but after the first 2/3 it falls apart for me. I would describe as a feel bad movie 😂 which for the tones and themes are appropriate but I’m just a little tired of his shtick at this point. This is the same formula from the lighthouse with different set pieces and monster with worse dialogue 🤷🏻‍♂️( establish characters, minor mental issues or dream, they realize it’s hopeless. Moment of calm before the storm and then all hell breaks lose) it’s just like the lighthouse and the witch. It’s the eggers formula that a little tiring

[@hermanhale9258]

Doorlock.

[@ZmbieTaco]

My brother... is it even worth doing an intro at 6.5 minutes in? Like at that point, you've already fully explained what the video will cover, js. Lmao

[@Cpilotcc]

This film looks like the most beautifully crafted pile of crap ever made