Nosferatu (2024) - Full Breakdown and Review Feat. MarcTheCyborg and TruePopCulture7

[@occultnightingale1106]

I actually don't think Orlok leaving by boat is necessarily a problem, because while it is less direct, it was established that the locals are very learned of their anti-Vampire techniques, and so he would likely want to avoid a direct land route to Germany for his own safety. Also, Demon Contracts (and to an extent, other supernatural rules such as for genies and the fey) do not tend to make a distinction between willful agreement and fraud/blackmail. Typically, according to these supernatural rules, an agreement is an agreement, regardless of the context, so long as their consciousness was not overridden.

[@Zephyr503]

'I have done no evil except what my nature bade me' etc. I can believe the villain said that, not Ellen. I watched the 1922 Murnau film instead. It may be a good Expressionist film but the plot is only decipherable if you've read Dracula. A lot of dead ends. Some differences. Ellen only started any psychic stuff after Orlok had seen her portrait, and was attacking Hutter. Herr Knock had already been suborned somehow, as he had a psychic link, and he knew when Orlok died. Orlok just locked Hutter in and scarpered, no wolves, no weird contract. All Van Helsing did was have a scene comparing vampires to the Venus fly trap. Ellen decides all on her own to sacrifice herself, Van Helsing wasn't there. She left a loving message for Hutter, explicitly. She did it to stop the Plague, because the vampire manual Hutter found in Romania said only a woman's sacrifice entices the vampire to stay until dawn. There was nothing at all about giving her love to Orlok.

[@OneSockFellOff]

Enjoyed the stream! Really been enjoying your coverage of Eggers. Gone Girl was top tier, too, thanks for that. Also also, around the 3 hour mark, someone was citing Wikipedia like waaaaaaayyyyy too insistently. And, that was first cringe, then I got scared, then I got angry. Subbed a few vids ago! ❤️ ❤️ 💙 💜

[@mattgilbert7347]

I think you guys have a point about the film doing a silly, superficial "switcheroo" of the genders in that the boys are being kept "safe" by Van Helsing (whatever his name is here) while Ellen is sent off to sacrifice herself and take the beast with her. I think this fails for the reasons stated in the video AND because, in the original "Dracula", Mina Harker is far from being some shrinking violet being oppressed by the Patriarchy. She is a tough, smart, headstrong, modern woman. She is *much* closer to some kind of feminist than this self-harming bi-polar version we get here. That *could* have worked if Eggers had just gone full folk-tale, but he wanted to keep the source material and I think that hamstrung the film. Either go fully insane, occult folk magic or stay faithful to the book. This was a film of half-measures. The pacing was off as well. Less a film, more a "reel".

[@lukew6725]

Why is Hollywood allergic to doing an accurate adaptation of Dracula?

[@ThePowat]

Hubris

[@gustavoramos9462]

I have not finish the whole video but the trip being 6 weeks is horrible. That means that sick guy was on horse for at least 3 weeks to get back in what looks to be for some of the trip in cold weather.

[@doubledawg2006]

19:54 I’m sorry, but I feel like you guys (despite multiple viewings of the movie) are clearly missing an explicitly stated reason for her and Orlock’s connection. It is stated at least once (if not multiple times) by von franz that Ellen has some strong unrealized empathic or psychic powers that connected her to him. She isn’t just some girl, she has a strong supernatural presence that awoken Orlock from his sleep and drew him to her power.

[@AmbroseSideburn]

They referred to it as her having the " the shining " ( psychic powers ). So, you are the one missing something. Pay attention next time.

[@speedyacorn2520]

Am I the only one that thinks the writing is not very good?

[@mattgilbert7347]

No. It is poorly written.

[@duskfiend9358]

Jesus christ, nit picking at its finest. My God, calm down guys. Good movie.

[@AmbroseSideburn]

You = Smooth brain