Nosferatu (2024) Was a Symphony of Horror

[@juiceriver]

Do you think you could 1v1 Nosferatu?

[@justinhowell8873]

I’m 50 years old so I have watched many vampire films over the years. When I say this movie is now my favorite vampire film of all time, that’s an understatement! This movie is absolute perfection!!!

[@juiceriver]

@@justinhowell8873 if you have any recommendations I’ll take them. Thinking about dipping into the Dracula movies soon

[@justinhowell8873]

@ Start with Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992). The early Hammer films starring Christopher Lee as Dracula are good as well. Of course the original Nosferatu (1922). The Lost Boys is a must see for any vampire movie fans! I also recommend Interview With the Vampire (movie AND tv series) and one surprising twist, Queen of the Damned. I hope you’ll enjoy your vampire journey!

[@Cwmira453]

It's the first movie I've seen that was really about vampires.

[@justinhowell8873]

@@juiceriver I also must recommend the 1979 made for TV mini series Salem’s Lot. The main vampire is based heavily upon the original Count Orlok. It has been remade twice, but this is a classic vampire story that just hits all the right narratives!

[@AK-re6ls]

I love the movie and the idea of a movie where the vampire is related to the occult and demonology. This movie effectively delivered on this type of story. Nosferatu is a monster (in fact considered to be the undead plague carrier) and is primal in his motivation. He is death. He is a manifestation of ba'al the demon. His connection to Ellen and his motivation to seek her out is simply because of her psychic / paranormal abilities and this is what drew him to her. Finally, we have a vampire movie that doesn't follow the same old tropes. Vampires should not be sexy and monster movies should not be confused with romance. This is neither of those things.

[@juiceriver]

@@AK-re6ls I have always preferred Nosferatu over other vampire takes. Love his creepy vibe, and how grotesque he looks. Like if he’s 100s of yrs old he better look like a corpse. And they amplified that to max in this movie

[@JokersRevenge48]

Your review should be the industry standard! An amazingly brilliant review!

[@cassandraadams8357]

Great video, loved the enthusiasm, because this movie was a true gothic horror banger. They actually did not alter Bill Skarsgård's voice as Orlok, he trained his voice with an opera singer and was able to lower it an entire octave for the role. Crazy impressive performance that really embodies a true monster.

[@juiceriver]

@@cassandraadams8357 I just watched an interview where he talked about that, and the dedication is awesome

[@aspieanarchist5439]

Yeah and he actually worked with professional Mongolian throat singers to keep that bass, the other actors were actually concerned about his mental health on set. And just like in the two "It" films Bill Skarsgard also starred in, Bill in full makeup was kept totally isolated from the other actors to make their reactions to his appearance more authentic for the climax.

[@roga-k7v]

finally an in-depth intellectual review-

[@MartinhoRamos1990]

Orlok speaks Old Dacian in this, which is the native language to the region that would eventually become modern day Romania. Language was suplanted by Latin around 500AD. Why would he speak german at all if even the characters that are supposed to speak it in the movie, don't?

[@PazuzuDarkVoid]

But the thing is this part of Transylvania belonged to Pannonia which today is known as Hungary, so I believe the correct language spoken (at least by the common folks) should have been Hungarian. Even the castle where Hutter arrives is an old Hungarian castle (Corvin castle aka Vajdahunyad) … but then again, Nosferatu is modelled after Vlad the Impaler who spoke Dacian. Regardless, this movie completely blew my mind! 🎉

[@einarrjamesson9643]

My understanding of Ellen and Orlok's relationship is that she's a sleepwalker, and people thought that meant you had natural ties to the occult. Orlok is an occult monster, and in the opening, we see a lonely Ellen calling out in prayer for companionship and wakes Orlok by accident. Her desire for companionship and his animal appetite mingled, and a strange kind of relationship formed, and he rapes her in the opening. He curses her and torments her all her life until she joins a holy union with thomas. When thomas leaves it all starts up again. In the scenes where shes conscious but losing her mind i view as the curse of the nosferatu mingling his animal desire with her. Much like a posession. As far as her wanting it I think it has more to do with him being magical and hypnotic than anything.

[@juiceriver]

@@einarrjamesson9643 pretty insightful, makes you think about people who truly believed this stuff back in the 1800s

[@rtvpotato4445]

another fire video

[@juiceriver]

@@rtvpotato4445 another fire comment

[@topo6790]

Watched the Nosferatu breakdown yesterday!!!! Hopefully you’ve saw it in 35MM as they were giving out nosferatu film strips

[@juiceriver]

Didn’t get to catch it in 35, but that sounds dope 🎥

[@jpmzo]

Did you research for this video? Even a cursory search of interviews would’ve answered your questions… 🤦🏽‍♂️ Orlock was a Transylvanian nobleman from the 15th century. All those dudes had mustaches.

[@benquinneyiii7941]

Natural flowchart

[@juiceriver]

@@benquinneyiii7941 I worked hard on it

[@urbandiscount]

Rumanian FFS

[@partadoxarts]

God forbid someone pronounces a foreign word wrong

[@aroccoification]

And the award for the most pretentious KZbin title goes to…

[@PazuzuDarkVoid]

Don’t show your ignorance pls The original Nosferatu’s full title was: A symphony of terror