Vampires From Bram Stokers Dracula Explained

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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:11 How the curse began
3:59 Dracula's Castle
10:37 Dracula's Abilities
19:17 Van Helsing
21:10 Trying to kill Vlad
31:43 Final Thoughts

[@dumoulin11]

Gary Oldman gave such a memorable performance as Dracula, definitely Oscar worthy.

[@preferredpronoun3689]

In the behind the scenes it seems as Gary Oldman really got into the role and offered Coppola some ideas that made it into the film too.

[@brandoncyoung]

5 bags of popcorn

[@hdentaldude]

Absolutely!! It’s as good, or better than both Joker’s portrayals!! If this movie came out 15 years later, Oldman would’ve gotten an Oscar!! Also, if two other actors besides Reeves and Ryder were in the movie it would’ve gotten so much more recognition!! Johnny Depp as Jonathan Harker and Mia Sara as Mina!!

[@BIG_MOPPER]

Gary oldman is such a versatile actor and plays some really cool abnormal characters that are very notable.

[@joeyferguson840]

I love the werewolf creature design. Of course, the giant bat that sets the cross aflame takes the cake. A black forest cake.

[@eldiablo3794]

Draculas shadow moving independently of Dracula while hes interacting with Jonathan is one of the coolest scenes in the movie.

[@soldier22881]

even more cool and amazing is how dracula survived meeting the baba yaga JOHN WICK himself!

[@amerwiccanandproud]

You would like Dracula: dead and loving it! By Mel Brooks then.

[@Atlan73]

This is the best Dracula's movie ever in my opinion, the fact that Gary Oldman didn't won the Oscar it's a crime.

[@mustrumx]

nah, al pacino was better and clint eastwood, too

[@watchgoose]

I liked this, but also liked Frank Langella as Dracula very much as well.

[@akotostotos9619]

As a Romanian I'm glad Gary Oldman imitates a Romanian accent very well. And he also speaks some Romanian phrases in this movie. He looks alot like Vlad.

[@2st486]

i gotta indeed apreciate the effort, but i still feel so cringe when an actor tries to speak italian.

[@Reprodestruxion]

The szlenzny’s are supposed to be Magyar though, sorry about that, anyone in Lugoj

[@kimberlyselby4918]

I thought the same thing. He was really fantastic in the role

[@BeyondDivested]

When Nina and Van Helsing are at their makeshift camp outside of the castle, being tormented by the brides, she shouts a chant at the sky that seems to summon (either them/or the blue light, I can’t remember). What is she saying, please?

[@bassaniobrokenhart5045]

The make-up they made for Oldman looks nothing like the few images we have of Vlad. Also, it's worth remembering that he was the last stronghold of Christendom keeping the Ottoman Empire at bay. That much in the movie is quite faithful to his story (leaving aside the silly story of "Elizabetta"...)

[@toscadonna]

The scene with Lucy in her bridal gown floating down the stairs of her crypt with the baby is unlike any other. Absolutely frighteningly ethereal and really made an impression.

[@coogancreativemedia3930]

The book heavily implies the person riding the carriage is Dracula himself. Lugosi even plays him in the '31 version. There's also a whole backstory to the blue flame. The book is worth reading...especially for a vampire guy.

[@Morphdog9819]

Of course. Dracula is definitely the carriage driver. People who enjoy this movie NEED to read the book.

[@MrChadillac89]

In the 1970 version the carriage driver is played by Christopher Lee who also plays Dracula as well.

[@Agel1ic]

this

[@magicaltour1]

That’s always been the reality. Nosferatu also had Orlock drive the carriage.

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

Not really. The book repeatedly goes from exciting scenes in the castle etc, to mindless correspondence between women. Bram Stoker desperately needs editing.

[@ILikeSkulls666]

The mural on the ceiling depicted his pain over her death and the final scene is her over his body, a reversal. Probably one of the best films ever made

[@cfG21]

The real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula

[@ILikeSkulls666]

@@cfG21 well Christianity/Religion is stupid AF so… 🤷 I don’t care. You make a better movie and I’ll consider your opinion

[@peterbach1126]

@@cfG21 No they don't

[@dockbabington422]

As a D&D guy for over 45 years. I always thought the opening scene would be a perfect backstory for the "birth" of an anti-paladin.

[@sakuratejina]

I was thinking the same thing! I love making dnd characters for fun and I was thinking how I could make Dracula into an Oath Breaker Paladin cause of that scene.

[@user-gi3hv4fm1u]

Then the police will come knocking on a welfare check because all the screaming 🤣

[@BruceLeeKingoftheSewers]

Nerd

[@OptimusMaximusNero]

Despite its inaccuracies, this film deserves a lot of recognition for trying to be genuinely faithful to Stoker's novel and respect its themes, especially if we consider the fact the Hammer Company previously made 500 films in which Dracula is killed by a random lightning bolt, ends up in the 70s, forms a James Bond-type terrorist organization, etc.

[@hallo23779]

when did this movie came out?

[@jeb_vlogsmiller-zs8iz]

​@@hallo2377931 years ago, 1992 when they were still using practical effects(Jim Henson Puppeteering, Stop-Motion, Motion-Cap, Claymation, even effects from colors of coffee stains is .. practical inspiration)

[@cayreet5992]

Faithful to Stoker's novel with the changes made to the story? The way they've ripped down the characters of Mina and van Helsing? Not faithful at all.

[@KB-qk1ic]

It's a very good film, but they didn't try to be faithful. Even in this video he mentions nonstop the changes to characters, abilities and scenes

[@jeb_vlogsmiller-zs8iz]

@@cayreet5992 i agree there's some scrutiny involved, not staying on the subject at matter.. deviating or changing the narrative..

[@OptimusMaximusNero]

To think that all this sh*t with Dracula happened because of this dialogue: Ottoman 1#: "Wanna send some fake news to Vlad's girl and see what happens, bro?" Ottoman 2#: "Cool!"

[@jeb_vlogsmiller-zs8iz]

Deception can ruin a happy marriage 😢

[@rdc2021]

Misinformation campaign during a war, not as far fetched as one would think

[@AaronLitz]

Only in Coppola's movie. None of that stuff was in the novel. The book begins with Harker arriving at Castle Dracula because Dracula had hired his firm to buy several properties around London, which he planned to use to establish himself in Britain and expand his power base from his ancient decrepit castle and a band of Gypsy followers and extend his influence into the modern world. For a cool story about how things could have gone if Dracula _hadn't_ been killed and he was successful in establishing himself in London, check out Kim Newman's novel _Anno Dracula._ It's set in a 19th Century London where Dracula wasn't killed and was able to raise an army of vampire servants in England, revealing the existence of vampires to the world, and he went on to marry Queen Victoria and turn her along with much of the British aristocracy, and he basically controlled the British Empire under vampires. And Jack the Ripper is a maniac vampire hunter who kills vampire prostitutes. There's a whole series of novels spanning a 100 year alternate history following that first book, with the second book _The Bloody Red Baron_ set during World War I, with Baron von Richtoffen as a vampire flying ace, who instead of being a pilot who flies a machine gun-armed biplane, he transforms into a _giant vampire bat that flies into combat wearing a machine gun harness._

[@maqeelafzal]

The letter to Elizabetha, could have been an inside job or by Defectors.

[@kylekoch8656]

Thanks Ottoman shitposters lol

[@KeithMoon1980]

Pretty sure Dracula didn't shape shift into his younger form. I always assumed the trip on the boat let his get more human blood, and it was this increased supply of blood that made him appear younger.

[@cfG21]

The real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula

[@daviddavidson4496]

@@cfG21 fiction isn't real...

[@cfG21]

@@daviddavidson4496 there is a a real dracula and his dad dracul

[@daviddavidson4496]

@@cfG21 thanks captain obvious lol

[@ikmwrime29sorryaira60]

That does make sense, as I believe that's what happened in the books.

[@crazyralph6386]

That wolf and bat creature costume and makeup was absolutely amazing. Better than anything CGI nowadays.

[@Ravuun]

The coachman was supposed to be Dracula. The idea was that this ancient noble lord has no servants, but it is unseemly for a lord to give service to a peasant like Jonathan so he disguises himself. The blue rings, if I recall correctly, were in the novel and were supposed to be a clue to where treasure was hidden.

[@AshePBlack]

It's not explicit in movie but loosely implied because driver was shown as not normal

[@mrmeerkat1096]

Yes there is treasure below the rings. There is a photo of Gary oldman dressed as the coach driver from footage that was never used. I'm surprised they didn't research this before making the video. I prefer to think that Dracula isn't the coachman, and his first appearance in the movie as a vampire is when he stands holding the lantern.

[@cfG21]

The real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula

[@HegoDamaskll]

So there is treasure in the sky? Do we dig up?

[@stevenserna910]

Drac has a booty for a scalp.

[@dylandupre420]

I think Johnathan's mirror breaking was Dracula shattering it telekinetically to keep him from finding out the truth. It makes sense, he was still trying to puppet Johnathan and lull him into a false sense of security.

[@MCOult]

Absolutely correct, Dylan. Dracula was not yet ready for Harker to learn that he (Vlad) had no reflection in a mirror.

[@JackMeoff46]

That’s correct. In the book he just grabs the mirror and throws it out the window

[@backtalk0515]

Duhhhh

[@knowledgebasechemistry]

In the book Dracula just yeets the mirror out of the window😂😂😂

[@nosuchthing8]

Or he could have tossed a tiny pebble at high speed to shatter it. He didn't show tk powers.

[@FergusScotchman]

Despite Keanu's stiffness, Gary Oldman was incredible. He can completely transform himself into all kinds of characters.

[@doriancoreyscloset421]

Lord Keanu's acting was (debatably is) awful

[@Jarekx2007]

​@@doriancoreyscloset421 His acting could be way worse imo. His accent, on the other hand, is one of the worst to ever be filmed.

[@lindanorris2455]

DUH! ENGLISHMEN OF THIS ERA WERE VERY, VERY STILL. KEANUA ONLY ACTED AS HE WAS SUPPOSED TO IN THIS FILM!

[@tims_always_fishing7117]

​@@doriancoreyscloset421his movies are good his acting is not 😅

[@Caderynwolf]

I mean... he IS playing a victorian englishman...

[@tintindb]

The scene in the castle with the shadow knocking the inkwell over is just one of scenes I always found so fascinating!

[@lmoore3rd]

I saw Dracula '92 in the theatre when I was 12. I asked my mom to take me to see it because it was R rated and she agreed. It was an awesome experience. One of the last great movies that used practical special effects. Dracula's eyes in sky while Harker was on the train was both awesome and eerie, I heard my mom gasp and say look at the sky. My favorite scene was when they chopped off Lucy's head and it immediately transitions to cutting a roast beef where Van Helsing was rather crass about the process.

[@Smashingblouse]

I saw it when I was 12 as well but not in the cinema. Love the book and the film 🖤

[@cfG21]

The real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula

[@cfG21]

​@@SmashingblouseThe real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula

[@cloroc]

I saw it. My mom dragged me out to it. It was boring as all hell

[@Smashingblouse]

@@cloroc nooooooooo. It’s great. Change your mind!

[@matthewstoneback9]

One of the many things I love about Coppola's film is how it fleshes out Dracula making him a fully three dimensional character. We get Count Dracula, the prince, the patriot, the lover, the monster, the scourge of God and above all...the warrior! Throughout the film, there are many callbacks to his past life as a warrior, perhaps a tyrannical one, but a warrior all the same. And even Dracula himself eludes to this when he meets Jonathan Harker as though even after four centuries spent terrorizing his own people as a vampire, he still likes to perceive himself as a kind of legendary hero, almost like an aging war veteran left alone with only his medals, his honors and his memories, just sort of lost in the past. I don't mean to come off as pretentious, but it's just something that I find fascinating. It makes him very relatable.

[@minnumseerrund]

which actually mirrors the historical Vlad Tepes pretty well. Absolutely tyrannical mass-murderer, but also patriotic freedom fighter (Wallachian freedom from the Ottomans, not actual freedom for lowly peasants ofc)

[@Ali007572]

And that's why it's a horrible adaptation (it's one of the points, why this like the Kubrick's Shining), Coppola tried to made him almost into an antihero when he's supposed to be this incarnation of evil on the face of earth. Only Mina mentions something to the group in one part of the book, that if they manage to kill him, they will free him too, but afair Helsing shuts down that idea of trying to sympathize with him and keeps it as a fight between good (them) and evil (Dracula). Making it into a cheap love story that Dracula is this wounded animal is really grotesque, just like the rest of the Coppola's film. They follow the book in some passages very closely but the characters and actors playing them feel almost entirely different to the book. I would argue that to this day, the only good adaptation of the book was the BBC 77 version, where Mina is Mina, Van Helsing isn't some lunatic buffoon, Harker is played by somebody who can at least act normally (and I like Keanu, but oh dear lord, that was a miscast of the century) and they follow the story from the book pretty closely, even shooting some scenes on the exact locations that Stoker described in the book.

[@Firstborn0Raz]

You are preaching to the choir pal. I can only stomach the art designs of the film and Oldman’s acting, at least in the beginning. I hate it when the films make Dracula into this lovesick, wounded animal, and they only focus on that fictional idea that is not in the book when there are so many other concepts in the book that are never explored. Like for instance when Lucy is turned into a vampire, she only attacks the children, they could expand on that like have her still wishing to marry Arther Holmwood even when she is vampiric so she goes after children in hopes of trying to create her own family before bringing Arthur into the fold. Or they could have really expanded upon the game of wits between Abraham Van Helsing, John Seward, Quincy, Arthur Holmwood and Jonathan and Mina against Dracula, really let Dracula use his centuries of tactics against them and actually enjoy the mental challenge that the present. They could even show how truly capable Mina is when it comes to anticipating Dracula’s plans, that is why he goes after her after they kill Lucy in the first place, and how him biting Mina greatly wounds the group until Mina strengthens their resolve and even realizes just how isolated and empty Dracula’s existence really is, especially since it will be the fate that she suffers if they fail to stop him. So many concepts to explore from the novel and movie makers always focus on a damned romance that was never even in the book! Sorry about the rant there, it is one of my biggest pet peeves with Dracula adaptations, well that and how much I despise the lovelorn nihilist character archetype.

[@davidkellett3549]

​@@Ali007572bringing a baby to feed to his brides is pretty evil in fact I don't think you can get much more evil. Coppola nailed the godfather film I've read that book countless times and the film does Mario Puzo's book the justice it deserves!

[@nicholascauton9648]

I just really love the trope of “it ends where it all began” which the story literally comes full circle. Best of all, this movie executes that trope extremely well. Making it one of my all-time favorites.

[@nightnightninja8211]

It's one of the few movies i wish i could go back and watch again for the first time. Perfection 🦇🧛‍♂️

[@Leonard_Washington76]

The best vampire movie to date honestly. Great acting and still spooky.

[@cfG21]

The real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula

[@Mone333Williams]

​@@cfG21Ive studied some Romanian Orthodox..i love theology...and I love eastern Europe for some reason and I'm BLK from the southern part of the USA 🤷🏾‍♀️. I understand the real Vlad..his life story about his father and brother..their military campaigns were epic. But fantasy wise and for the sake of bram stoker THIS IS THE BEST VAMPIRE/DRACULA MOVIE OF ALL TIME. It's slightly better than the interview with the vampire 🤔..Gary oldman stamped and sealed this movie to greatness. IMO.

[@davedavidson8208]

the Netflix Dracula mini series is very good I think. like.. I don't ever see anyone talk about it.. to the point where I call it underrated lol

[@willywonka7812]

Vlad Tepes was another monster who cared only about power and control. He killed thousands of his own subjects for next to nothing and made life rough for everyone who lived under him. The people who like and admire him in the 21st century care only about the fact that he defeated muss lims. It's racism

[@soulaculver8667]

I much prefer the 1979 Dracula, with Frank Langella

[@LAJohn]

This film is very much a masterpiece for its use of the source material, its cinematography, the cast , the practical effects and its director… Gary Oldman’s performance should’ve been recognized. He was mesmerizing and incredible

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

and it is also famous for its scenery chewing. Thumbs down.

[@cfG21]

The real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

I certainly wouldn't call Dracula a humane hero, nor would I call him anything other than a horribly evil tyrant who only JUST happened to hate the horrific Turks/Muslims. Did nasty things to his own people, too. @@cfG21

[@cfG21]

@@scottdoesntmatter4409 my romanian friends hate they made him into a vampire that rebels against God.. according to them in romania he is "a hero and a saint" who built both catholic and orthodox churches and to his last breath he was a Christian

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

He certainly didn't abide by any of the teachings of Christ. You know that perfectly well, as does your Romanian friends. @@cfG21

[@tomtalker2000]

I thought it was one of THE BEST Dracula depictions of all time.

[@davidkellett3549]

The best

[@EternalRoman]

The priest that speaks to Dracula about his wife's fate is played by Anthony Hopkins as well. The Carriage driver is actually Dracula himself, for in the novel it clearly explains this as when they arrive at the Castle, the driver goes to put away the carriage and in the stables he removes his helmet revealing that is indeed Dracula. Dracula fast proceeds to through a secret entrance to change at high speeds to then greet Jonathan Harker. Also the deleted Scenes of the film does show Old long hair Dracula without a Helmet as he removes it after appearing to arrive at the Castle or before picking up Jonathan, but for timing purposes it was cut from the film. The Blue Ring of Fire almost at the entrance of the Castle, in the novel is explained that in local Transylvania folklore, This Blue Fire Ring appears once a year at a specific night to signal where a vast treasure is buried, and it is implied that this treasure belongs to Dracula himself, whom buried it there centuries before. Also though Dracula on the film does not have pain from the Cross, he does get hurt by Holy Water. Suffice to say too that Elizabetha is the one that pushes the knife to end Dracula but Mina is the one that decapitates him. When she looks at the ceiling art and see both Vlad and his Wife, I believe that she sees them as themselves as she had regained herself. Meaning that Elizabetha had awakened within Mina for the time that Vlad was after her and turned her, but then as Vlad dies, Elizabetha is released from Mina, and the latter had shared memories with Elizabetha before Vlad is killed. Eventually in death Elizabetha and Vlad are reunited in the after life as depicted in the ceiling art. This is my personal favorite DRACULA film, even with the bad acting from Keanu Reeves, everyone else was just great.

[@amberlaughlin3518]

U mean I will never be rid of him? Just great.🙄

[@EternalRoman]

@@amberlaughlin3518 Be rid of whom, Anthony Hopkins or Keanu Reeves? 🤣

[@joeyferguson840]

While I am a fan of Keanu, especially as a human being, I would have to agree. His acting in this role is particularly bad.

[@EternalRoman]

@@joeyferguson840 I've always been a fan of him too, but even good actors have a bad role and he is no different. I tend to think that he either didn't have too much time to rehearse and learn well from a Language coach, or that he simply couldn't for the life of him pick up the British accent and even mannerisms.

[@cfG21]

The real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula

[@KingCircles]

The cast is epic. The movie is gorgeous. The screen script is brilliant. Gary Oldman is unsurpassable. 📽📽🎥🎥

[@rickstalentedtongue910]

My favorite Dracula movie, and I am a big Christopher Lee fan. The lore and the look of this film put it way over the top, and Oldman was exceptional.

[@stephenwest6738]

Tom waits completely nailed Redfield too. His casting was so perfect in both personification, and in a sense of the zeitgeist of the film itself. Tom waits actual personna being the inspiration of heath ledgers Joker shows how large he was as a character in his real life. Imagine being on set with Gary Oldman, Anthony Hopkins, Wynonna Ryder, and Keanu Reeves, and being the most interesting person in the room.

[@kramalerav]

I never liked that character to begin with, and I found his performance a little annoying.

[@jbellflower83]

Waits was really good as the devil in the imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. Dude does seem to be able to pull off odd characters well.

[@drewbobaggins5212]

Care for a hors d'oeuvres?

[@damianstarks3338]

This Dracula movie is a pure horror classic/masterpiece that takes me right back to my childhood.

[@user-sy5rt1yo6t]

Quincy really is the star of the show. Probably the only truly good man in the group. His reasons for being there were entirely righteous, whereis everyone else had something to gain. He risked, and lost, everything. R.I.P, Quincy Morris.

[@loupchevalier1072]

100% Quincy was my favorite, both in the book and the movie. I love the chase scene where the other boys a shooting pistols, while he's cocking and firing his rifle one-handed. A righteous bad-ass.

[@44excalibur]

Jonathan and Quincy were both the only good men in the book. They're the two who ended up killing Dracula, with Quincy driving his Bowie knife into Dracula's heart, and Jonathan decapitating Dracula with his Kukri knife.

[@percivalfranklin4279]

And for his sacrifice Johnathan and Mina name their first son after him Quincy.

[@isaa1782]

What did the others have to gain? And how did that make them not truly good?

[@elenorbenett9677]

How so? I mean in this movie Arthur, Jack and Quincy all equally wanted to avenge Lucy and kill vampire who murdered her. Jonathan was clearly trying to save Mina from becoming vampire. They all had just and righteous causes.

[@Aramis75]

Vampires being destroyed by sunlight as a Hollywood invention. It came from the silent film Nosferatu. There is nothing in folklore that says that they do get destroyed in sunlight. They are just weakened by the sunlight. I really enjoyed this version of Dracula. I did like the original spin on the story and it one of the closest renditions from the book, on film.

[@Schelbig]

I’ve always wonder where the invitation myth come from in vampire lore

[@silasthegod333]

@@Schelbig comes from concepts of demonology or occultism I believe. In occultism when summoning entities they can’t just come on there own you have to “allow them in/ invite them” and I think they applied that to vampirism mythos.

[@mohammadtausifrafi8277]

There is nothing in folklore that says a vampire can make a cross catch fire, or turning in mist, or wolf, or bat, or being able to create storms and other things.

[@mohammadtausifrafi8277]

It is in folklore.@@Schelbig

[@sheila19954]

​@@mohammadtausifrafi8277what's your point?

[@heloisavillela8065]

That last image of Vlad and Elisabeta on the ceiling has been stuck in my mind for years since I first watched this movie as a small child.

[@DingoNovember]

“I love you too much to condemn you” is one of my most favorite quote ever

[@JS-wp4gs]

The blue flames had nothing to do with any kind of protection magic. It wasn't explained at all in the movie but it was a reference to an old legend that on the eve of saint george blue flames appear over areas with buried treasure. Implying there was treasure buried outside the castle, probably as some kind of bait for anyone greedy and stupid enough to go poking around that close to the castle Also, dracula can and does eat normal food in the movie during dinner with mina

[@Stormkrow280]

He may be able to consume food, but it’s possible that he can’t digest and absorb any food he eats and does so to seem normal or out of curtesy.

[@Morphdog9819]

The blue flames were in the bog because a great battle occurred there long ago, and the decomposing bodies of the soldiers in combination with the bog gases produced the blue flame. This is how Dracula himself explains it in the original book. So this is all to say that I'm not sure where you're getting this from -- perhaps I'm misunderstanding. EDIT: I was wrong, Dracula doesn't explain this, I was thinking of a footnote in my copy of the text.

[@floralaplante5367]

Walpurgis night in the original book. The blue flames are hidden tresor

[@Morphdog9819]

@@floralaplante5367 Ah, I see now. We're all correct lol. Dracula explains to Johnathan the whole treasure thing in Ch2. My book (barnes and nobles classic w notes by Brooke Allen) just happens to have a footnote during that part that reads: "Will-o'-the-Wisp: a light that appears at night over marshy ground, *probably from combustion of gas from decaying organic matter.*" This is what I was thinking of 😅

[@jessejive117]

Is that why the merchants flame is blue in resident evil 4? If anyone played it? 😂

[@TheBayzent]

Now I want a series about Dracula studying in Satan Hogwarts.

[@wassicapone6623]

Hd

[@wassicapone6623]

12:05 12:06

[@BC08]

Seems like a severely untapped story. I can see Vlad being the 10th student selected by Satan but flees to Christianity to protect himself from servitude to the Devil. It works until Elisabeta kills herself so he renounces Christianity and becomes the vampire servant of evil who is also a trained sorcerer.

[@danceuprising4812]

Exactly I'd watch it

[@SNIPERjeffO_O]

Funny enough there is a Romanian urban legend about a school that teaches sorcery (practicing magic via invoking demons and dark forces) to dark creatures, hybrids, and sorcerers. It’s called scholomance, named after Solomon’s documentation of demons.

[@larkt6693]

Bram Strokers Dracula was the quintessential.. for vampire movies of all time.. timeless just like Dracula ❤

[@stevenbamber2397]

Absolutely fantastic performance by Gary Oldman, without doubt my favourite Dracula film.

[@similaritiesendhere]

The blue flames are actually part of folklore. They mark the sites of ancient buried treasure and only appear on a certain unholy days such as Walpergeis Night. When I was reading the book, I took this little piece of backstory as a possible explanation for why anyone would live within one night's traveling distance of a vampire den and why Dracula is still so wealthy.

[@dicecreamman2003]

i dont drink.......wine. epic

[@Kinggunna87]

Dracula untold definitely took some cues from this movie

[@kerch-e]

I never had empathy for that Dracula. To me, it felt like they were trying to allow you to feel what his hypnosis was like, to get you to feel for him despite the fact that is completely undeserved. An awesome touch to a great film.

[@seanbrazell7095]

I always thought his shadow was a physical manifestation of his own subconscious. It was a beautiful looking film.

[@chadbrown4918]

Love this version. Gary oldman crushed it! The practical affects oddly still hold up.

[@DarkVeghetta]

A few have come close, but none have surpassed this masterpiece in all of vampiric cinematography.

[@kramalerav]

Lack of a cohesive narrative thrust and the casting of Reeves as Harker holds it back from being a true masterpiece. Gorgeous looking Dracula movie otherwise.

[@cfG21]

The real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula

[@PleaseNThankYou]

OMGosh, you threw that clip from "WHAT WE DO IN THE DARK". I have that in my CD case. I think it's a wonderful satire, very creatively written and acted. I really like when actors are allowed to do it naturally. Seems like they gave the friends a script, they practiced in the garage for a few weeks. So darkly funny and sarcastic as I myself!

[@ceresbane]

16:15 The captain's log during this scene explicitly says that the storm has sped up the travel time of the ship. Supposing the storm was made for a sinister purpose while his men died one by one.

[@cfG21]

The real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula

[@ceresbane]

@@cfG21 Vlad Tepes did plenty of killing just to stay in power. He'd kill just on the whiff of betrayal. Including his own family and friends and people that took him in as a ward.

[@MrChristophSteininge]

The greatest weakness of this movie is the origin story. Is it not enough that Vlad was a cruel warlord who impaled his enemies, who had ottoman ambassadors hats nailed to their heads, after they refused to take them off and bow in his presence. That such a man could not rest easily in his grave and rose to be an undead creature was too easy an explanation. Bram Stoker combined a traditional ghost story with a psychological murder case very skilfully. He describes the intrusion of the supernatural in our well ordered scientific societey. The latest invention of his times, like telegraphs, phonographs, blood infusion and modern (by the standards of 1890) treatments of mental illness are the backdrop of this intrusion of ancient curses and finally the supernal horror of undeath. The ingenious plan of Dracula, to place boxes of his home soil in another country is an application of modern scientific principles to ancient arcane arts. Stokers novel is a master piece, albeit a bit long winded and verbose to our modern taste. The film falls short of showing the pertinent aspects and shows instead the overheated, sexual nature that are more pertinent to nowadays sensibilities. The many erotic aspects that so scandalized the audience of the book in the last decade of the 19. century fall flat in our modern society. Period pieces are fienedishly difficult to bring over to modern audiences, because of shifted sensibilities.

[@shadowking13X]

I saw this film as a child it left quite an emotional impact Gary old man’s portrayal of a humanized Dracula it’s in my top 10 of favorite vampire films I’m glad they never sullied it with a remake

[@elenorbenett9677]

Magnificent and epic film tbh. Probably the best Dracula film in terms of everything: cinematography, atmosphere, gothic style, music, costumes, energy, drama. Also creature makeup-Dracula as that huge bat creature is iconic and scary. Oldman was marvellous in Dracula role, playing one of the most complex screen versions of the character and deserves all the flowers. Winona was impressive as Mina. And I liked guys who played Lucy’s suitors and Sadie as Lucy too. I do wonder if because of how elaborate and successful and impactful this movie turned out to be there wasn’t any good Dracula movies in theatres since.

[@cfG21]

The real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula

[@cody1570]

A hero sacrifices the one he loves to save the world. A villain sacrifices the world for the one he loves...

[@cfG21]

The real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula

[@blueeyed5074]

Damn.... I'm a villain I guess.

[@starkilr101]

The most faithful telling of Stoker’s novel. And a great film

[@benzelwasington4059]

Ehh wouldent go that far

[@44excalibur]

Did you even read Bram Stoker's novel? Where exactly is there a love story between Dracula and Mina? This version got Stoker's entire novel wrong. The only faithful retelling of Stoker's novel was the 1977 BBC version, Count Dracula.

[@starkilr101]

@@44excalibur I’ve read it 4 times

[@44excalibur]

@@starkilr101 So have I. There's no love story between Mina and Dracula. Dracula never takes Mina out to the cinema, or to dinner. Mina isn't the one who kills Dracula, Jonathan and Quincy are. Mina is NOT the reincarnation of Dracula's dead wife. Mina only loves Jonathan and not Dracula, and Dracula is not the main character of the story, Jonathan and Mina are. I could go on, but I think I've made my point.

[@starkilr101]

@@44excalibur yes. And you’ve wasted your time typing all of that. Still a great book and a great movie

[@Tomy_Yon]

The movie won several big awards for the costumes designed by Eiko Ishoka. Other movies with her designs are The Cell, The Fall, Immortals. 😊

[@TheZombiehunter24]

This movie is immortal! It's one of the best Dracula/Vampire/Horror/Movies ever made.

[@cfG21]

The real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula

[@damiondavis9672]

This is my favorite vampire movie of all time. It sticks close to the book and the lore of the vampire. No other vampire movie comes close to this one. I like Dracula Untold but it made him seem like a hero and a superhero at that. This one Dracula is humanized BUT without losing any of the potent evil he had. Bram's Dracula is a sympathetic bad guy, not a hero.

[@cfG21]

The real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula

[@petitemasque5784]

I thought the same as you Cogan, that the carriage driver was some kind of undead monster but watching your recap I think it was Dracula's shadow. Look how the shadow seems to return to Dracula in the scene when he greets Jonathan. That is why it can stretch its arms and can't speak and wears what looks like a plague doctor outfit to have a physical body.

[@-redacted_by_youtube]

In the book its definitely him. So i dont see why they would change it.

[@Jim-Mc]

His shadow is also seen in England at Lucy's house before he himself gets to England. So you may be right, he sends it off to do his bidding.

[@Jelizaveta89]

A wonderful, thorough video. Gary Oldman as Dracula stole my heart when I first saw this movie over twenty years ago. Having read Stoker's novel before seeing this film, it has to be said that the two pieces are different enough to be called a different story, but the main plotline is closely similar. I highly appreciate the changes they made for the movie, and it feels like everything they added was just to bridge the gaps in the book's story. I'm a gigantic sucker for reincarnation stories, and Mina being Elizabeta reborn is just a chef-kiss worthy plot choice. The book they wrote for this movie (and here's what I can't remember; whether the book was written before or after the movie was made, but it was absolutely a part of this project) is my favourite version of Dracula told, to date. Although almost identical to the movie, there's some 'behind-the-scenes' information written in words that one might have missed, having only watched the movie. For example, the scene where Harker, Van Helsing and co rush in to fight 10ft-bat-Dracula, the book clearly states that Van Helsing was running in so fast that he slipped and fell. In the movie Anthony Hopkins just somehow awkwardly grips his leg as he flops onto the ground from standing up. It always looked super weird and pointless to me before I read the book. All in all, Bram Stoker's Dracula featuring Gary Oldman as the Count is definitely my favourite movie rendition of Dracula. It is such a tremendous travesty that he didn't get an Oscar for his performance, because he should have.

[@claystillman5713]

I don’t think we are supposed to hate Dracula the movie is about a man who lost love and would do anything to get it back even give his soul to the devil.

[@katieforsyth2089]

Anthony Hopkins also plays one of the priests at the beginning 🖤

[@kennethsatria6607]

I mean personally considering how humanized dracula and vampires in general have been to the point they're more urban fantasy than horror, I prefer Demeter's inhuman Dracula, because it simply doesn't beat around the bush, a creature that forsook its humanity for eternal life hundreds of years ago and to have power and fear over other humans is gonna be a psychopath

[@BurritoKingdom]

Not 30 years ago. This was one of the first films to humanize Dracula and started a trend of Oscar bait monster movies. There is Wolf with Jack Nicholson, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein with Robert de Niro, Interview with a Vampire and Tim Burton's Sleepy hollow.

[@AshePBlack]

For me it's the penny dreadful iteration even though that one is actually a fallen angel for plot reasons in that show. In book dracula wasn't quite lovesick and I think was meaner. And make him look however handsome or not handsome but he's not the nice guy

[@amberlaughlin3518]

@@AshePBlack him and Satan need Amunets power to bring the world into darkness and unleash the apocalypse. That part of the movie is TRUE.

[@kennethsatria6607]

@@BurritoKingdom Yeah but doesn't mean we have to exhaust the trope with lesser clones of those movies

[@jonathankerr4859]

“Hair on his palms, I know what your thinking” 😂😂👍 brilliant.

[@Judykag]

From the opening music all the way through I was fixated. I still love it and have watched it countless times.

[@peterratter6603]

I love this movie. Thank you for your very considered essay, and for giving me a new perspective. I never could quite gel with the idea that Mina was a reincarnation of Elzbeta, yet separate from the spirit reconciled in the end with her prince. Your idea that Dracula's love has become an obsession, and that his power is *making* Mina say what he wants to hear, makes so much more sense.

[@AshePBlack]

In book mina has no past connection to him. He went after her. He forces her to drink his blood and he taunts her other men weren't there and because they annoyed him, he went after her

[@amberlaughlin3518]

@@AshePBlack just like movies, books are filled with truths AND lies. Anyone who puts 100 percent faith in books and movies. Believing ALL of it to be fact is quite simply naive and ignorant.clearly🙄

[@Chet73]

The cinematography in this film is incredible.

[@amikireicraftstore]

This is my favorite film, like, ever. Not exactly like the novel but the casting and how mesmerizing Gary Oldman was in general... His delivery of the lines and performance is enticing, I've loved vampire mythology since I was young and this is my favorite portrayal of it in film. I've watched this film hundreds of times too hahaha.

[@OptimusMaximusNero]

Another pretty good movie about the origin of Dracula is a German television movie called "Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula", in which they show us the bloody reign of Vlad Tepes, who upon dying is automatically resurrected as a living dead because, by killing countless of innocents while defending the Word of God, his soul cannot go to heaven or hell. It's quite entertaining

[@qpetro1]

Yes! I was beginning to think I was the only one who had seen Dark Prince! Excellent movie!

[@cfG21]

The real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula

[@thegunslinger1363]

From someone who is a big fan of the book. I love this film! Gary Oldman as Dracula is one of my favourite performances.

[@carlapowell4864]

Absolutely! Gary Oldman personifies Dracula in my opinion. I have listened to the audiobook numerous times and I always picture, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, and Gary Oldman. I’m 51 years old and have seen quite a few other Dracula films and to this day it is the only one that stays with me!

[@SoonGone]

That bit where he tells her "I have crossed oceans of time to find you". (Or something close to that) So good.

[@makeupboss3568]

My favorite Dracula movie… it should’ve gotten more than just Best costume. Maybe a few inaccuracies, but it’s still good and faithful to Bram Stoker’s style, his novel will live forever.

[@himynameis3664]

Yeah this is probably the closest to stokers Dracula that we've ever gotten. And to be honest I think a direct play by play adaption would be boring. We'd know everything that's going to happen, that's why I kind of preferred this movie having it own original touches.

[@LittleRedTeaCake]

This is one of the movies that sparked my love for vampires when I was a kid, like literally, I cannot remember which one I watched first, this or Interview with a Vampire, but they've been my favorite every since. You should look at doing Ginger Snaps, either just the first one or the whole trilogy. Very different look at werewolves.

[@zhugzug]

Absolutely my favorite and how I love depicting my Vampire Lords in D&D. "Sunlight? how amusing". I also love how they humanized him and you kinda felt for him.

[@citizenVader]

It's a metafore on the old world versus the new. That's why dracula is intrigued by the cinema as he knows it is capturing pictures using mirror projection, something that seems magical from his perspective.

[@sonicninja3434]

Old mirrors were made by floating glass on nickel or silver. If it was an old silver mirror, that might have been at odds with Dracula's presence.

[@Stormkrow280]

I heard it was based off an old Greek belief that mirrors reflect the soul, and vampires have no souls, so they have no reflection.

[@sonicninja3434]

@@Stormkrow280 I was thinking silver mirror, having to do with Judas's 30 pieces....

[@SjofnBM1989]

​@sonicninja3434 that's just from the movie Dracula 2000 it has nothing to do with Bram Stokers Dracula

[@wassicapone6623]

Ah

[@wassicapone6623]

28:15

[@porkflaps4717]

This is a masterpiece of technical achievement in film, every special effect was done in camera! The amount of knowledge/know how and ability required to pull off what they did can not be understated. They don't make movies like this anymore, and when you factor the size of the budget and the care and craft put in by Coppola, I don't know if movies were ever made like this. Some of the acting is hammy but the cast is fantastic. If it's not already considered a classic, it certainly will be down the road.

[@rz9305]

This is one of my favorite movies it came out in 1992 It never gets old to me. It’s an incredible movie Francis Ford Coppola is a master at his craft Thank you for making this. It’s well done.

[@susanstorm7910]

This movie is my obsession and a true phenomenal vampire story. The end credits song by Annie Lennox is one of my all-time favorites ever

[@singaporeghostclub]

The wolf and bat design is phenomenal ❤

[@roderick8167]

Like Dracula 2000 I've always wondered was Vlad's transformation into a vampire an unforseen event or was Vlad always fated to become vampire and if this is the case it makes Vlad's transformation into a vampire even more tragic than it already was since not only did he dedicate his entire life to the Order of the Dragon and to God who absolutely exist in this universe but he lost his wife and was possibly always fated to become a monster despite his noble crusade, truly tragic

[@Gilleban]

Dracula 2000 skipped the question entirely by having Dracula be the vampirically cursed form of Judas, just like Blade: Trinity made "Drake" /Dracula the sustained form of a sustained form of a warrior named Dagon.

[@coganLollins]

how they became a vampire is always one of the most interesting questions to me, I wish they would have revealed something about the I guess it being a total mystery is interesting too. I agree though it does add to the tragedy if you think of that way, especially for dracula 2000 I think, they got screwed lol

[@JohnSmith-im8qt]

I love the world of darkness lore. Cain is the first vampire. And the vampires are known as the canites.

[@BIG_MOPPER]

Right what if it was luck of the draw and you don't get cool powers you turn into a horse with down syndrome or a literal pile of shit.

[@JohnSmith-kv1uo]

Lost me with fake God stuff lol it made up story dude Dracula is not real val was real but he didn't drink blood he just put big ass wooden pole up your butt

[@andiralosh2173]

The fact that he was leading war for god adds an extra element to this, and they never much brought up all the killing and impaling which is like... well, ya had ta be thar. I rewatched it for this, thanks!

[@dalestaley5637]

I've read Bram Stokers Dracula several times. I love it. The humanity in the monster. Some we make as in Frankenstein. Gary Oldman is the best Dracula in my opinion. He was him. Unfortunately, Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder fell flat for me. Keanu finally shows more emotion when he realizes Mina is lost to him. The prisoner scenes when Dracula leaves Jonathan Harker with vampires was very frightening. Thanks for covering this movie. It deserves more praise than it gets. Oh, forgot! 😂 The colors of the characters costumes is language. Mina, always in a soft mint green and Dracula is appointed perfectly. His 1st appearance to her in the blue glasses, well.... cough, fan me, please!

[@HusZat]

My favourite Dracula movie .... and clearly one of your finest videos yet! ..... What always intrigued me about this adaption is not only how close it is to the novel, but also how Coppola plays with the fact that Stoker wrote the story in form of letters, journal entries and so on: most of the inconcistencies in the movie can actually be explained by the fact that either some of the documents regarding the Dracula incident were lost or purposely destroyed; like in the one scene where Mina - while traveling on ship to meet with Jonathan in Austria-Hungary - throws some pages of her diary overbord, into the water. ..... And yeah: The guy or creature in the beginning is most likely Dracula himself. Except for some gypsies and his brides, he actually doesn't have any servants in the book. In one scene, Harker even sees (while in hiding) how the count is preparing dinner for his guest. (There's this one scene from "Shadow of the Vampire", where Willem Dafoe's vampire "actor" discusses the themes of the novel with some staff members. He complaints how sad it is that Dracula has no servants, no entourage and is therefore absolutely removed from the magnificent life he once had as a nobleman, probably not even knowing how to select cheese, wine etc for a special occasion.)

[@amberlaughlin3518]

He said " my life is misery at best" and.." my life is but a tale to be told"

[@cfG21]

The real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula

[@cfG21]

​@@amberlaughlin3518The real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula

[@EmmaCosgrove123]

I would love a video on the 2013 tv show Dracula starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Its an underrated gem in my opinion & I wish more people knew about it ❤ Great video as always 😊

[@Billyjack-Two-Crows]

I've watched this movie several times over the years. I thoroughly enjoy it. Take it for what it is, also my God, Gary Oldman kills it!

[@OptimusMaximusNero]

This film undoubtedly deserves to have Bram Stoker's name in the title, since it 100% respects the iconic themes and spirit of the novel in detail, such as the part where Dracula has s*x while turned into a furry or when Lucy and Mina kiss each other in the rain like two yuri anime girls. No doubt good old Bram would be proud 🥲👍

[@awesomeatronik]

LoL

[@Njuregen]

Let's hope Disney never makes a remake...

[@metalboardin]

okay comment of the fucking century award hahahahahaha

[@Morphdog9819]

i like when he dressed up like a steampunk mall goth and seduced Lucy with his wolf (?????????)

[@The_Moe_Szyslak_Exp_feat_Homer]

He got me in the first half, not gonna lie 😂

[@tedwojtasik8781]

This whole movie was a treat, from the acting, to the story, the visuals, everything. I do believe that Dracula during the daylight had very limited powers. He was able to control the escaped wolf only at close range and his mind control over Mina was also only possible at close range and very subtle. I believe that was the absolute limit of his powers under the sun and that while exposed to the sun he was no more powerful than your average human. He was exclusively a creature of the night, and he only had such power when he was not exposed to the sun.

[@esidedude2869]

The GOAT. Always has been my favorite. Always will be.

[@softturd]

thank you i absoluteley love this version in so many ways

[@archam777]

Made me want to watch it again.....havent seen it in years. Very good video brother!!!

[@lukasbauer8783]

In the novel Jonathan explicitely concludes that Dracula himself was the mysterious carriage driver (based on the fact that there don't seem to be any servants in the castle and him indeed catching Dracula personally setting the table for a meal) so I suspect it is probably Dracula in the movie as well. One thing that I'd say subtly points toward this being the case is that Dracula can stretch his arm to touch Jonnathan's shoulder from across the room in basically the same way the faceless, inhuman carriage driver did. Of course we don't know for sure and this is just my interpretation. The cursed thrall creature idea is very cool as well. Turning Mina's tears into diamonds is a pretty nifty trick, though theoretically that could even have been a mere, mundane sleight of hand on Dracula's part. Which would actually be kinda funny. But no, definitely less cool overall.

[@AngryPistachio]

I cannot get over how enjoyable your retelling of these stories are!

[@reelmermaid8844]

Although I really enjoyed Dracula Untold, THIS movie is the gold standard for Dracula IMHO. I love the fact that the movie only relied on practical effects, there was no CGI. Also, the magnificent score written by Wojciech Kilar only used musical instruments from the same historical period the film was set in, nothing programmed, no synthesizers etc. The cast was phenomenal. Gary Oldman was robbed. He gave one of the most Oscar worthy performances I've ever seen. Thanks for a great video.

[@kylereese5841]

F*** yes. One of the best portrayals of demons in fiction.

[@themonolougist]

In the books, after seeing Dracula make the table Jonathan reasons that the driver must have been him too as well as the one who cooks and makes his bed. Also as a Hungarian it's funny to hear you mispronounce székely, the LY is a Y, prounced like the end of hey. Also also when mentioning Emily Gerard you should also introduced Ármin Vámbéry (a Hungarian spy, orientalist, cryptozoologist, member of the Hellfire Club and friend to Stoker) who influenced Bram with his outlandish tales from his home.

[@jubilantvision2212]

He's the most well-written Dracula. Film-wise, the strongest one is Dracula Untold; game-wise, Castlevania.

[@richardkasper8692]

Very well put together.

[@samatic7937]

I am honored to have lived in a time where the book of Dracula could be correctly personified into a movie and thank those who made it and yes Gary Oldman should of won the Oscar for this performance he is a one of the greatest actors of our time. there is one thing a movie can always do to up its value and that is to link it to something outside itself: like in this instance religion. Its the linking of things that tug on heart strings!

[@Hematoph]

My favorite movie

[@michelletroublefield7660]

I saw this movie in 1992 when I was 18 years old. What a love story. I rooted for Dracula the whole time. An iconic film for my generation. Every few years I go see the play in theatre. Needless to say I love this movie.

[@proman4592]

One of my all time favorite movies.I first watched it at the local cinema in Ireland when it was released.we could still smoke in the theatre at the time.come to think of it one could still smoke on airplanes at the time. How things have changed. Great job on the KZbin video guys!

[@thequestingbunny]

Hi, I just discovered your channel because of this video! I'm not all that versed in spooky lore, but I love the gothic fantasy that is this movie. I thought your breakdown was awesome. Most of what I know about vampires and the lot is from this movie, but I learned a bit more from your analysis. But I'm very curious to learn more, so I'll subscribe and stick around to see what more I can learn! Keep on keepin' on, man!

[@aznsketcher]

I remembered watching this back in college when it came out. Havent seen or heard anything about it until today. Your review was great. I had forgotten how great it was until now. So many great points you had. Need to hunt down this movie in blue ray form before the end of physical media takes hold.

[@cfG21]

The real dracula is an east orthodox Christian ,hero of romania, and would kill this dracula for blasphemy. The romanians hate this version of dracula