This is an experience I will never forget LILY -ROSE DEPP deserves every award I can’t stop thinking about this film 10/10 for me this score the tension the cinematography the lighting the shots the costumes designs amazing and true horror monster I want too see this multiple times I can’t stop thinking about this film and the folklore behind it was great
I have worked in film for over 35 years designing creatures, and must have seen thousands of films, and truly enjoyed this. "The VVitch" was the best film that I had seen in 20 years, and here is another to add, by Eggers. Instead of the iconic , stiff as a board sitting up like in the original, when he got up after grabbing the pick axe, I was truly frightened . He looked huge and terrifying . Very Impressive! The work that my colleague David White did with that design was masterful restraint. Instead of making him Part animal (Rat, Bat, Wolf), he was a Man who was undead and needed blood to continue existing . The teeth were razor sharp, yet not standard "Vampire Fangs" ,they were Human teeth, evolved to razor sharpness and a shape made for tearing flesh. The pointed ears were the result of rats chewing them and not a mythological "Pointed ear". It felt like a creature that could exist, which made it really horrifying . The children's screams left no question in your mind, and even though they showed necessary restraint, you KNEW they were being eaten.
My question regarding the teeth is how he punctured the heart deep enough without fangs? He left small holes that looked like sharp small fang marks, not ripping or tearing... ideas?
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.
I had a few drinks before the movie and man I wasn’t necessarily on my feet but was just an awe of the cinematography, and the scares were there, I think I’ve been spoiled by the jump scare tactic by your everyday scary movie that’s released nowadays but they were done so brilliantly. I was more so anxious than scared tbh Bill Skarsgard was so unrecognizable I was just shocked that that was actually him and I can’t imagine how his voice felt after filming but my god what a film!
Thanks for your thorough review! I really enjoyed the movie overall ❤ I really do not like his moustache though. I know it's accurate for the period, but picturing this Count Orlok sitting in front of the mirror shaving, brushing out his moustache, trimming it when it gets too long.... That just seems really out of character to me. And it's so strikingly dark, no grey, does that mean he dyes it too? I loved everything about him besides that stash.
I’ve seen a lot of people criticize this movie using terms like story arch, character development, and social commentary. They think that if a movie doesn’t take the typical form of those then it is wrong. This is a movie that feels real and brings you into the past, a world that feels like it existed before, but is completely new to the viewer. The movie is scary mostly because the topics it covers reflect the real evil of the world. Nosferatus selfishness and lust combined with Thomas’ inability to take a stand leads to a horrible dilemma for everyone. The plague aspect is not literally about the effect of plague on society, but it is more of a metaphor for the evil that Nosferatu embodies, and how it only leads to death and decay. You can say the movie is about sin, evil, lust, romance, science, societal norms, so many different topics. Yet a lot of part time internet critics and educated movie goers think that the movie is bad and disappointing. As long as great art has existed there have always been people who don’t understand it because it doesn’t fit a norm or easily recognizable pattern.
Yeah clearly this is one from the heart from Eggers, magistral!!! Unfortunately it didn't scare me though, no goosebumps and I didn't get emotionally involved, maybe because we all know the story so well
I think that’s exactly it - the film wasted far too much time expositing vampire lore we all know so well, various characters standing in rooms telling us what needs to be done, what will happen next etc, with repetitive scenarios of sweating, moaning, and “oh no he’s coming” taking me out of the story and experience. I was bored and disengaged. Not sure what performances other people are seeing cos the performances are campy and one-note. Visually stunning but a big let down for me!
Is it a vampire movie or a zombie movie? Vampires regain their youthful appearance and vitality after they drink blood. Zombies can drink blood all day and it won’t change shit. Orlak is a putrid rotting corpse and his appearance doesn’t change despite drinking blood. So wouldn’t that make him a zombie with powers of possession? Just asking.
Seen it one time, I very much liked the sound design, suspense and cinematography and I think the first half of the movie. But had the feeling the second act just kept going on and on to the point where I got bored, like the same thing kept happening over and over again without much changing or giving out more information and I felt like screaming: JEEZ CUT IT DOWN! I KNOW HE LIKES TO DRINK BLOOD. But I'm a big nosferatu/vampire simp because I always thought it was a close to perfect metaphor for opiate addiction which i've had my experiences with, so maybe I got too used to how they usually do the story beats in a dracula movie. I think it is still not a better movie than that one about the making of the old nosferatu with Willem Dafoe with John Malkovich. SPOILERS!: I do like that he touched on patriarchy and the sexual repression and disease in the modern world. Don't really agree with the good vs evil. He was called by her because she couldn't find happiness in the way her life, the world around her and her social relations were organized. It was quite literally the inner beast unleashed. So I felt it was much more about repression and conformity. In the end she had to sacrifice herself for the good of the functioning of society. Which in my view was to say that the world we've build around us is killing our connection to our nature and with that our uniqueness. Also don't think it was very pro science, they took a few jabs at 19th century science and science wasn't able to fix the issue so they had to go back to the occult, the unknown and untamed. So all in all I guess it was maybe a critique of how we treat young women in western society. That's kind of where it left me till now. But I'll watch it again at home and maybe change my mind.
Calm down. The movie was in fact beautifully shot. However, the vampire is absolutely corny. The combover and handlebar mustache were almost laughable. 7/10. Not even scary.
The vampires look is faithful to the book and how vampires where depicted in that time.. maybe corny looking but faithfull to the time and book. Eggers is kinda all about being faithfull to history and the actual lore of what he is making
@@angelilarraza119 i liked it, its not the hollywood vampire type but a more accurate one. He looks like a dead Vlad the impaler who Dracula is based on.
This was movie was an experience. Nickolaus Hoult stole the show for me. His meeting with Count Olak was horrifying and captured the terror PERFECTLY.
This is an experience I will never forget LILY -ROSE DEPP deserves every award I can’t stop thinking about this film 10/10 for me this score the tension the cinematography the lighting the shots the costumes designs amazing and true horror monster I want too see this multiple times I can’t stop thinking about this film and the folklore behind it was great
I have worked in film for over 35 years designing creatures, and must have seen thousands of films, and truly enjoyed this. "The VVitch" was the best film that I had seen in 20 years, and here is another to add, by Eggers. Instead of the iconic , stiff as a board sitting up like in the original, when he got up after grabbing the pick axe, I was truly frightened . He looked huge and terrifying . Very Impressive! The work that my colleague David White did with that design was masterful restraint. Instead of making him Part animal (Rat, Bat, Wolf), he was a Man who was undead and needed blood to continue existing . The teeth were razor sharp, yet not standard "Vampire Fangs" ,they were Human teeth, evolved to razor sharpness and a shape made for tearing flesh. The pointed ears were the result of rats chewing them and not a mythological "Pointed ear". It felt like a creature that could exist, which made it really horrifying . The children's screams left no question in your mind, and even though they showed necessary restraint, you KNEW they were being eaten.
meh
My question regarding the teeth is how he punctured the heart deep enough without fangs? He left small holes that looked like sharp small fang marks, not ripping or tearing... ideas?
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.
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial and Silence of the Lambs are my two favorite movies of all time. Nosferatu is my third.
congrats on 2k!
I had a few drinks before the movie and man I wasn’t necessarily on my feet but was just an awe of the cinematography, and the scares were there, I think I’ve been spoiled by the jump scare tactic by your everyday scary movie that’s released nowadays but they were done so brilliantly. I was more so anxious than scared tbh Bill Skarsgard was so unrecognizable I was just shocked that that was actually him and I can’t imagine how his voice felt after filming but my god what a film!
Thanks for your thorough review! I really enjoyed the movie overall ❤ I really do not like his moustache though. I know it's accurate for the period, but picturing this Count Orlok sitting in front of the mirror shaving, brushing out his moustache, trimming it when it gets too long.... That just seems really out of character to me. And it's so strikingly dark, no grey, does that mean he dyes it too? I loved everything about him besides that stash.
I’ve seen a lot of people criticize this movie using terms like story arch, character development, and social commentary. They think that if a movie doesn’t take the typical form of those then it is wrong. This is a movie that feels real and brings you into the past, a world that feels like it existed before, but is completely new to the viewer. The movie is scary mostly because the topics it covers reflect the real evil of the world. Nosferatus selfishness and lust combined with Thomas’ inability to take a stand leads to a horrible dilemma for everyone. The plague aspect is not literally about the effect of plague on society, but it is more of a metaphor for the evil that Nosferatu embodies, and how it only leads to death and decay. You can say the movie is about sin, evil, lust, romance, science, societal norms, so many different topics.
Yet a lot of part time internet critics and educated movie goers think that the movie is bad and disappointing. As long as great art has existed there have always been people who don’t understand it because it doesn’t fit a norm or easily recognizable pattern.
Yeah clearly this is one from the heart from Eggers, magistral!!! Unfortunately it didn't scare me though, no goosebumps and I didn't get emotionally involved, maybe because we all know the story so well
I think that’s exactly it - the film wasted far too much time expositing vampire lore we all know so well, various characters standing in rooms telling us what needs to be done, what will happen next etc, with repetitive scenarios of sweating, moaning, and “oh no he’s coming” taking me out of the story and experience. I was bored and disengaged. Not sure what performances other people are seeing cos the performances are campy and one-note. Visually stunning but a big let down for me!
This was a very good but weird movie I was really questioning everything in a good way definitely agree
Solid flick.
Is it a vampire movie or a zombie movie? Vampires regain their youthful appearance and vitality after they drink blood. Zombies can drink blood all day and it won’t change shit. Orlak is a putrid rotting corpse and his appearance doesn’t change despite drinking blood. So wouldn’t that make him a zombie with powers of possession? Just asking.
Seen it one time, I very much liked the sound design, suspense and cinematography and I think the first half of the movie. But had the feeling the second act just kept going on and on to the point where I got bored, like the same thing kept happening over and over again without much changing or giving out more information and I felt like screaming: JEEZ CUT IT DOWN! I KNOW HE LIKES TO DRINK BLOOD. But I'm a big nosferatu/vampire simp because I always thought it was a close to perfect metaphor for opiate addiction which i've had my experiences with, so maybe I got too used to how they usually do the story beats in a dracula movie. I think it is still not a better movie than that one about the making of the old nosferatu with Willem Dafoe with John Malkovich.
SPOILERS!:
I do like that he touched on patriarchy and the sexual repression and disease in the modern world. Don't really agree with the good vs evil. He was called by her because she couldn't find happiness in the way her life, the world around her and her social relations were organized. It was quite literally the inner beast unleashed. So I felt it was much more about repression and conformity. In the end she had to sacrifice herself for the good of the functioning of society. Which in my view was to say that the world we've build around us is killing our connection to our nature and with that our uniqueness. Also don't think it was very pro science, they took a few jabs at 19th century science and science wasn't able to fix the issue so they had to go back to the occult, the unknown and untamed. So all in all I guess it was maybe a critique of how we treat young women in western society. That's kind of where it left me till now. But I'll watch it again at home and maybe change my mind.
Kaz Rowe has a good video about the story and sybolisms behind nosferatu (bram stokers dracula).
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Loved the visual take on the story. The monster and the pace for me were letdowns. 75/100.
A boring experience
Calm down. The movie was in fact beautifully shot. However, the vampire is absolutely corny. The combover and handlebar mustache were almost laughable. 7/10. Not even scary.
The vampires look is faithful to the book and how vampires where depicted in that time.. maybe corny looking but faithfull to the time and book. Eggers is kinda all about being faithfull to history and the actual lore of what he is making
@ it’s the one part they could have taken liberty with. I heard others audibly laughing.
@@angelilarraza119 i liked it, its not the hollywood vampire type but a more accurate one. He looks like a dead Vlad the impaler who Dracula is based on.
Calm down? What a thing to say to someone who enjoyed this film and whose channel you’re watching.
@ I’m sorry I disagreed with someone else’s opinion? How about you calm down too and get off his sack about it.