Nosferatu

Nosferatu 1922:
by Kiki and T

Kiki
This movie is amazing! The lead girl, Nina, or Ellen Hutter (played by Greta Schröder) did a pretty good job on her acting and did a good job of over reacting. Her husband, Jonathon Harker, or Hutter (played by Gustav Von Wangenheim) also did a good job with over reacting. Though, I think that he acted a little too happy and crossed the line between realistic acting and over the top overreacting. As for Count Dracula, or Graf Orlok (played by Max Schreck, my new idol), he did over the top creepy. He is what made the movie what it is. Very dedicated in his work, never breaking character. Max didn't even break character when off the set. He would go around hunting people at night and there was even talk of him attacking people on set. Don't be surprised if he pays you a little visit at night after you watch the movie. The movie has been known for engraving his image in your mind, thus making you see him when you wake up in the middle of the night. He doesn't stay long though.

T
Nosferatu is an exallent movie done in 1992. It's done in black and white and the actors don't talk in it. In the theaters, it was shown with a live symphony for the music. The music is now in the movie that you would buy or get online. Most of the messages conceived are done via body language, otherwise there are parts where the screen goes black and white text appears to tell you what they're saying or white with black writing for pages in a book appears. Yet, despite this, the movie is a spine tingling chiller, It's not the type of movie where you jump because something came out of no where, it's the kind that gets under your skin and makes you paranoid for long periods of time. I give it a 9 out of 10 on the awesome 'O' meter. The only reason its not 10 is because the end is anti-climatic as the vampire is killed by normal sun light.

Opening Image: The professor (played by Gustav Botz) was warning Jonathon about Renfield (or Knock, ein Häusemakler played by Alexander Granach), saying that he is crazy and that something bad will happen basically.

Them Stated: When Renfield tells Jonathon to go to Transylvania to meet Count Dracula, and says, "You will have a marvelous journey. And, young as you are, what matter if it costs you some pain - or even a little blood?..."

Set-up: Jonathon shows up at Count Dracula's castle.

Catalyst: Jonathon cuts his finger and Count Dracula licks the blood, freaking out a little. Jonathon gets freaked out by it and backs away from him.

Debate: In the morning, after the first night, Jonathon wakes up and finds bites on his neck. He doesn't want to believe it is from Count Dracula, so he tells himself that it was a spider or large mosquito.

Break into two: When Jonathon reads his vampire book again and then looks out the door, seeing Count Dracula standing at the end of the hall, watching Jonathon creepily.

B story: Where the doctor goes in to see Nina. They discover that Nina has the symptoms of a disease, after she found out about Nosferatu (meaning vampire).

Fun and Games: Renfield is running around through town, being chased by the towns people, cops, and doctors. He talks about his master coming. Then they catch him and throw him back in.

Midpoint: Jonathon is attacked by Count Dracula. He wakes up and sees the coffins full of Transylvanian dirt and rats being taken away to be moved for Count Dracula. He is now starting to believe that Count Dracula is a vampire.

Bad guys close in: Count Dracula kills everyone on the ship.

All is lost: Count Dracula movies across from Jonathon and Nina.

Dark Night of the Soul: Everyone finds out about the Nosferatu being there and they are told to say in their houses. A guy goes around putting crosses on everyone's door in chalk or something of that sort.

Break into Three: Nina reads in Jonathon's vampire book that, "Only a woman can break his frightful spell- a woman pure in heart- who will offer her blood freely to Nosferatu and will keep the vampire by her side until after the cock has crowed." and she decides to do that to save Jonathon.

Finale: Nina keeps Count Dracula at hers and Jonathon's house with her until morning. When the sun rises, Count Dracula dies. Just moments after, Jonathon runs in and Nina dies in his arms. Final Image: The professor ends up being right and something did in fact happen.