The film Nosferatu has many of the ideas that we see in modern day films. The use of music relating to a certain scene really sets the tone for the storyline in a movie. The music throughout this film was somber and haunting. Watching this movie really left me on the edge of my seat. A particular scene that embodies modern day film work with old movies is the scene in the shack when he is reading about vampires. There was very little light provided by the candle he had at his bedside. He started reading about vampires next to this candle. He would read more and more about vampires, and the more that he read, the dimmer the lighting got in the shack. I was anticipating something happening to him; maybe he would get attacked by a vampire. Just as he was finished reading the material on the vampires, the light got a little brighter and he went to sleep. Now, normally in modern horror movies, that would spell doom for our beloved character, but he lived to see another day.
This scene in the movie is a precursor to what we can expect in the upcoming scenes with the main character. This scene leaves you guessing what is going to happen in the movie. My first reaction to seeing him reading the book and laughing at the mere fact of vampires was that he’s going to either die at the end of destroy the vampires. I must admit, I was never a big fan of the silent film. I thought they were pointless and dull, but after seeing Nosferatu, my opinion of silent film changed. There is really no difference between this film and horror films we see today. Of course, the obvious differences are there in this film. They have eliminated the violence, blood, and special effects, but this film didn’t need those things. Even before we see what is going to happen with the main character of the film, we tend to make up our own story. Usually we say. “They are going to die” or “they will kill the bad guy and save the day”. Sometimes you can almost predict what is going to happen in a horror film. There are some films that leave you guessing and shocked at the end, however. This film allowed me to expand and elaborate on my predictions on how the movie would end. I even had some fun making up lines that the characters were saying in the movie. This scene was really haunting and chilling for me. You saw the look of astonishment on the face of the main character when he began reading about vampires. Then we read further and further, and the lights began to dim. Some people are of the opinion that you need violence and a lot of blood to capture the true essence of a horror movie. Mystery and suspense does it for me every time with a horror movie. This movie was a classic horror movie that was way ahead of its time.
This scene in the movie is a precursor to what we can expect in the upcoming scenes with the main character. This scene leaves you guessing what is going to happen in the movie. My first reaction to seeing him reading the book and laughing at the mere fact of vampires was that he’s going to either die at the end of destroy the vampires. I must admit, I was never a big fan of the silent film. I thought they were pointless and dull, but after seeing Nosferatu, my opinion of silent film changed. There is really no difference between this film and horror films we see today. Of course, the obvious differences are there in this film. They have eliminated the violence, blood, and special effects, but this film didn’t need those things. Even before we see what is going to happen with the main character of the film, we tend to make up our own story. Usually we say. “They are going to die” or “they will kill the bad guy and save the day”. Sometimes you can almost predict what is going to happen in a horror film. There are some films that leave you guessing and shocked at the end, however. This film allowed me to expand and elaborate on my predictions on how the movie would end. I even had some fun making up lines that the characters were saying in the movie. This scene was really haunting and chilling for me. You saw the look of astonishment on the face of the main character when he began reading about vampires. Then we read further and further, and the lights began to dim. Some people are of the opinion that you need violence and a lot of blood to capture the true essence of a horror movie. Mystery and suspense does it for me every time with a horror movie. This movie was a classic horror movie that was way ahead of its time.
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