Thursday, October 15, 2009

Nosferatu



Beat Sheet for Nosferatu

Opening image: Jonathon looks at himself in the mirror.
Theme Stated: Do not worry about the stories of the vampires
Set-up: Meet the wife and a old guy, also meet Nosferatu.
Catalyst: Jonathon cuts his thumb. Nosferatu smells the blood.
Debate: Whether or not he should continue staying there.
Break into two: He goes into Transylvania.
B story: Love between Nina and Jonathon.
Fun and Games: Run away from Nosferatu.
Midpoint: Nosferatu gets on the boat and travels away.
Bad guys close in: The police come and come across the dead bodies.
All is lost: Nosferatu is on the loose and inside the buildings.
Dark Night of the Soul: The plague is here and he is supposed to stay in the house.
Break into three: Jonathon realizes he needs to use Nina to kill Nosferatu.
Finale: Nina sets up Nosferatu and he dies
Final Image: Seeing Jonathon hold Nina as she lays there dead.

Nosferatu was a creepy Dracula movie staring Jonathan Hutter (Gustav Von Wangenheim) and Nosferatu (Max Shreck). Jonathon was told by his boss that Count Orlok wants to buy a house and wants Jonathon to go to his castle to close the deal. While his was there he stops at a inn and tells the owners where he is going. The people there react in horror and tells him not to go. While Jonathon is in his room he finds a book about about vampires that warns him about Nosferatu. The next morning Jonathon travels to the castle and meets Nosferatu. After Jonathon cuts himself Nosferatu tries to lick his finger while repeatedly saying "Blood!!!". The next morning Jonathon finds out that he has two bite marks on his neck and feels really ill, he eventually realizes that these bites are vampire bites. In the end Jonathon kills Nosferatu by luring him to his wife and keeping Nosferatu there until the sun comes up.

Nosferatu was an OK movie, I think it would have been better if it actually had words and not a silent movie. To me I think that all silent movies are really boring. This movie was also in black in white which increased the difficulty to understand the movie. I was able to follow the movie for the first half of the video; after a while though I just could not keep up with it. If you are into black and white silent films this would probably be a perfect movie for you, but I do not think that this movie is really worth buying or renting. I would give this movie a 3/10.
~Tanner

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