[Movies] Nosferatu (2024)
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yuuagoMy thoughts on this essentially are: If the phrase "Artsy remake of Nosferatu by Robert Eggers" gets you excited, this might be one to look at.
This film was what I expected it to be. It was Robert Eggers being very Robert Eggers-y. I wouldn't say I loved it, but I found it interesting, and as usual the cinematography was excellent.
The visual interpretation of Count Orlok was an unusual choice, but I really liked it. On the language front, Orlok's lines are in Dacian, apparently. But my understanding is that this language is very poorly documented. Based on some reading (which was admittedly brief) I don't think it's possible to actually reconstruct it enough for use in film - too many gaps to fill. Like, I can see why they made that choice, and it did sound cool (though it drove me nuts while watching it, trying to figure out what the heck he was speaking because I didn't recognie it) but I would be very surprised if it's authentic Dacian, and I don't think it was a better choice than straight-up Latin would have been, or even Hungarian.
The film is obviously a love letter to the 1922 Nosferatu; you can tell that it's crafted with a lot of respect for the original. I will admit that it's been a long time since I've seen the 1922 movie, and there are a lot of things in the 2024 that I don't recall from the other one, so I can't compare them at all. ...I suppose this means it's high time for a silent film rewatch!
Willem Dafoe's portrayal ofDr Van Helsing Professor Von Franz was my favourite part aside from the cinematography.
Essentially, my enjoyment of this film comes to looking in detail at the artistic choices and its place as a response to a historical work etc. I went to see it with my parents, on their request, and like... When we left the theatre it was clear to me that they had thought it was kind of weird and didn't necessarily like it much, which is what I expected. (Man, I kept telling them, "Are you sure you want to see this movie?" but they insisted on it anyway...)
This film was what I expected it to be. It was Robert Eggers being very Robert Eggers-y. I wouldn't say I loved it, but I found it interesting, and as usual the cinematography was excellent.
The visual interpretation of Count Orlok was an unusual choice, but I really liked it. On the language front, Orlok's lines are in Dacian, apparently. But my understanding is that this language is very poorly documented. Based on some reading (which was admittedly brief) I don't think it's possible to actually reconstruct it enough for use in film - too many gaps to fill. Like, I can see why they made that choice, and it did sound cool (though it drove me nuts while watching it, trying to figure out what the heck he was speaking because I didn't recognie it) but I would be very surprised if it's authentic Dacian, and I don't think it was a better choice than straight-up Latin would have been, or even Hungarian.
The film is obviously a love letter to the 1922 Nosferatu; you can tell that it's crafted with a lot of respect for the original. I will admit that it's been a long time since I've seen the 1922 movie, and there are a lot of things in the 2024 that I don't recall from the other one, so I can't compare them at all. ...I suppose this means it's high time for a silent film rewatch!
Willem Dafoe's portrayal of
Essentially, my enjoyment of this film comes to looking in detail at the artistic choices and its place as a response to a historical work etc. I went to see it with my parents, on their request, and like... When we left the theatre it was clear to me that they had thought it was kind of weird and didn't necessarily like it much, which is what I expected. (Man, I kept telling them, "Are you sure you want to see this movie?" but they insisted on it anyway...)
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