There is one really huge difference. Ellen is a virgin in 1922, and in 2024 she is not. Eggers's Orlok is not lured out of hiding by maidenhood. Very interesting. What did he mean by this
I haven't seen the film, but I'll take a stab at it: Virginity is not considered sacred today as it would have been in 1922 and therefore defiling a virgin has no evil quality, so there's no point in putting this into the story.
Eggers is a Jungian, and it’s impossible to understand this film outside of the concepts of Jungianism. What the film depicts is clearly the process of the integration of the opposites into a harmonious whole. It is a psychological allegory
Nosferatu is a tragic epic poem in which Ellen, in true pagan German fashion, is obsessed with her proper German man, but also haunted by her prior Romanian captor, who is supernaturally enchanted by her. As all are powerless to stop the demon, the only thing remaining is to sacrifice herself to save her love, and end the Nosferatu. In a sense it’s a bit like the Nibelungenleid. Ellen is basically an anti-Brunhilde.
I thought it was good…
I liked it, would probably give it a 7-8/10 myself
i havent watched the movie yet
(also: Eggers report)
I saw the movie today. It was so slow...Nosferatu looked like a freak who would be shown at a travelling circus of the 19th century.
There is one really huge difference. Ellen is a virgin in 1922, and in 2024 she is not. Eggers's Orlok is not lured out of hiding by maidenhood. Very interesting. What did he mean by this
> What did he mean by this
I haven't seen the film, but I'll take a stab at it: Virginity is not considered sacred today as it would have been in 1922 and therefore defiling a virgin has no evil quality, so there's no point in putting this into the story.
Eggers is a Jungian, and it’s impossible to understand this film outside of the concepts of Jungianism. What the film depicts is clearly the process of the integration of the opposites into a harmonious whole. It is a psychological allegory
Nosferatu is a tragic epic poem in which Ellen, in true pagan German fashion, is obsessed with her proper German man, but also haunted by her prior Romanian captor, who is supernaturally enchanted by her. As all are powerless to stop the demon, the only thing remaining is to sacrifice herself to save her love, and end the Nosferatu. In a sense it’s a bit like the Nibelungenleid. Ellen is basically an anti-Brunhilde.