Nosferatu (2024) Short Review

He's 6'4", rich, likes long moonlit walks on the beach and long evenings by the fireplace in his creepy castle. He's lookin' for love and we're taking a look at this atmospheric-gothic-sexy-horror reimagining, Nosferatu (2024)

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Love you guy's stuff. However, I do slightly disagree about Eggers use of darkness in this film. I think he runs into an issue of "if everything is dark nothing is dark." I felt that the movie, in general, was so dark and desaturated that I had nothing to contrast it with. No comparison to emphasize the gravity of the horror sequences. In comparison, Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992 has these gorgeous moments in full daylight exploding with color and then these darker scenes that highlight the danger our protagonists are about to face.
Idk if it was the projectors at my local theater (and this was a 35mm showing) but I could barely tell what was going on at Orlock's castle. In some ways, this could put us in Thomas's mind set as I did find it rather disorienting as a viewer. However, I would have liked to see a bit more of the castle's architecture and set dressing.
I also found the introduction of Van Froz in a dark cluttered hovel to feel a little limp compared to Van Helsing's introduction giving a lecture in a massive Operation Theater in the 1992 adaptation.
Ultimately I enjoyed the movie but I do think Francis Ford Copela did the source material better 32 years ago even while being shackled by an abysmal performance on the part of Keanu Reeves.

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I get what u mean about the movie feeling rather monotone in terms of contrast. The whole movie stays in one visual language for the most part. For me tho, I like that the movie has this dream/trance like quality throughout the whole thing. It stays one vibe, but I like that vibe, but your point is valid