The Beauty Section: NOsferatu? More like YESferatu!
So Nosferatu might be an ancient-ass movie, but the creators still knew how to work with what they had. It’s basically a whole vibe war — light vs dark, good vs evil — and they used aesthetics to tell the whole damn story.
Check out the decisions these creators decided upon - you can decide why. :)
Count Orlok is full extra. Claw-style fingernails, that sadboi dark wardrobe, ears and teeth that give ratty realness… the man is eeeevilllllll and not even subtle about it. Then there’s Ellen, the love interest. Total adorbz. She’s got soft ringlets, wide doe eyes, and that overgrown baby’s nightgown energy — not remotely on trend for the 1920s but perfect for selling that pure wholesome fantasy. She’s the lush angel foil to his nocturnal nightmare.
Even the side characters are visually coded. Gustav von Wangenheim plays Hutter, the real estate guy, and his naturally dark hair got blanched and swirled to give off blond clueless white knight vibes. A literal cherub with no clue. Meanwhile, Knock — Orlok’s chaotic little assistant — was actually kinda decent-looking IRL, but they went full wackywild on him: bald wig, random hump, totally de-fuzzed. Like “solamente thirty” and they monster-ified him on purpose. The dude got turned into a walking red flag just to match the bad guy aesthetic.
Bottom line: Nosferatu slaps when it comes to visual storytelling. Ancient but the looks still hit.
Check out the decisions these creators decided upon - you can decide why. :)
Count Orlok is full extra. Claw-style fingernails, that sadboi dark wardrobe, ears and teeth that give ratty realness… the man is eeeevilllllll and not even subtle about it. Then there’s Ellen, the love interest. Total adorbz. She’s got soft ringlets, wide doe eyes, and that overgrown baby’s nightgown energy — not remotely on trend for the 1920s but perfect for selling that pure wholesome fantasy. She’s the lush angel foil to his nocturnal nightmare.
Even the side characters are visually coded. Gustav von Wangenheim plays Hutter, the real estate guy, and his naturally dark hair got blanched and swirled to give off blond clueless white knight vibes. A literal cherub with no clue. Meanwhile, Knock — Orlok’s chaotic little assistant — was actually kinda decent-looking IRL, but they went full wackywild on him: bald wig, random hump, totally de-fuzzed. Like “solamente thirty” and they monster-ified him on purpose. The dude got turned into a walking red flag just to match the bad guy aesthetic.
Bottom line: Nosferatu slaps when it comes to visual storytelling. Ancient but the looks still hit.
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