Nosferatu
The 2024 version ofNosferatuis full of symbolism and subtle moments of prefiguration , among them one item about Ellen ( Lily - Rose Depp ) and Count Orlok ’s ( Bill Skarsgård ) ending . Robert Eggers has become one of the most interesting horror film producer , and in 2024 , he carried on with his title of Master of Horror with a remake of the 1922 German expressionist filmNosferatu . Directed by F.W. Murnau , Nosferatuis an unofficial adjustment of Bram Stoker’sDracula , and it ’s now regard as a horror classic .
Eggers’Nosferatumade some changes to the 1922 original movie , all of them apologize to make a more pure and terrifying narration . Nosferatuis the account of Ellen Hutter , who is haunted by a secret presence she accidentally summoned out of loneliness when she was a child . When Ellen ’s hubby , Thomas ( Nicholas Hoult ) , is place for work to meet Count Orlok , he , Ellen , and their loved ones are ghost by his presence , as he turn out to be a athirst lamia . Nosferatuhas a tragical endingfor both Ellen and Orlok , but it was subtly foreshadowed throughout the picture show .
Ellen & Von Franz Being Associated With Cats & Orlok Being Associated With Rats Foreshadowed Their Endings
Ellen & Orlok Aren’t Meant To Have A Happy Ending
ThroughoutNosferatu , Ellen and Professor Von Franz ( Willem Dafoe ) are associated with cats . Von Franz isNosferatu ’s equivalent toDracula ’s Dr. Van Helsing , and as such , he ’s fundamental to figuring out who has been bedevil Ellen and the proficient result to get free of it . Due to his area of expertness and his unusual methods , Von Franz is a controversial figure within the public ofNosferatu , as he ’s an expert in alchemy , mysticism , and the occult . It ’s Von Franz who tells everyone Ellen is under the spell of Orlok , and that more revulsion will come .
Ellen has a pet cat that even Von Franz points out , with Ellen telling him the cat has no master .
Von Franz is right , andwhen Orlok arrives from Transylvania , he get with him a plague , carry by lots and lots of ratsthat were on the ship that contribute him nearer to Ellen . Orlok is to a great extent consociate with betrayer throughoutNosferatu , while , on the other hand , Ellen and Von Franz are associated with computed tomography . Ellen has a pet cat that even Von Franz points out , with Ellen telling him the big cat has no master . Von Franz also has a preferred cat , which is fitting for both , as they are the ones hunt and ultimately killing Orlok , like quat do with blabber .
The CT are autonomous , as is she , as she resisted Orlok ’s influence as much as she could .
To further add to this , Orlok also has a connection to dogs , as seen with those guarding his castle . However , Orlok is in control of the dogs , which make Ellen ’s comment on her Arabian tea having no captain quite relevant : the cats are autonomous , as is she , as she resisted Orlok ’s influence as much as she could , while the hot dog were full under Orlok ’s spell and control .
Nosferatu’s Cats Also Reflect Ellen & Von Franz' Openness To Magic & The Supernatural
Cats Have A Lot More Meaning Than They Might Seem
Although Von Franz does n’t have any supernatural ability or acquisition , and does n’t have a connexion to it like Ellen does , he ’s aware of it , understanding , and undefended to the supernatural .
Cats inNosferatuand their association with Ellen and Orlok are also representative of these two character reference ’ link to the supernatural and magic , according to these animals ’ substance in folklore . Ellen is in tune with the supernatural : she summoned Orlok without even screw it , she adhere with him , and she went into disturbing trances . Although Von Franz does n’t have any supernatural abilities or science , and does n’t have a connection to it like Ellen does , he ’s aware of it , understanding , and open to the supernatural , having study it for geezerhood .
Dogs , on the other hand , represent loyalty , aegis , steering , and also a connection to the ghostly kingdom , so it ’s not surprising that they were Orlok ’s opt animal to keep him good . betrayer have symbolize death , disease , and have been view as trickster creaturesin many cultures , all also very meet with Orlok , his abilities , and his actions . Through these animals , Nosferatutold us Ellen and Orlok would have a tragic ending , and finally , the kat triumphed over the rat .
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