Review of Nosferatu (1922) by James O — 03 Jan 2013

I think this movie was summed up best by Robert Ebert. I'm not going to waste space quoting him, you can look up his review of the movie if you're interested. I find this movie best watched alone and at night. While it is a slow movie (despite only being an hour and three minutes long), it works for it well. The eerie stature of Max Schreck, combined with the fact that this is a dated and silent film, leaves a long-lasting haunting impression in the viewers mind.

Current day Hollywood will try and scare you by having things jump out at you unsuspectingly. They feel, for some reason, the fear of "not knowing" is worst kind to have (in this case worse meaning best). However, this is not true. As Nosferatu demonstrates for us, it is the fear knowing that it's there, staring you in the face, and that there's nothing you can do that is the worst kind. You see the monster there, lurking, waiting.