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rynlingI really enjoyed Nosferatu. This is as it should be, seeing as how the movie was created for me specifically. I'd have to watch it again to be sure, but I'm fairly certain that some of the dialogue and a few of the mis-en-scene frames were directly lifted from Bloodborne. Honestly, Nosferatu is Bloodborne if Bloodborne were overtly horny.
You may be shaking your head and thinking that not every Gothic story set in Germany is Bloodborne. Maybe, you might suggest, Bloodborne was in fact inspired by the original 1922 Nosferatu movie. This is incorrect. Not a lot of people know this, but many European Gothic Revival artists and architects cite Hidetaka Miyazaki as a direct source of inspiration. (source)
But for real though, Nosferatu surprised me by how seriously it takes the “Death and the Maiden” trope (my beloved).
Unfortunately, it fails to capture the essence of the trope’s romance. The satisfaction of forbidden desire is not enough; there needs to be a mutually beneficial exchange. In addition to sexual temptation, the Death character has to entice the Maiden with the promise of power. The Maiden offers the dynamic energy of change, and Death offers the material benefits of stability. Without the deeper symbolism of this exchange, the trope is little more than a fetishization of female sexual purity.
Also, sudden pnv action with no foreplay is not a scene that happens in any romance novel ever, and Nosferatu stumbles in taking the appeal of this particular act for granted. This is a shame, as Bill Skarsgård has god’s own yaoi hands.
Idk, maybe I'll post a version of this observation on Tumblr later. I'm interested to hear other people's thoughts, and I think it's important to fire a few shots in the air every once in a while to keep the rent down.
You may be shaking your head and thinking that not every Gothic story set in Germany is Bloodborne. Maybe, you might suggest, Bloodborne was in fact inspired by the original 1922 Nosferatu movie. This is incorrect. Not a lot of people know this, but many European Gothic Revival artists and architects cite Hidetaka Miyazaki as a direct source of inspiration. (source)
But for real though, Nosferatu surprised me by how seriously it takes the “Death and the Maiden” trope (my beloved).
Unfortunately, it fails to capture the essence of the trope’s romance. The satisfaction of forbidden desire is not enough; there needs to be a mutually beneficial exchange. In addition to sexual temptation, the Death character has to entice the Maiden with the promise of power. The Maiden offers the dynamic energy of change, and Death offers the material benefits of stability. Without the deeper symbolism of this exchange, the trope is little more than a fetishization of female sexual purity.
Also, sudden pnv action with no foreplay is not a scene that happens in any romance novel ever, and Nosferatu stumbles in taking the appeal of this particular act for granted. This is a shame, as Bill Skarsgård has god’s own yaoi hands.
Idk, maybe I'll post a version of this observation on Tumblr later. I'm interested to hear other people's thoughts, and I think it's important to fire a few shots in the air every once in a while to keep the rent down.
