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I could simply be a philistine when it comes to gothic horror, but I just really did not like the movie. It was pretty faithful to the original, but with tons of extra bloody and sexual violence/ grossness added on for no reason I could see, other than to be like "oh no how shocking".
I know it's meant to be disgusting, but it felt very mindlessly so. No symbolism or metaphor, and I certainly didn't notice any plot relevance to any of it. Like a complete story was already written, then they went "let's stick on some more gore and gross stuff for kicks" (which I guess is sort of literally what happened).
It was very cinematic. Technically impressive for sure. The bit I did really enjoy was the first arrival at Nosferatu's digs and all the shadowy movement and atmosphere. It made him seem very demonic and inhuman, almost Hellsing Alucard-like.
Again, it may very likely just not be my kind of movie
You are a Philistine but that's ok. Plot is just one element of storytelling, it is not the be all and end all.
Vampires, at least the Gothic tradition, have always been about depraved sexuality and the struggle in the conception of the repressed animal and the rational human as a model of a proper person. The disgusting stuff, it's just vibes. Exploring the grotesque in a safe and fun context.
The world takes all sorts, I'd rather use a staple gun on my face than watch an action flick or see another manly man grapples with manly urges while having to moderate them to avoid driving away the feminine object of his protection story. Maybe gross blood and fucking with maggots just isn't your thing haha.
same, i thought it was extremely mid
Vampire fiction has always had a sexual element to it, the OG Dracula was very much about sexual repression in Victorian society. It's probably one of the most consistently horny genres of fiction ever. Also Nosferatu is a blood sucking demon.
If it's not your cup of tea that's fine, but between it being about Dracula and the director having a reputation for not shying away from graphic or uncomfortable subject matter idk how anyone expected it NOT to have gore and sex.
Bloody sexual violence is good
I didn't really like it either. Not my thing I guess. It has a good look to it, but the movie itself was horribly boring to me.