Nosferatu (2024) retells the classic over 100-year-old tale in new and exciting ways. Breathing new life into a classic old iteration of Dracula.
Nosferatu (2024) is the best horror movie of 2024. It does a great job of being scary at times and understanding what it means to have a good story. Many horror movies nowadays lack a good story and characters to which we can relate.
That’s important, as a lot of horror films revolve around characters dying, and when they die, it’s hard to feel anything for them if we don’t care for them. And for Nosferatu (2024), we get a lot of great character development that makes us understand and feel for characters that passed away or are in severe danger.
For a film being the length it is, at over two hours long, it flew by pretty quickly. Nosferatu (2024) does a great job of moving at a pretty fast pace and doesn’t seem to slow down at all. There are a lot of crucial beats that they have to have in Nosferatu (2024) since it is a retelling of an older film. The original Nosferatu was made in 1922 as a retelling of Bram Stoker’s Dracula novel since they could not get the rights to call it Dracula or have it be exactly like the book.
The original film is in the public domain and has only been remade a couple of times. It was one of the pioneers of gothic horror. Nosferatu (2024) does a great job of reintroducing this genre to audiences. I think many people will start to enjoy this subgenre of horror.
Many vampire movies are kind of cheesy nowadays, ever since Twilight came out. A lot of people didn’t want to touch that genre, as it was done over around the time Twilight was around. Abigail, which came out last year, was a fun vampire film but was in the horror-comedy genre. It was sort of a sleeper hit, although it will get its following in due time. Nosferatu (2024) is more just straight-up gothic horror with no comedy in it at all.
I set Nosferatu (2024) apart from modern horror films with how well done it is. The film is helped a lot by the incredible performances of the all-star cast. Lily-Rose Depp shines bright in this film in the role of Ellen.
She gives probably one of the best performances by a female in a horror film in a long time. She was able to do a lot of insane stuff on camera without having to use CGI and having to rely on body movements. It’s hard to describe what she does in these scenes specifically without getting into the spoilers, but you can take my word for it: it’s truly breathtaking.
Lily-Rose Depp was on a television show with the singer, The Weeknd, called The Idol. While I had some things I enjoyed about it, I was worried that it would be a career-ender for her, as a lot of people hated it. But she proved in this film that she is a very talented young actress, not having to rely on her last name. I hope she keeps on doing great things.
Willem Dafoe was incredible, as always. There isn’t much to say; he always crushes roles that are period pieces. He really is one of the best. Bill Skarsgård also does great as the count in the film. You don’t see his face much in the film, but when you do, it’s awesome. The final scene between the count and Ellen is truly awesome, and I was blown away by it. A true film climax.
Nosferatu (2024) is one of those films that, even if you don’t enjoy the story, you can enjoy the acting and the incredible set design. It looks exactly like the period it is based in. Everything down to the accents and costume design is just perfect. Watching this film felt like a time window back into 1800s Germany. Something not seen in a lot of films.
People seem to complain that Robert Eggers, the director of Nosferatu (2024), lacks a lot of substance in his films but does a great job of having historical accuracy. I disagree as this film had a lot of weight to it. Also, the story doesn’t drag at all, and it’s not as hard to follow as a lot of period films can be. A lot of films that are based in this time have excruciatingly slow dialogue and become very boring. Nosferatu’s (2024) fast pace helped with it not just being a slow-talking period piece film.
This film isn’t for all horror fans, though. Horror fans who like one pop-up every minute will not enjoy it. This film is a true piece of art and shows that the horror genre is more than pop-up slop films that are one-dimensional. You can have great acting and great set design, great music, and great cinematography, and it can still be scary.
You don’t have to rely on jump scares or cheap scares. When Nosferatu (2024) wants to be scary, it’s scary, and when it tries to tell a great character story, it does just that. It’s a truly special film, and I can’t wait to see what Robert Eggers does next.
Nosferatu (2024) seems to be doing well at the box office, which is great. This is a film you want to see in theaters, as it’s a very big film, so to speak. You have big performances and big sets in the film. They are massive music cues that sound incredible in the theater. Also, this movie has a lot of very intense scenes that seeing an audience react to is pretty awesome.
It seems that the younger generation is taking this film kindly as well, which is good. I have seen plenty of posts on social media posted by younger fans speaking well of the film. It’s hard to tell what kind of horror movies are going to hit nowadays, as Hollywood will shoot out all kinds of horror slop, but now and then, you get a masterpiece like this film. A film that non-horror fans can still enjoy because of how well-made it is. Let’s hope other films follow in Nosferatu’s (2024) example.
Even those who despise horror movies could probably still watch this movie and enjoy it just because of how good its look is. It is truly incredible how they were able to capture the look of this film, and it might be one of the best examples of a modern film capturing a look that’s 100s of years old. It’s a challenge that not a lot of modern films have the guts to tackle. When they do try, it’s always an Oscar-bait film.
It would be a snub if this film did not at least receive a Best Set Design nomination at the Oscars. Getting the best cinematography would be great as well, but it is always hard for horror films to get into the Oscars’ good graces. However, I do believe set design is one that they will probably at least get nominated for, even though it should receive a ton of nominations.
