Just likeEggers previous horror movies,Nosferatuis deeply disturbing, visually stunning, and thematically rich.
Atthe end ofNosferatu, the object of Count Orloks desire, Ellen Hutter, uses that desire against him.
And that alone would make it an interesting note to end the film on.
But according to Eggers own explanation, it goes even deeper than that.
Its a vampire trope as old as the genre itself.
Garlic, crucifixes, wooden stakes, and even just natural light can be used to kill a vampire.
At the end ofNosferatu, Ellen seemingly uses sunlight to kill Count Orlok.
The rule is that vampires have to be back in their graves by the first cockcrow.
So, its not the light itself that kills them; its the break of dawn.
Eggers clarified thatthe original vampiric folklore doesnt confirm that sunlight kills vampires.
The rule is that vampires have to be back in their graves by the first cockcrow.
So, its not the light itself that kills them; its the break of dawn.
Focusing more on the crack of dawn than the actual light emanating from it makesNosferatus ending so much stronger.
No matter how much evil there is in the world, itll always be outweighed by the good.
The shot-for-shot remake ofPsychodoesnt work, because the surprise factor of Marion Cranes murder is gone.
But by adding this new detail to Orloks death, Eggers managed to make his version ofNosferatufeel fresh.
At the end ofF.W.
Nosferatuis Eggers' highest-grossing film, having grossed $180.2 million worldwide against a $50 million budget.
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