Let Me In Film Analysis

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Nosferatu (Murnau 1922) portrayed a vampire that was inhuman in nature, and extremely primal. Identifiable by his pointy ears, ghoulish figure, and spiked front teeth, Count Orlak (Max Schreck) is undoubtedly pictured as both a monster and a villain. Count Orlak represented an aesthetic fear, a simplistic visual that can be discredited by rational thought about the existence of monsters. Many modern representations of vampires have incidentally shifted the dynamic that viewers were used to previously.
Let Me In (Reeves 2010) is about a vampire that goes by the name Abby (Chloe Moretz) who is visibly human. This film is both mesmerizing and eerie as we witness a seemingly innocent "child" devour humans in a classic portrayal …show more content…

Realistically, the techniques used in Nosferatu wouldn't achieve the same modern day effect simply because of the viewer's exposure to exceedingly graphic horror scenes such as rape, torture, or bloody murder scenes that are actually shown on screen. Blade is a prime example of a movie that highlights the progression of the vampire. Instead of using a vampire that resembles a monster, Norrington uses a human that goes by the name of Blade (Wesley Snipes) who is also half vampire. In one scene of the film, Blade uses a serum to suppress his bloodlust that comes from being half vampire. Blade hunts the vampires that completely resemble humans and hide in the shadows which resonates with the viewer because again, it represents a more modern theme that demonstrates the possibility of human-like monsters. Blade 2 (del Toro 2002) takes vampires even further when Damaskinos (the vampire overlord) manages to create artificial vampires called Reapers that are impervious to silver and garlic and able to extend their mouth and jaw with extra rows of teeth which creates an even scarier vampire the viewer couldn't

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