Vampires dying from sunlight was created for the 1922 film (Nosferatu) Directed by (F. W. Murnau) Starring (Max Schreck) as Count Orlok◆ It was an unauthorized German adaptation of Dracula, and also the first film in history that depicted a death by sunlight◆ The director knew that he would be sued for borrowing heavily from Bram Stokers 1897 novel without permission, so he changed the ending so that he could say this film and Dracula were not exactly the same◆ To this day, many modern vampire fans do not know that vampires could in fact walk around during the day in the original source material (although during the day, they are less strong and fast)◆ It is embedded in popular culture that sunlight kills. So much so that some actually think that the few movies that depict vampires in sunlight feel that some type of injustice is being done to the source material which is very ironic◆ It was created not only to avoid a lawsuit, but for the convenience of director (F. W. Murnau). In the book, Dracula does not cast a shadow- can you imagine making that work on film in the 20s or 30s? It would be impossible to light◆ After 1922s Nosferatu, sunlight became the conventional way for filmmakers to kill vampires. It also provided dramatic effect for a death scene which is great for cinematic purposes◆ Obviously vampires are fictional and each writer can pick and choose which classic details to use or ignore◆ I personally like that sunlight being their weakness aspect. Its almost like how Id rather not see Batman during the day in Gotham City. Even though he could be depicted during the day, its much better at night time for me◆ During Anthony Hopkins narration in the 1992 film (Bram Stokers Dracula) he states that vampires can indeed move in sunlight right when Gary Oldman bursts out of his box during the day when he arrives in London. Vampires come from the legends of many countries. When candles and oil lamps were the only way to have any light at night, the hours of darkness between dusk and dawn could be very scary. The mind was more susceptible to superstition◆ Anything could be out there, waiting to catch you and have its way with you. If there was a recent death in a village, some dug up the corpse and chopped off its head to make sure it was dead. They had no concept of germs and viruses. No one dug up the corpses at night. They waited for daylight hours. We’re talking about superstitious peasants here, logic wasn’t their strong suit◆ Before writing Dracula, Bram Stoker spent seven years researching European folklore and stories of vampires, being most influenced by (Emily Gerard)s 1885 essay, (Transylvania Superstitions)◆ Despite being the most widely known vampire novel, Dracula was not the first. It was partly inspired by (Sheridan Le Fanu)s 1871 gothic novel (Carmilla) about a lesbian vampire who preys on a lonely young woman, and by (Varney the Vampire) a lengthy serial from the mid-Victorian period by James Malcolm Rymer◆ The image of a vampire portrayed as an aristocratic man, like the character of Dracula, was created by (John Polidori) in 1819s (The Vampyre) during the summer he spent with Frankenstein creator (Mary Shelley), her husband (Percy Bysshe Shelley), and Lord Byron in 1816. #MaxSchreck #CountOrlok #Orlok #FWMurnau #ChristopherLee #BelaLugosi #Lugosi #GaryOldman #FrancisFordCoppola #Carmilla #LeFanu #SheridanLeFanu #Coppola #VladTheImpaler #Dracula #Transylvania #BramStoker #BramStokersDracula #CountDracula #Nosferatu #Vampire #Vampires #Vampirism #Vampiric #Vampyre #Vampyres #Vampyrer #Vampirism #Vampiricas #VampireKing
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 19:36:19 +0000
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