I want to make sure I don't forget about this so I'm going to write it down!:
The first episode of Nosferatu in Love coincides (in an extremely general sense) with what happens in the movie, when Hutter escapes Orlok's castle by way of the window after witnessing him. 1.) Try to suck his blood before deciding "oh, nevermind." 2.) Lying in his coffin. 3.) Loading up the coffins and leaving with the doors all locked. Because this series is more about Orlok than Hutter, it may be more interesting to start off the series with him on the ship, attacking the captain. Or, if you want him to be more shrouded for the time being, there can be more of a focus on Hutter getting home. Either way, the narrative for this is broken up into shots which can explain themselves. The bigger focus is Ellen, who is at home by herself and a nervous wreck.
Clearly, in the movie, it drove her her crazy that Hutter left for Transylvania so abruptly, without even consulting her, and since something that inspires plot points and themes in this series is their imperfect marriage, it would make no sense if she accepted him with open arms as she did in the movie, even as worried as she was. I want my Ellen to be pissed. Hutter's going to be weak - ill, really - and having some horrible memories as he just came back from a vampire's castle, but Ellen will give him a lot of silent treatments and will bring him things/take care of him with a sense of bitterness. This lack of communication will make for the both of them experiencing Orlok's arrival privately, in their own ways. It will not be made clear between them at first what happened and why the neighborhood now feels so strange. This gives the series the opportunity to bring them together (Orlok and Ellen) without Ellen being part of a unit yet.
Although, to clarify, this show's aim isn't to make them a couple, or even an implied couple. I don't ship it. :)
Write more later.
-J
The first episode of Nosferatu in Love coincides (in an extremely general sense) with what happens in the movie, when Hutter escapes Orlok's castle by way of the window after witnessing him. 1.) Try to suck his blood before deciding "oh, nevermind." 2.) Lying in his coffin. 3.) Loading up the coffins and leaving with the doors all locked. Because this series is more about Orlok than Hutter, it may be more interesting to start off the series with him on the ship, attacking the captain. Or, if you want him to be more shrouded for the time being, there can be more of a focus on Hutter getting home. Either way, the narrative for this is broken up into shots which can explain themselves. The bigger focus is Ellen, who is at home by herself and a nervous wreck.
Clearly, in the movie, it drove her her crazy that Hutter left for Transylvania so abruptly, without even consulting her, and since something that inspires plot points and themes in this series is their imperfect marriage, it would make no sense if she accepted him with open arms as she did in the movie, even as worried as she was. I want my Ellen to be pissed. Hutter's going to be weak - ill, really - and having some horrible memories as he just came back from a vampire's castle, but Ellen will give him a lot of silent treatments and will bring him things/take care of him with a sense of bitterness. This lack of communication will make for the both of them experiencing Orlok's arrival privately, in their own ways. It will not be made clear between them at first what happened and why the neighborhood now feels so strange. This gives the series the opportunity to bring them together (Orlok and Ellen) without Ellen being part of a unit yet.
Although, to clarify, this show's aim isn't to make them a couple, or even an implied couple. I don't ship it. :)
Write more later.
-J
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