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Originally Posted by Daemonia  Yes, this is why I've always preferred the endings of both versions of Nosferatu. He's held in thrall to his fascination (I would say 'love', but there's still something perverse about it - even though it's poignant as well) of the woman which keeps him there till sunrise. There's just something hauntingly poetic about it. |
The ending of Nosferatu is an interesting bit of role reversal, in that Lucy, in order to kill the count, must, by necessity, turn into a kind of emotional vampire herself to do so.
@Vampix: Good point. Cushing's Van Helsing certainly comes across as a worthy adversary.