Role Of Shadows In Nosferatu
These shadows that were so instrumental in Expressionist film help the film achieve its title that some have given it, that of the ``first horror film.'' When Cesare kills a person in the movie, we see his shadow, not him. We see his dark shadow looming over the man's soft, white, angular bed. The horrific effect that the shadows give would be echoed later by several other horror movies, including the notable film Nosferatu, where we see the frightful, angular shadow of Nosferatu ascending the stairs to meet his prey. In both movies, we see that the roles of shadows and the nighttime hours are very important in promoting the horror of the movie. The film capitalizes on one of the most terrible thoughts that one could ever think of-the prophecy