“How could they want to kill us??”
“Because their oceans rose and their rivers ran dry.”
My mom nodding knowingly: Makes sense
A film concerned with domination and desires and the push and pull of being dominated by our desires. Orlok says he is merely an appetite given form and throughout you question if his victims are simply under his thrall or if there’s part of them that invites, perhaps even delights, in being dominated by him. similar to Tony Todd seductively saying “Be my victim” in candyman, you buy that submitting to this foul devil could satisfy a hunger buried deep within someone
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
You're unlikely to see a more formally audacious film this year, i just wish that it was service of saying something other than "someone needs to say something." If there is any coherent message to be gleaned, it feels weirdly Ayn Randian - Caesar the brilliant creator he is needs to free of government interference and ppl trying to cancel him so that he can create his Utopia
And Francis-er I mean Caesar getting to do what he wants and…