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“Nosferatu” was in my opinion the utmost iconic example of what cinema is all about. I was completely moved by how much cinema has changed in the three years between the “Doctor Caligari” and “Nosferatu.” What was so moving about this horror film was not so much the plot but how the director, F.W Murnau used his creative and innovative mind to change cinema forever. What stood tall amongst everything else in this masterpiece was use of speed and negative photography. These two methods provided the viewer a truer sense of another worldly being which is Nosferatu. Another innovative moving feature Murnau used in this film was the use of symbolism and imagery. Throughout the entire movie Murnau is fascinated with the idea of entrapment. He wants to viewer to experience that Nosferatu is a force not t...