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the-crooked-library · 3 days ago

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opened tiktok (mistake number one, i know) and immediately saw someone saying that Thomas Hutter subverts the "disbelieving husband" trope which... listen i love a thoroughly pathetic mess of a man myself and i get that Ellen's other option is a 400yo evil corpse, but can we please not give him credit for things he didn't do?..

the literal inciting incident of the story is that Thomas DOESN'T listen to Ellen. he doesn't believe her. she tells him that she's got a bad feeling about this trip, begs him not to go, tells him about her nightmare - and what does he do? he calls it a childish fantasy, tells her to stop worrying, and implies that she would benefit from talking to a doctor. saying shit softly doesn't make it any less dismissive or insulting, like i'm sorry but this is peak Disbelieving Husband in a Horror Movie behaviour. he only changed his mind once Orlok put him through the horrors himself, which is also a perfectly standard thing for a Disbelieving Husband to do in the second act. furthermore, from the beginning of the film, he neglects Ellen's emotional needs, is uncomfortable with her abnormalities, and doesn't even really know what sort of gifts she likes - and again, these are all standard flaws for a Disbelieving Husband to exhibit. they're indicative of a disconnect between him and his wife that he continuously refuses to bridge.

caring for someone doesn't mean you can't neglect or harm them, and that applies to everyone - including Normal People like Thomas, like Harding, like Sievers, like the viewer; and that's the point of the film

#nosferatu #nosferatu (2024)#ellen hutter #thomas hutter #the thing is i LIKE thomas as a character #he is sympathetic and fun to dissect and i kinda wanna put him in a jar and shake him #but also he HAS FLAWS. MANY OF THEM. that's what makes him a well-rounded character in the first place #much of the suffering ellen endures throughout the film is a result of socially acceptable mundane forms of violence (e.g. medical)#and thomas contributes to her suffering!! despite his best intentions!!!#but many many people are uncomfortable with the idea that someone who looks and seems so soft and normal and Safe could cause pain #because that invites a deeper sort of self-reflection and perhaps even accountability #nonono. much easier to blame all the violence that ever happens on a Monster from Somewhere Else #and a soft-spoken normal human guy is not a monster right?? look how hardworking he is how could he ever cause her any pain???#let's go on a big witch hunt and destroy this inhuman freak!!! so nobody will be ever harmed again because We're Normal and Safe #and when the freaks are gone then the poor people brainwashed and groomed by these freaks will become normal again <3 #lol can you tell i am an autistic transgender immigrant from these tags #anyway thomas hutter is reaping what jonathan harker sowed. and he doesn't deserve the credit

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