Dracula Movie (1931 vs 1992)

Movies were produced ever since the 1900s. They give us both the visual and literature aspect. During our so called snow-make up days we have watched “some of” both films. So how this rolls is, I’ll refer to the Dracula film released on 14 February 1931 the “old” Dracula and the one released 13 November 1992 on as the “latest” Dracula film. Now, everything settled, lets compare & contrast!

First of all the old Dracula:

It starts off with a gentlemen, that most of us assumed was Jonathan, on a coach heading towards Castle Dracula. He arrives in Borgo Pass and greeted by Count Dracula’s coach. And as soon as he steps into the castle, Dracula greets Jonathan, I mean Renfield. Yes, Renfield. I didn’t miss type or anything. It is Renfield. Unlike the book, where the readers don’t have any clue how or why Renfield is insane, movies provides kindly with an explanation that Renfield is the first one to be at the Castle but gets insane and crazy; therefore, Jonathan takes over Rendfield’s job. How convenient! Anyways, the days go and somehow Renfield and Dracula takes the boat ‘the Vesta’ to England. But on the ship, Dracula eats (i meant) suck and drinks the passengers blood and ends up making everyone dead. Something like that. Sadly we only had time until where Count Dracula greets Renfield so… the next new version.

The latest Dracula:

This one starts off with a behind story of why Dracula became Dracula. It was the year 1462. Some kind of war occured against Count Dracula’s land and the Turks. Prince Dracula had left his wife Elizabeta to participate in the battle. Although, Dracula was well alive, Elizabeta received a scam letter from the Turk and believed her husband to be dead. She suicides into a river below her Castle (to my understanding). Dracula comes back, and finds his lover dead (i personally don’t know how they retrieved Madame’s body). The Bishop claims her soul damned since she committed suicide however, this drives Dracula more and  repudiate the God and the Church.
The time passes, it is 1897. Jonathan Harker, the law clerk must visit Transylvania (Count Dracula) to deal with some kind of   sale he (Count) has purchased. Jonathan and Mina agrees to marry after his return. Mina, with Jonathan’s absence, goes to visit with her not-so-slutty but rich friend Lucy. And the bell rang. So that was it. That is all we saw and heard.

I would say these two had a quite a lot of differences from the real text.

Sources:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021814/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103874/

April 11, 2010. 1.