"Blood is lives. Blood is testimonies. Only in blood do we find truth."
To date, over eighty Dracula movies have been made. Almost all of them remained faithful to the novel. But I will tell you about Dracula, which has made me addicted played by Claes Bang in 2020. I can't even remember how many times I watched the three-part mini-series. I don't understand what type an addiction is. It's like being thirsty for him, like the Count's bloodthirsty. Just as he is meticulous and selective in choosing his bloods, I am at least as picky in this commitment. In this article, I will not try to analyse Bram Stoker's Dracula. If you want to read some analysis, you can reach my other article that I wrote a few years ago on this page. I want to tell you the best Dracula ever, from my point of view.
Claes Bang is the best Dracula ever! He has been cast an irrevocable spell on me with his performance!
If you have had the chance to meet a great actor, you have noticed what a master craftsman they are. Every word that comes out of their mouth meets their body language and the resulting image seems magical to you as if you have been listening to a song for many years.
This is the most original Dracula yet. And the best Dracula performance ever! He delights in making his victims tremble with his arrogance before killing them. It's like he can capture their soul with a single word. With just one glance, it makes their pulses beat faster. He doesn't just drink the blood of his victims, he owns everything about them. Victims' lives, backgrounds, loved ones, talents, languages they speak, cultures, phobias, everything that has happened to a person…
Bram Stoker's Dracula has for a long time been discussed in the light of the Victorian society. I find the Victorian horror genre quite interesting because it is a clear reaction to the social norms of the time, the compressed and repressed social climate, the "new moral standards" of the church, and new questions/issues that arise but are hidden. (The front cover of the 1897 first edition of Dracula was yellow. Yellow was synonymous with the more adventurous and transgressive elements of the Victorian fin de siècle—that is, the colour of bruising and decay.) But this Dracula does not stick to the original, but it is a welcome sweet of fresh blood, and it gives you extraordinary energy. And this of course reaches you thanks to Dracula and Agatha. The performance of these two giant characters almost penetrates into your cells and starts to circulate in your blood in the final scene. I would like to write a separate article for Agatha Van Helsing. It would be very unfair to describe her here in two sentences. Dolly Wells became my indispensable character just like Bang. Trying to underestimate her would be insane.
While the story of Dracula is something we have all come to love and admire, the real gem of this mini-series lies in outstanding performances. Claes Bang as the Count embodies the brutal vampire perfectly. From his facial expressions, which display false concern for his victims to his fangs in all his glory, the actor stands out impeccably. Claes Bang as Count Dracula gets into the skin of the character. You’ll simply love to hate him and will think about him for a long time after completing the series. If I have to say honestly, I can say that the number of performances that have fascinated me so far does not exceed the number of fingers on my hand. Claes Bang settled on the first row of those fingers.
If I have to say honestly, I can say that the number of performances that have fascinated me so far does not exceed the number of fingers on my hand. Claes Bang settled on the first row of those fingers. Dracula fans should definitely watch this series if they want to watch natural acting and keep their favourite character alive today. If you fall under the spell of Bang like me, you can no longer escape from it. Perhaps this is one of the ways to learn the truth of this age.
