The film ends in the early morning, and yet Jonathan, who has by now become a vampire himself, appears unharmed by the daylight. Dracula was killed by it almost instantly. How is this so? And just where is Jonathan riding off to at the very end?
shareI've always wondered these things myself. Two theories I've considered (well, the two that make the closest thing to satisfactory sense to me) as to why Jonathan seems unaffected by sunlight are 1. He hasn't gone "full vampire" yet and therefore sunlight isn't immediately fatal, just sickening. And 2. He's become some sort of super vampire, resistant to the normal weaknesses. I really don't see why that should be, though, so I tend to go with the first theory.
As for where he's going, well, there's a vacant castle in Transylvania that's in need of haunting. Or perhaps he's off to sow the seeds of destruction around the world.
Depending on one's point of view, the movie either leaves these things up to your devious imagination, or is simply frustratingly unclear.
Have you any theories of your own?
yah. I watched it last night and that hadn't occurred to me until I'd read your suggestion. Good call. You know, that film, really looked lovely. It was beautifully filmed. And Kinski was very watchable as Dracula. But *beep* did I ever hate the score!!! 2 notes repeated, over and over and *beep* over again. D and E, D and E, D and E. God I hated it...and he used it CONSTANTLY!!! There was barely a moment in the film where *beep* D and E weren't slowly being played via some strings and a french horn...then vocals singing what else but D and *beep* E *beep* The score killed this film for me. Absolutely ruined it.
shareOnly answer I can think of is its a plot hole
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