How Vlad became Dracula 

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You can feel the total anguish of Dracula in this scene. Gary Oldman did a spectacular job in this film.

So, it comes down to, this is all the priest's fault. Instead of offering comfort to a grieving man, he thinks the best course of action is "Hey, buddy, I know your wife, who you loved with all your heart and soul, is dead, and your entire world is shattered, but I'd like to take this opportunity, while you sob uncontrollably, to remind you that she's in Hell, suffering for eternity." Shit, no wonder Dracula lost it.

I have never been able to understand how Gary Oldman wasn't nominated for an academy award for best actor for his role in this.

Director: It's just another vampire movie, Gary. We just need you at 50%. Gary Oldman: Fuckkkkkkkkkk youuuuuuuuuuu

This opening is iconic haunting and tragic at the same time.

This is such a great origin, it is a fantastic fall from grace, anything for his love. I like the origin from Dracula Untold too. But Charles Dance is just next level.

I never noticed but Anthony Hopkins is the priest.

Put aside (imo) the wrong casting of Keanu Reeves and this movie is a timeless classic.

Wow, imagine hurling yourself off a cliff because some random bot account told you a lie. "Arrow with fake message."

Damn that Turkish fake news 😂

Fantastic acting of Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder. Loved the movie!

I always kind of wondered what he did to the priests afterwards . It stands to reason that he turned into a vampire pretty quickly after drinking that blood .

After this movie, no more good dracula's movies.

The priest or whatever he is that told him she’s damned is an idiot: you don’t tell a man who just lost his wife that she’s in Hell

For throwing herself into the river at that height her body looks pretty good.

Me being from Transilvania i love this parody...it's a funny movie...😂😂😂😂

Gary Oldman’s scream is so intense. Imagine him fronting a metal or hardcore band. 🤯

Gary Oldman.... Great actor

Gary chameleon Oldman

For the record, in the original book, there is no explanation AT ALL for how Dracula became what he became. This origins storyline was entirely made up for the movie.

Music by the polish composer Wojciech Kilar.

There's a reason Gary Oldman is considered the modern day "Man of a Thousand Faces" The dude vanishes into every role he plays like a freaking chameleon!

Wynona's flinching while Dracula is kneeling next to her drowned body.

Wynona's right eye is blinking at 2:38. Probably because of being startled as he falls noisily beside her while filming.

After this movie only the best Dracula movies.

Vlad didn't became Dracula. Vlad WAS already Dracula (Draculea), which means, in Romanian, "Son of the Dragon" Dracula is inspired on Vlad Dracul (or Vlad Draculea) which was a Wallachian ruler of the XV century. He was also known as "Vlad Tepes" or "Vlad, the Impaler"

The music in this film +1

He could have been a sailor Could have been a tailor! But he’s Vlad, Vlad, Vlad the Impaler!! - GWAR

This moment when you realize the origin of the armor from the Witcher 3 😮😮😮

Hopkins playing a double role.

This film is epic until the very final act. The final fight with Dracula is over far too quickly. Had they given us a great boss battle at the very end. This movie would have been flawless.

2:36 she couldnt stop moving her eye lmao.

Great movie, wonderfull music by Wojciech Kilar.

Medieval times were wicked as hell 😮

That was THE BEST decent into madness scene of any movie. Gary oldman is extraordinary.

This Is The Best Dracula Movie Ever Made 💯

The story of the real Vlad is fascinating. I fully recommend the read.

I always felt so sad for Dracula

He was punished for eternally for confusing God’s work

Legendary movie

Vlad: “The Blood is the life… and it shall be mine!”

I like that they spoke in romanian language.

Dracula untold was awesome

Still winds soo freakin analog and warm from picture! Thats classic means!

And then there was the rest of the movie, which it never did seem as good as those first five minutes

Honestly tho, do you really blame Vlad?? I mean I’d feel pretty betrayed too, shoot the way the world is, I’d do the same 😈😈 humans had their chance

Excelente película gran elenco me gusta mucho la historia y el final de Vlad, muy bien Gary Oldman

Gary oldman a True Great

Wow I want to watch this again now

So that's were that armor from Blood and Wine comes from.

I'm still waiting a Dracula movie that surpasses this one +20 years from it's release and not a single one has come close

I remember watching this film .............

Simply the greatest vampire/Dracula movie of all time. Gary fuckin kills it. Yeah Keanu had a shitty accent BUT it was still a great flick.

I would have watched 2 hours of just him after this moment.

I wanna know what happened directly after this. Like *directly* after this. Drac gets done roaring, maybe has a couple more goblets of blood, then just stands there and burps loudly as it continues to pour out of the cross and the priests get more annoyed and just stand around wondering who's going to clean the mess.

To this a Turk throwing a random false note is what kicked off the events of Castlevania 3 :P

Why did God grant him a superpower that can kill anyone easily instead of just sending him straight to hell?

I was scared watching this movie as a kid

Why haven’t they made this into a show literally be 2 seasons this whole part could be one episode

We’ve all been there LOL. No but for real… the book is also very good

FANTASTIC movie with one glaring fault. WHO decided that Keanu Reeves belonged in this movie? He was completely miscast here. Don't get me wrong, he is one of my all time favorite actors.

Sometimes, RU-vid mixes up thumbnails and titles on my front page. For a moment, I saw the thumbnail of Vlad for this video, but the title was *"Matt Walsh explains why these movie villains were RIGHT"* and I choked a little laughing. Just thought I'd share.

So, like where did the blood come from out of the cross? Was it in a cistern above? A bit confusing and cheesy.

As a curiosity, although Vlad was the prince of Valachia, after he became a vasal of Matthias Corvinus, he received from the king the fief of Fagaras. located in south western Transylvania. So technically he was the ruler of some part of Transylvania, even if it was a pretty small part.

A little bit of context for those of you who think the priest in this scene was overly harsh for telling Dracula that his wife was in Hell, while he was attempting to mourn: this is old church tradition, and it makes sense. Eastern Orthodox churches do not even hold funerals for those who commit suicide (if it is known that they were in their right mind and made a true choice). This is because suicide is very high on the list of the absolute worst things you can do. Ever. It is a willful and FINAL act of defiance, hatred and faithlessness before God. By committing suicide you deny Christ's offer of salvation and refuse any repentance. You are saying that the pain is too great for Christ to heal. You are turning your back on all his commandments. You basically spit in God's face, and by extension, the church's face, whose only goal is to effect the salvation of its members. Not only that, it's a brutal and vicious thing to do to your loved ones. The pain of those who survive you is indescribable. So, you and your modern feelies may be triggered by this, but it's quite sensible in context. The fact that it causes Dracula so much pain to hear is more his fault than anyone else's. He's made his wife an idol, and values her above his own God. Notice how he survives his battle with Turks, and begins to give glory to God - but gets distracted by worries of his wife. This is telling. He'll kill thousands in the most brutal fashion for his God, but can't stomach the thought that his wife might be taken from him. Understandable - but mistaken. We all have to let go of our loved ones eventually - and what about the loved ones of the Turks? He gave no thought to them. So he lashes out and blames God when all he has to blame for his agony is his own misplaced love. He drinks the blood of Christ while denouncing Him, and so is cursed. You see the consequences of this horrific sin throughout the rest of the film. That's what makes it such a potent horror film, beyond all the ghastly blood and terrifying imagery. Anyway, saw a lot of hate for the priest in the comments, and wanted to set the record straight. It's harsh, no doubt. But it's absolutely in keeping with Orthodox doctrine and the film's setting, and if you ask me, perfectly reasonable and coherent. The priest's goal in this moment isn't to comfort Dracula. He has a duty to uphold, and not even the mourning of his earthly king can stop him from pronouncing what he must.

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." -Ephesians 6:12-12

2:36 - she is still alive. Look at the eyes… 😂

Movie nmae please ?

by drinking the blood of jesus? 🤦🤣

Imagine Lord Shen saying this....

Never understood why religion people fill crosses with blood...

So never ever drink the poison too soon

For the Life.

Gran película

0:01 Vlad Tepes was an Eastern Orthodox Christian Hero, who has been demonised for centuries, by his enemies, and the enemies of Christianity.

Everyone talking about hopkins but not ryder lol

1🇺🇸🌈🎄🌹🚬☕🥷🏽🏈, LEAVE YOUR LOVE!?!! GOD IS THE ARROW AND THE TURK...SHE IS SMALL YET FIERCE AND SITS CONTEMPLATING HER FIELDS OF CONQUERED DEAD...

Gary Oldman just sells me on every single role ever. from this wacko to Sid vicious to Jim Gordon. what an incredible actor. just amazing .

PRAISE GOD REPENT

Twilight Sucks

The Priest had his way with her and off'd her. Then forged a letter and was all like soz Vlad, she's damned but bros before eternal loved ones eh..... After the whole vampire thing the big cheese said "just kids from now on lads, let's avoid this..."

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The stupidest and most ridiculous explanation they could have given on Dracula’s origin 😂

Umm…why was blood coming out of stone?

I suppose we should be glad he didn't go super sayian.... or whit would have gotten real bad real quick

How did he become Dracula? Because it's fictional and written in the script, d'uh~~~~~~!!!!

Ok then

Nooooooooooooo!!!!!

Prefer VLAD TEPES Romania movie

The Turks showing y'all what being a real hater's all about.

Crosses are overrated anyways. Depressing symbol really.

Transylvania was in Hungary, not Romania

How he became Dracula was lame

Fictional

Wtf

Vlad the impaler are cruel n ihumane

god betrayed drakul. drakul was righteous.

Today Sunday Bram Stoker Dracula and the film and valid Dracula in told. And the man real is Luke Evans acting as valid from Trudi Anna McPhail your feamle friend.🦇👻😈🐦🌼🐞🦋

I hate to say it but this movie did not get better with time. I watched it recently and it was …. A Campy cheese fest. Pity, lots of great actors, directed by a legendary Hollywood director …