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Disagree if you must. But the facts don't support your assertions.
Yes, having Harker not recognize the Count changes the story. I've already said the material was distorted in translation to film.
But having Hutter/Harker recognize Orlock is not a plot point in NOSFERATU, either. The film abandons the plot progression of having the Van Helsing character identify the vampire and teach the young men how to defeat him; the Nina character figures it out and does it for them.
Admittedly, the Harker character in the 1931 DRACULA is pretty useless, but the Hutter/Harker character in NOSFERATU is just about completely passive.
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