Rotten flesh, decaying bones and a brain drawn back from the brink of mortality. The classic horror film Frankenstein plays with Anthrop's age old dream of giving life to the dead. Dr. Frankenstein, who the film is named for, collects all the items needed to create a human from various sources so that he can create himself a person. Frankenstein has had a great impact on pop culture ever since it was released, inspiring sequels, re-creations of the original and heavily influenced episodes cartoons or anime. Not to mention a very uncomfortable episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
For an early 30's movie, I was very impressed and enjoyed it to a surprising extent. They have a good build up, but also get to the monster rather quickly. The monster is an interesting character, as he is very child like, but with a strong brooding demeanour. The monster was created using the brain of a convicted criminal, and this is evident in the monster's short and violent temper. He tends to become hostile when approached with flame in hand. It is natural for a child to become scared when faced with fire, but the difference is that, most children are not capable of doing harm when afraid.
All the people involved in the creation of the monster instantly regret what they've done and agree to do away with the monstrosity that they have brought into the world. They attack the monster on numerous accounts, and naturally, this makes the monster very hostile towards them. When the monster proves too powerful for them, they flee the laboratory. The monster then begins to wander the countryside, curiously exploring the outside world. The monster is an innocent creature unaware of how the world around him works. He makes only a few vital mistakes that are beyond his understanding, and the people instantly turned on him like he was, well, a monster.
Who's to say he's a monster anyway? Everyone refers to him as the monster, and we really have no other name for him. The monster was doomed to be hated from the beginning. How can one who is called nothing but a monster be thought of as anything else. Frankincense's monster was an innocent creature, but was doomed to be hated since his creation.
This has been your lord and master, Matheson; stay classy, my heathens.
For an early 30's movie, I was very impressed and enjoyed it to a surprising extent. They have a good build up, but also get to the monster rather quickly. The monster is an interesting character, as he is very child like, but with a strong brooding demeanour. The monster was created using the brain of a convicted criminal, and this is evident in the monster's short and violent temper. He tends to become hostile when approached with flame in hand. It is natural for a child to become scared when faced with fire, but the difference is that, most children are not capable of doing harm when afraid.
All the people involved in the creation of the monster instantly regret what they've done and agree to do away with the monstrosity that they have brought into the world. They attack the monster on numerous accounts, and naturally, this makes the monster very hostile towards them. When the monster proves too powerful for them, they flee the laboratory. The monster then begins to wander the countryside, curiously exploring the outside world. The monster is an innocent creature unaware of how the world around him works. He makes only a few vital mistakes that are beyond his understanding, and the people instantly turned on him like he was, well, a monster.
Who's to say he's a monster anyway? Everyone refers to him as the monster, and we really have no other name for him. The monster was doomed to be hated from the beginning. How can one who is called nothing but a monster be thought of as anything else. Frankincense's monster was an innocent creature, but was doomed to be hated since his creation.
This has been your lord and master, Matheson; stay classy, my heathens.