If one were to hear the quote, “It’s alive! It’s alive!”, they would instantly know where it comes from. This is entirely due to James Whale’s Frankenstein released in 1931 by Universal Films and based off the book written by Mary Shelly, that was published anonymously in 1818. The Frankenstein movie is still influential today because it helped set the stage for all horror films to come after. The prominent director James Whale created a timeless classic by utilizing the outstanding make-up artist Jack P. Pierce, and well-known cast. This film was set for success and would be the one to beat for years to come. At the time Frankenstein was released, James Whale was 42 years old. Although this marked the start of his career in the United States, …show more content…
The horror movie was set in Europe using the German expressionism visual style. In the first scene, a butler comes on stage to warn the audience of the gruesome events they are about to witness. As Frankenstein is creating his monster, he orders his assistant, Fritz, to go to Goldstadt Medical College and steal a brain. Frits breaks in to professor Waldman’s classroom and, after breaking a jar containing a perfectly normal brain, steals a jar containing the brain of a criminal. Once Frankenstein and Fritz have their monster pieced together, they plan to use the electricity of a powerful lightning storm to give him life. In the presence of Henry’s friends: Victor, Elizabeth, and Professor Waldman, Henry brought his monster to life in the memorable scene where he exclaims, “It’s alive! It’s alive!” (The movie Frankenstein 1931). After a quarrel where the monster kills Fritz, “Henry and Waldman sedate the monster just as the Baron approaches the lab. The exhausted Henry is taken home after Waldman promises to destroy the monster, but instead Waldman is killed by the escaping monster” (Overview). Henry is not made aware of this until the day of his wedding with Elizabeth. After the monster escapes, he continues to Henry’s hometown and ends up killing a little girl named Maria, after playing a game with her, in …show more content…
Jack P. Pierce was hired as the make-up artist along with Pauline Eells as the wig maker (Full Cast and Crew). Together they created the unforgettable monster that is recreated in movies today. The monster does not resemble Marry Shelly’s description though, “It was make-up artist Jack P. Pierce who came up with innovations such as the Monster's flat head, the bolts through the neck, the droopy eyelids, and the poorly-fitted suit. Any future Frankenstein film that features any of these physical abnormalities is taking its inspiration from Pierce's make-up work” (Trivia). Pierce devoted months of his time to create this exceptional monster. While in the planning stages, “(Pierce) studied anatomy, surgery, medicine, criminal history, criminology, burial customs and electrodynamics, before he even began the grueling daily 5-hour make-up application (followed by two hours of make-up removal) to create Frankenstein” (Feaster). Not only did Jack devote his time, but Boris Karloff, who played the monster, did as well. Due to his 30 pound boots that accounted for his wobbling walk, and having to carry Dr. Frankenstein, he lost 20 pounds and had to be hospitalized for back problems. Every one of these important factors played a role in creating the noteworthy monster of
From beginning to end Frankenstein’s Monster is shown as a wicked creature from the people; however, he possesses many human characteristics. The monster was originally an idea of Frankenstein that will soon come to life. Created from many different parts, the monster was never given a chance to be seen as anything other than a science project. From the outside looking in,
The novel Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley in 1818. This gothic romance novel tells the story of a philosopher who discovered how to create life, without the full knowledge that his actions could cause grave consequences. Universal Studios made the film version of this novel in 1931. Unfortunately, the film version of Frankenstein has more differences than similarities to the novel. In the novel, Victor’s mental obsession seems to be more severe than in the film. The character of Victor Frankenstein was portrayed in both the novel and the film as a veriphobe, or one who is afraid of the truth, in this case, the truth of his actions. He
In many movie adaptations of a novel, the film doesn’t do the book justice in its story telling. Movie versions generally do not focus on the characters’ emotions or thoughts like the books do. They also do not develop the characters as well as the original story, giving the viewer little to no knowledge of a certain person. This is the case in Frankenstein. While there are some similarities between the original written version and the one on screen, the movie doesn’t delve into the lives of the main characters: Victor and the creature. The loss of characterization and focus on their lives takes away the audience’s take on consequences.
Young Frankenstein’s setting commences in New York where a neurosurgeon by the name of Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder), lives. He receives the news that his infamous grandfather, whom he prefers to not affiliate with, has left his castle for Frederick’s inheritance. He then goes to the castle in Transylvania, where he is introduced to Igor ( Marty Feldman)
Victor Frankenstein worried about everyone else and playing God, rather than trying to do right, morally. Victor had to go through a lot of steps and difficulties to create the monster. After the creation of the monster, everyone including Victor abandoned him. Victor refused to create a girl creature to avoid a lot of problems, but he did not realize the hell the monster would end up causing him. Victor regrets trying to play God because his action would cause him great troubles and consequences.
Victor Frankenstein grew up in Geneva. He had a strong interest in reading the works of the ancient and outdated alchemists, and was fascinated by science and the "secret of life." One day he decided that he wanted to study further, so Victor actually created a person of his own out of old body parts and strange chemicals. When the creature came to life, he was a hideously ugly beast. The creature does have beauteous features such as "lustrous black hair," and "teeth of pearly whiteness," but they do not look good because they are out of place in relation to his other features, such as his "shriveled complexion," and "watery
Frankenstein thinks that everything is alright now, but Elizabeth has a premonition that the monster will return, and she warns her fiancé that she fears some harm is going to befall him. At the same time, during the entire village’s celebration, the father of the dead girl carries her lifeless body though the streets for all to see. The shock crowd stops its celebration, stunned and outraged over the death of Maria, and they demand justice from The Burgomaster (mayor) and local police. By nightfall, the angry mob has organized into torch carrying search parties to find the murderer. Frankenstein is determined to destroy the creature, and leads one of several groups looking for the monster, up the mountainous terrain.
In 1818 Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley. In Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein brings a creature to life. The creature kills William, Henry Clerval, and Elizabeth. Victor had promised to make a female creature for the creature, but he did not fulfill his promise. This makes the creature enraged. The creature runs away and Victor follows him. Victor gets on a boat with Walton. Victor dies and the creature comes and is very sad that his creator has died. The creature says that he must end his suffering and he jumps into the ocean. In the novel Frankenstein, Shelley uses the theme of nature to show how it is like the characters of the story and how it affects the characters.
She describes the origin of the creature as well as the creation and destruction. It is made up of the scientific method, change the part of the organ and stitch all around the body. Observation of the stitches in his face that's why it looks ugly. “I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet.”, “His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness.” She described the look of the creature clearly For readers to see the trial of supernatural experiment and the concept that readers can't be predicted because it is in fact not confirmed to confirm. Cause this novel is the mystery and makes readers scare of it. But when looking at the side of Shelley makes the monster can speak. “ His jaws opened, and he muttered some inarticulate sounds, while a grin wrinkled his cheeks. He might have spoken, but I did not hear; one hand was stretched out, seemingly to detain me, but I escaped and rushed downstairs.” In order to keep readers see, although it is born from a dead piece, it has parts idea, a mind no different with human life. The reader can feel the pure heart of this monster cause sympathy that it can’t choose a new life, but this chance makes it an isolated life because Dr. Frankenstein who creates the monster doesn't want it
The 1931 film, Frankenstein, which was directed by James Whale changed the mad-scientist/horror movie scene permanently. Although it is almost a century old, people are still reenacting it and discussing it. This film is about a young man named Henry Frankenstein. Henry has an obsession with creating life. Fritz, Henry’s assistant, helped collect body parts from recently deceased corpses. The two men got to work, binding the parts together, to create a whole human body. Using electricity from a thunderstorm, they managed to bring the body to life. The assistant was messing around in the lab and switched the brain they were using with a deceased criminal’s brain. Little did they know that the person they created with science would become a psycho killer.
“Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley was born out of the waking nightmare she had on June 16, 1816 (see notes 1 and 4). It was an intense vision that produced one of the greatest and powerful horror stories n the western literature, it is a story which assumed a mythic view as it taken into account the profound result concerning understanding of a man of his position in the world and the results of transgressing against nature and God (Gilbert, 2000, 1-4).
The film Young Frankenstein directed by Mel Brooks, 1974 Young Frankenstein is a series of hilarious humour scenes. To create humour exaggerated dialogue was used. This exaggeration made the dialogue sound ridiculous. - When Frankenstein said "throw the first switch" then the second and third, each time getting louder and louder. The creation scene replicates the 1931 original Frankenstein, similar settings.
How can we think of Frankenstein and ignore the film classic of 1931? Yet the celebrated film does not follow the novel by Mary Shelley. Although the scene of a futuristic laboratory entrances movie audiences with the mad Dr. Frankenstein and his faithful assistant Igor, the scene is derived from twentieth century imaginations and interests, not the novel itself.
In 1818 Mary Shelley wrote a horrific novel titled Frankenstein. It was such a hit back then, that it is still people still republish and make shows and movies from the book. Frankenstein, is about a young man, Victor Frankenstein, who is obsessed with science and trying to find the secret to life. While he is away at college, he thinks he has found it and begins putting a person together using various body parts. As soon as the person has life, Victor realizes his creation is a monster and immediately regrets the monster he has brought to life. He goes several years with hearing nothing from the monster and then finds it killed his youngest brother. On his return home, he decides he will track the monster down. It does not go so well though.
Frankenstein was a story written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley while she was on her vacation in Switzerland with her husband. The story got published in 1818 without letting the public about the author. It was in 1831 when the novel revised edition was out and Mary Shelley name mentioned as an author. The novel focused on social, cultural and political facet of the societies during Mary’s lifetime. The fictional character in the novel clearly shows the battle against the pre-established people’s attitude during that time. Religion and science always create a controversy in the society with religion always differencing from any scientific principles and experiments. Shelley’s tried to addresses the above controversy and showed how science and modern technology is sometimes wrong. She tried to show how scientists and inventors are sometimes selfish only care for achieving their plan without evaluating the end result.