Frankenstein Movie Vs. Book Frankenstein is a gothic story written by Mary Shelley in 1818.Later on adapted to portray as movie in the big screen. The novel is about a man who wants to create life without knowing his actions will cause consequences he never imagined. Although there is many differences and similarities throughout the book and movie. The similarities include character,mood,and plot,though numerous differences.
Different struggles in life, either in a physical or mental way, relate to all humans at some point or another. A human being will always face that struggle, but what can help make their path better is help. Someone to help or guide another person along the way makes a journey more pleasurable. However, when someone, or something, is left alone over a period of time, that can change how they see the world. With no one around to talk to or understand parts of life, their physical and mental traits can change or become unhinged.
It is apparent that Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner share many thematic similarities. One of these themes is the idea of humanity, “What makes someone human?” In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein the idea of humanity is often teased with the creature. Victor sees the creature as an “abomination” and rejects him because of his imperfection/ monstrosity. Because of the creature’s appearance he is rejected by society, often being met with shrieks and horror.
In both Blade Runner by Riley Scott and Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, Shelly and Scott explore the topic of human made creation. Another word used to describe this phenomena is Artificial Intelligence (AI), which is basically something that humans have been striving to create which emulate human behavior, thoughts, and activity. AI, like other new forms of technology, is meant to make life easier for humans. For instance, once a computer gets to know its user, the computer will suggest certain things on search engines like Google. Technology, including AI, can also help store information, monitor trends, and even interact in such a way that it can make a positive impact on a hospital patient with a certain illness.
Tabula Rasa is the theory that all individuals are born without predetermined ideas and goals. It states an individual's circumstances and experiences shape who they are. This theory can logically be applied to the creature Victor Frankenstein creates in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. Throughout the course of the novel the creature is torn from his innocent existence. It becomes a monster.
The first thing we see, is that the director has changed the name of the main character with his friend. In the book, the main character is named Victor Frankenstein, but in the movie he is called Henry Frankenstein and his friend is shown as Victor Moritz. If someone read book as a first, and later saw the film, he may feel a little bit confused. This change, could take place by the fact that director wanted to soften the image of the main character, which was portrayed as an insane, desire to compare himself with the god man, the name Victor in itself sounds rather scary and very seriously, and the name Henry sounds friendly and nice for the ear. Patryk Wojciechowski doc.dr.
On the other hand, Frankenstein was able to obtain love much easier than the creature. Although it was easier for Victor, he shows his desire for love in a letter he wrote to his father; “My dear father, re-assure yourself. I love my cousin tenderly and sincerely. I never saw any woman who excited; as Elizabeth does, my warmest admiration and affection my future hopes and prospects are entirely bound up in the expectation of our union” (Shelley 108). Here Frankenstein’s love for his Elizabeth is displayed and characterizes his desire for love.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a gothic novel that tells the story of scientist, Victor Frankenstein, and his obsession with creating human life. This leads him to creating a gruesome monster made of body-parts stolen from grave yards, whom upon discovering his hideousness, the monster seeks revenge against his creator, causing Victor to regret the creation of his monster for the rest of his life. Shelley uses the literary elements of personification, imagery, and similes to give a vivid sense and visualization of Victor Frankenstein’s thoughts and feelings as well as to allow us to delve deeper into the monster’s actions and emotions. Throughout the novel, Shelley uses personification of various forces and objects to reflect the effect in Victor’s actions.
Shelly and Ishiguro both deal with the unnatural creation of life and the repercussions of ‘playing god', However, Shelley and Ishiguro have different attitudes and approaches towards this. The novels both deal with themes such as responsibility, ensoulment and what makes things morally right and wrong. In Frankenstein the doctor's creation and the cloning. Although not in detail we can that in never let me go the cloning is unnatural as it is clear throughout the novel that the clones are unable to have children.
Similarly to The Monk and Frankenstein, Dracula deals with birth and pro-creation. This is conveyed through Dracula, who creates vampires through his infectious and venomous bite. As males, both Frankenstein and Dracula demonstrate that man does not need the aid of the female to create a new life. According to John Allen Stevenson, “The tale horrifies because the vampire’s manner of reproduction appears radically different and because it requires the women who already belong to these men” (142). In a sense, these texts highlight deformity of man creating new life as both Frankenstein and Dracula create monstrous and deformed life forms.
In the film “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” directed by Kenneth Branagh was based on the book “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley. Victor, the main protagonist, is against the adversary monster he has created. The movie as I consider should earn a “D-” for there was excessive flaws upon the based of the novel, however, few key points was correctly shown that would flow the movie. The book portrays Victor Frankenstein as he was the only one working to the creation of the monster with no other acknowledgement of creating the monster, however, in the movie Professor Waldman have had Victor motivated upon the discovery of his(Waldman) works in which the works have helped him create the monster.
The Frankenstein (1931 film) is one of the most iconic horror movies out there but the story is immensely different from the novel. The film focuses on a less intelligent
Frankenstein, a novel by Mary Shelley, is an excellent representation of literature work which shows how past events can affect positively or negatively, the present activities, attitudes, or values of a character. In Frankenstein both Victor and the creature experience life changing events early in the novel, because of this their attitudes on life change. By nature, a being is born with a kind, gentle, benevolent, and innocent ‘soul.’ However, it is through the subjective experiences where one’s soul can become tainted by society. Throughout the novel, the creature receives the most character development.
The adaption from book to film is a hard fraught translation, in which many themes and fundamental ideas can be lost. This is apparent in the adaption of Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein into the 1931 film directed by James Whale of the same title. While the two stories are of the same premise, they are fundamentally different in later story elements, ideas, and themes. Even though the film inspires horror and intrigue like its novel counterpart, it lacks the complex moral arguments and depth of the book it is based upon. Whale’s Frankenstein ultimately fails as an adaptation of Mary Shelly’s work, because the removal of the narration and moral conflict present in the novel, which causes the film to lack overall emotional depth.
"Human vulnerability." "Irrational fears." "Hypothetical reasoning. " In Stephen T. Asma's article "Monsters and the Moral Imagination", Asma uses these words to describe the reasons behind the creation of and belief in monsters.
