Thursday, September 12, 2013

Frankenstein: The Movie Vs. Book # 1 The monster

In this post I am going to look at the differences between the Universal Frankenstein monster and the monster described in the book so first I am going to talk about the one in the book. The monster in the book is described more man looking with just a face sewn together and all the body parts are sewn together, and it looks a lot more human and realistic, so this is what they describe in the book. The monster in the Universal movie is more zombie like and is more monster looking with the green skin, and flat head, and they sort of made the monster a little less creepy and murderous the and left a lot of things about the monster out. When I compare the two I think they are two different characters but with the Universal one they made it less creepy and a little less smarter but also made the monster more sympathetic that we kind of rooted for him because they made him more sympathetic, and Boris Karloff gives a great performance as the monster and he really added the sadness to the monster . Then I look at the creature in the book, he is more creepier and he actually kills a lot more people then in the movie, and we want the doctor to catch and kill his own creation to stop it from harming anyone else , also he is more realistically described with normal skin all sewn together and the facial features he has. If I had to pick one I would pick Karloff's version of the monster because I like to feel a little sympathy for the character rather then always have him being a vicious killer not to say I don't like the monster in the book, it is a good creepy character that could genuinely creep me out. The images below are from the Universal one and the Movie that stuck really close to the book appearance wise, and is the closest thing I could find.     

2 comments:

  1. Wow! I always thought Frankenstein was the same as the book! Agreed, total opposite look and different veiws

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  2. They don't look alike at all! I also agree with you I would probably go with Karloff's version because I too like to feel sympathy for a character.

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