Frankenstein: Lust, Love, and Sin
Kenneth Branagh bases the film Frankenstein on the 18th century gothic novel by Mary Shelly. The film is set in the late 17th century in Geneva. Victor Frankenstein, the films main character, is an aspiring doctor, who becomes obsessed with preserving life after his mother’s death. The death of his mother is the turning point of the film. It is Victor's rage within grief that spurs him in his research. Elizabeth, an orphan, is taken in by the Frankenstein family and becomes Victor’s love interest. Elizabeth and Frankenstein are considered brother and sister, but only by name. Frankenstein leaves to become a student in the medical field. Here he engulfs himself in his own ideas of medical science, rather than those being taught. Victor feels that no human should have to die. By doing this, he becomes completely obsessed with his project. He fears no consequences, but believes this kind of research will benefit mankind. He is able to gather enough! information and research to create another human life. He builds a creature in the appearance of man and gives it life. Once the
The very idea that Frankenstein or anyon!e else thinking this would work is irrational. After Victor agrees a wave of remorse makes him destroy the female. Frankenstein or to give the novel its full, but less well know title, “Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus” is grotesque and out of the ordinary. He is a brilliant, intense man who is unable to accept God's natural order of life and death. This version moves so frantically that far too many subtleties get lost along the way. The creature Victor creates is given no name, but is the whole basis of the film. Frankenstein is obviously traumatically disturbed by the death of his mother. Frankenstein has its roots firmly in the tradition of Gothic horror. His spirituality forces him into deep thought about life and medical capabilities. His imaginative tendencies lead him to extreme ideas about medical science and the overwhelming possibility he has created in his head. It was a nice change from the previous Frankenstein movies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**none. The monster eventually tracks his father down. The romance of Victor and Elizabeth add the only light to the film. It is full of dreary weather and rage.
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