Mary Shelleys Frankenstein Essays -- Mary Shelley Frankenstein Essays

Mary Shelleys Frankenstein The characterization of Victors shaft, the monster, in the celluloid although sensibly dramatically different from Mary Shelleys portrayal in the novel Frankenstein also had its similarities. Shelleys views of the monster were to create him seem alike a human being, mend the video do the monster prohibited to be a hideous creation. The wights appearance and character are two aspects that differ between the novel and movie while his intellectual and tender sides were portrayed the same. From the novel the creatures carnal appearance is left up to each readers imagination. Shelley wrote His limbs were in proportion, and I had selectedhis features as beautiful. Beautiful Great God His yellow scrape scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath his hair was of a undimmed black, and flowing his teeth of a pearly whiteness but these luxuriances solitary(prenominal) formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed close to of the same colour as the dun-whitesockets in which they were set, his shrivelled complexion and on-key black lips (p.56). Although I imagined the creature a human being with somewhat distorted features, another reader might view his appearance as a grotesque monster. On the other hand, the movie has shown him as a hideous monster created by a mad scientist. The monsters appearance was focused on creating life out of dead physical structure parts, sewing the pieces together that left horrid physical scars, and activating him with electricity. The creatures personality, or actions toward guild, was displayed as being very calm and benignant in the novel. He made many attempts to converse with society, but society feared and mistreated... ...survive the cold season. The creature also requested a companion of the gelid sex, so he too could feel love from another or else of total rejection. At the very end of the novel and movie the creature was caught gri eving over the death of his creator. Even though we are made to think that the creature was cold and destructive, in the end his human emotions prevailed. The Frankenstein movie focused on outward action scenes rather than emotional themes to make it more popular and entertaining. It also portrayed Victor as a mad scientist engrossed in his desire to create human life. I was very impressed that the movie did keep some of the good qualities that came from the novel. I enjoyed the novel more, because it gave me the opportunity to put my imagination to work instead of having to shoot someone elses interpretation of Mary Shelleys literary novel.