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Mary Shelley and James Whale illustrate the advantages of communication in Frankenstein using opposite approaches. The characterization of the creature in Shelley and Whale’s texts demonstrate the underlying effect of incompetent verbal expression through his inability to form relationships. In Whale’s film, removing the humanistic qualities of the creature by enabling his speech highlights the complexity of the character Shelley provided through communication. Without vocal recognition, deciphering

James Whales’ nationally acclaimed film, Bride of Frankenstein, depicts the Monster’s inability to adapt to humanity and his progression as an outcast. Likewise, Jeffrey Jerome Cohen’s Monster Culture (Seven Theses) explores how our differences can be incorporated into our mentality and develop monsters from ourselves. Especially within his fourth thesis, “The Monster Dwells at the Gates of Difference”, this directly relates to how the Monster is rejected by the townspeople and anyone who is able

Literature Review& Critical Analysis of Frankenstein 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

Following the silent Era of film we would see the James Whale series of films which were iconic in

movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).” This shows that not only was Frankenstein a remarkable film for 1931, but it is still a classic to this day. Frankenstein was released in November, 1931 by Universal Pictures, directed by James Whale, and starred Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, and Mae Clarke which is based off the novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelly. It tells the story of a man named Victor who brings his creation back to life, and its impact on the rest of Victor’s pursuits. Even

“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

The Opening Sequences of James Whale's 1931 Frankenstein and the Opening sequences of the 1994 film Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Mary Shelley, creator and author of Frankenstein. Mother to thousands of different versions of the original text, first put pen to paper in 1818. Thousands of directors have since embarked upon producing their versions of Frankenstein. James Whale. Kenneth Branagh. A mere two directors to produce their versions of the gothic horror tale

inner self of Victor Frankenstein. There has been endless adaptations of Shelley’s novel throughout the years. None is more famous that James Whale’s Frankenstein and his 1934 sequel, Bride of Frankenstein. Whale took Shelley’s text and turned it into an allegory for war torn audiences at the time. In this paper, we will explore Shelley’s original text, how Whale turned the text into an allegory for the depression of America, as well as explore modern interpretations of Whale’s allegory. In Shelley’s

personification of the Victorian Culture’s fascination of science and death. In 1934, director James Whale adapted the material into “ The Bride of Frankenstein” film, and was an allegory for pre-WWII unity, then in 1997, someone interpreted the film as a homosexual allegory for the 1990’s. This paper will examine how Mary Shelley adapted her nightmare into an allegory for her Victorian era audience, how James Whale used her original text to turn “ The Bride of Frankenstein” into a message of unity for

James Whale’s ‘Frankenstein’ (1931) was one of the biggest horror hits of the 30’s despite it starting off and a small movie idea based on the 1818 book by Mary Shelly. This could have been because of the newly introduced use of sound, ultimately turning it into a cultural phenomenon that changed the way all audiences saw horror movies from then onwards. (McCormick, 2011). The film is clearly inspired by the European expressionism like the previously discussed, ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ (1919)