By Frankenstein having an assistant is one way that the movie is different from the book; the assistant shows how the monster is tormented by humans (when he was waving the torch in the monster's face). In the book, Frankenstein never told/showed his family his creation and in the movie, his frinds and Elizabeth were present at the time the creation came alive. Maybe all of this is shown to speed up the plot line of the movie, to show how Frankenstein really began to lose his mind, and to show how Frankenstein pushed others away because he got so consumed in his work.
In the 1938 film adaptation of Frankenstein, we see a minor character change in the opening credits. In Shelley's book, two main characters are Victor Frankenstein and Henry Clerval. In the film, the first names of the characters have been changed. The characters names are Henry Frankenstein and Victor Moritz. We then see that the film's Frankenstein has an assistant, Fritz. In Shelley's novel, Frankenstein didn't have an assitant. In the film, friends of Henry Frankenstein come to visit him and witness the creature's first few moments. In the novel, Victor Frankenstein, chose to keep to himself and was very cautious not to show anyone. I agree with Stephanie where she said that this could possibly show Frankenstein going mental, and to show how he pushed others away after being so obsessed with his work.
In the movie, the names have been changed to Henry Frankenstein and Victor Moritz. Also, it only breifly mentions the fact that Victor tested on animals before testing in on a human. Finally, Victor does not have an assistant in the book as well.
The 1938 film adaptation differs from the text in a few ways. The text begins with a background of Victor and explains his inspiration and studies leading up to his experiment. The film jumps right into Dr. Frankenstein trying to acquire bodies for his experiment. This could simply attribute to the brevity of the film version but it serves to illustrate Frankenstein in a much different light. In the text, the audience is introduced to Frankenstein as a younger man and recognizes him as a caring and compassionate man. This differs from the film version which displays him as a dissociated, meddlesome, and barely sane scientist transfixed with the reanimation of human life.
The film seems to stay fairly true to the novel's baseline but does have a few differences. In the film, Frankenstein has an assistant and his friends come visit him while he is conducting his experiments. I also agree with the idea that this was the film writer's way of showing Frankenstein as he descends into madenss. In the novel, the reader is able to read the doctor's thoughts and see his downward spiral, but the viewer can't read someone's thoughts in a film. By surrounding Frankenstein with others, it's alot easier to see the contrast between a sane person and the insanity brewing inside the doctors mind.
There are a few differences from what we have seen thus far between the book and the movie. For starters, Dr. Frankenstein's first name is Henry in the movie, and in the book it is Victor. And Igor is not a character in the book. Those a a few majordifferences. Another major difference that we have seen thus far in the movie is that Dr. Frankenstein's father, Elizabeth, and Victor were present for the bringing of life to the monster - in the book they were not. The movie does a great job of displaying just how crazy Dr. Frankenstein is. While reading the book, one could grasp a mental image but seeing his facial expressions and the way he speaks is a very important aspect of truly understanding. Thus far the movie has followed the storyline for the most part and given the viewer, or me at least, a visual of what every character, and setting looks like, which has been helpful.
The first major difference was the addition of the assistant. In the book there is no assistant to Frankenstein. I think the addition of the assistant was to give off the impression that Frankenstein is a mad scientist. When I think of crazy scientist I think of their weird and awkward assistants that worship them. Another difference was the name changing. Now Victor is Henry, and Henry is VIctor. I don't really see the point of the name changing. At first it was a bit confusing but as the movie went on I caught on. Elizabeth joining the scene of bringing the monster to life was a major difference. In the book she is spoken about more then she is actually there as a character. I think thats why she was added to more scenes in the movie. So far the movie has been interesting and has looked a lot like what I pictured in my head while reading
The movie is different in a couple of ways. First of all, the fact that Frankenstein has an assistant changes the whole story around; now someone besides himself knows about the monster. Someone else is now witnessing his misery, as well as helping him get rid of his creation. Another part of the film that changes the story around a little bit is when Elizabeth comes to visit, and she goes inside of the laboratory. She sees that Frankenstein is up to something, but she is kind of oblivious to what it is. So far the film has a different story line from the book. I think it takes the fun away a little bit because other people are meeting the monster right away.
One of the main differences in the movie in comparison to the book is the monsters' brain. He was extremely dumb. In the book he was really smart and could talk, but in the movie he could barely express emotion other than grunts. I think the makers of the movie did this so that the watchers wouldn't feel very sorry for the monster when he died. It made it easier for the viewer to dislike the monster.
There are many differences between the book and the movie. In the movie, instead of Victor Frankenstein it's Henry Frankenstein and Henry is called Victor. We also see that in the movie, Frankenstein has an assistant whereas in the book he does not. Also in the movie, Elizabeth, Victor, and the doctor witness the making of the monster. Like we discussed in class, the movie is made so much different than the book, because of the time. Also, in the book we have to imagine what the characters look like and act, but in the movie we get a visual.
The movie differs greatly from the book for a couple reasons. One reason is because of timing. A movie only has one and half or two hours to convey an entire story where a book has hundreds of pages and can be read over a long period of time where as a movie is usually viewed in one sitting. The second reason would have to be for content purposes. Frankly, Frankenstein bored me. The movie has to be more interesting and captivating so the they had to add some more dramatic and emotional scenes to make the movie a bit more fast paced.
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By Frankenstein having an assistant is one way that the movie is different from the book; the assistant shows how the monster is tormented by humans (when he was waving the torch in the monster's face).
In the book, Frankenstein never told/showed his family his creation and in the movie, his frinds and Elizabeth were present at the time the creation came alive.
Maybe all of this is shown to speed up the plot line of the movie, to show how Frankenstein really began to lose his mind, and to show how Frankenstein pushed others away because he got so consumed in his work.
In the 1938 film adaptation of Frankenstein, we see a minor character change in the opening credits. In Shelley's book, two main characters are Victor Frankenstein and Henry Clerval. In the film, the first names of the characters have been changed. The characters names are Henry Frankenstein and Victor Moritz.
We then see that the film's Frankenstein has an assistant, Fritz. In Shelley's novel, Frankenstein didn't have an assitant. In the film, friends of Henry Frankenstein come to visit him and witness the creature's first few moments. In the novel, Victor Frankenstein, chose to keep to himself and was very cautious not to show anyone.
I agree with Stephanie where she said that this could possibly show Frankenstein going mental, and to show how he pushed others away after being so obsessed with his work.
In the movie, the names have been changed to Henry Frankenstein and Victor Moritz. Also, it only breifly mentions the fact that Victor tested on animals before testing in on a human. Finally, Victor does not have an assistant in the book as well.
The 1938 film adaptation differs from the text in a few ways. The text begins with a background of Victor and explains his inspiration and studies leading up to his experiment. The film jumps right into Dr. Frankenstein trying to acquire bodies for his experiment. This could simply attribute to the brevity of the film version but it serves to illustrate Frankenstein in a much different light. In the text, the audience is introduced to Frankenstein as a younger man and recognizes him as a caring and compassionate man. This differs from the film version which displays him as a dissociated, meddlesome, and barely sane scientist transfixed with the reanimation of human life.
The film seems to stay fairly true to the novel's baseline but does have a few differences. In the film, Frankenstein has an assistant and his friends come visit him while he is conducting his experiments. I also agree with the idea that this was the film writer's way of showing Frankenstein as he descends into madenss. In the novel, the reader is able to read the doctor's thoughts and see his downward spiral, but the viewer can't read someone's thoughts in a film. By surrounding Frankenstein with others, it's alot easier to see the contrast between a sane person and the insanity brewing inside the doctors mind.
There are a few differences from what we have seen thus far between the book and the movie. For starters, Dr. Frankenstein's first name is Henry in the movie, and in the book it is Victor. And Igor is not a character in the book. Those a a few majordifferences.
Another major difference that we have seen thus far in the movie is that Dr. Frankenstein's father, Elizabeth, and Victor were present for the bringing of life to the monster - in the book they were not. The movie does a great job of displaying just how crazy Dr. Frankenstein is. While reading the book, one could grasp a mental image but seeing his facial expressions and the way he speaks is a very important aspect of truly understanding. Thus far the movie has followed the storyline for the most part and given the viewer, or me at least, a visual of what every character, and setting looks like, which has been helpful.
The first major difference was the addition of the assistant. In the book there is no assistant to Frankenstein. I think the addition of the assistant was to give off the impression that Frankenstein is a mad scientist. When I think of crazy scientist I think of their weird and awkward assistants that worship them.
Another difference was the name changing. Now Victor is Henry, and Henry is VIctor. I don't really see the point of the name changing. At first it was a bit confusing but as the movie went on I caught on.
Elizabeth joining the scene of bringing the monster to life was a major difference. In the book she is spoken about more then she is actually there as a character. I think thats why she was added to more scenes in the movie.
So far the movie has been interesting and has looked a lot like what I pictured in my head while reading
The movie is different in a couple of ways. First of all, the fact that Frankenstein has an assistant changes the whole story around; now someone besides himself knows about the monster. Someone else is now witnessing his misery, as well as helping him get rid of his creation. Another part of the film that changes the story around a little bit is when Elizabeth comes to visit, and she goes inside of the laboratory. She sees that Frankenstein is up to something, but she is kind of oblivious to what it is. So far the film has a different story line from the book. I think it takes the fun away a little bit because other people are meeting the monster right away.
One of the main differences in the movie in comparison to the book is the monsters' brain. He was extremely dumb. In the book he was really smart and could talk, but in the movie he could barely express emotion other than grunts. I think the makers of the movie did this so that the watchers wouldn't feel very sorry for the monster when he died. It made it easier for the viewer to dislike the monster.
There are many differences between the book and the movie. In the movie, instead of Victor Frankenstein it's Henry Frankenstein and Henry is called Victor. We also see that in the movie, Frankenstein has an assistant whereas in the book he does not. Also in the movie, Elizabeth, Victor, and the doctor witness the making of the monster.
Like we discussed in class, the movie is made so much different than the book, because of the time. Also, in the book we have to imagine what the characters look like and act, but in the movie we get a visual.
The movie differs greatly from the book for a couple reasons. One reason is because of timing. A movie only has one and half or two hours to convey an entire story where a book has hundreds of pages and can be read over a long period of time where as a movie is usually viewed in one sitting. The second reason would have to be for content purposes. Frankly, Frankenstein bored me. The movie has to be more interesting and captivating so the they had to add some more dramatic and emotional scenes to make the movie a bit more fast paced.
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