Compare and contrast the novel Frankenstein to the novel Jekyll and Hyde AND/OR contrast the 1931 film Frankenstein to the 1931 film Jekyll and Hyde.
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Sally Gerwel
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The 1931 film versions of Frankenstein and Jekyll and Hyde both hold similar characteristics as well as different ones. They both are in black and white, obviously. They both also have very clean cut shots, not elaborate transitions and little fading in and out. They sets of both movies are very similar. The houses are very eloquent and lavish while both laboratories are very dark with a lot of wood and are very cluttered. I think that the Jekyll and Hyde movie is much better than Frankenstein. This is because Jekyll and Hyde is a lot more put together. The shots are better put together and the camera is less shaky. This maybe a long shot, but I feel like the acting is a tiny bit better in Jekyll and Hyde than Frankenstein, which can make a worlds difference.
Both novels are very similar. THey both have the same themes. One major theme that they share is isolation. When Mr.Hyde is present he is away in the laboratory and doesn't speak with people, and Frankenstein was always alone
Alexandra proved an excellent point, that both works share the theme of isolation. I also agree with sally when she says that the acting is better in Jekyll and Hyde. I feel that Jekyll and Hyde is a more interesting film than Frankenstein. Frankenstein in 1931 was more bad acting and bad technology while the Jekyll and Hyde film really shows the technology of that time period way better.
I agree that both the films and the novels are alike. I believe that they are both good and I enjoy both but Jekyll and Hyde seems to be the more put together film; the actors give this film so much life. People also probably connect more with Jekyll and Hyde than Frankenstein because we are all aware of the thoughts and feelings that exists but we do not want to speak or do all the them because they can be bad things.
Compare the 1931 film Frankenstein to the 1931 film Jekyll and Hyde, I like Jekyll and Hyde better. Both from actors and the plot, "J" seems more ripe and attractive. It has more scenes and charactors in "J". "F" seems more single. In "J",I can notice Jekyll's ordinary life and his insistant of his thoery about people's two sides. Then it gradully lead to his changing to monster.
I like the 1931 movie version of Jekyll and Hyde better than the 1931 Frankenstein. In my opinion the cinematography in Jekyll and Hyde is clearer and crisper than Frankenstein. Also you can tell that many of the props and backdrops are fake. Jekyll and Hyde has more believable backdrops and props and the acting is better in Jekyll and Hyde.
The two books are very similar in that they depict how knowledge (or the pursuit thereof) can lead to a smart man's downfall. In both books, the main characters are portrayed as very individual, divided from their loved ones by their research. One way in which the two books are different is that Frankenstein's evil doings were less in his control; he didn't know that his creature would be a murderer. Dr. Jekyll knew that he was releasing his dark side and embraced it, it took him much longer to confront the reality of the situation and take steps to correct his misdeeds. (Though Frankenstein did that, too, to a certain extent.)
When reading Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde it was amazing to me how similar it is to Frankenstein. There are so many of the same themes used throughout both of the novels. One of the themes that is very prevalent within the two is the idea of isolation within science as both Frankenstein and Jekyll both isolate themselves in their labs for long periods of time, trying to discover the exact potion for their creations. Both stories introduce a character that is out of the ordinary and looked down upon; aka "monsters". The monster in Frankenstein and the monster in Dr. J and Mr. H are very similar because they have both good and bad sides to them.
The same elements that are scary in Frankenstein such as the unexplainable, half-human, scientific creations, and the like are also present in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Both are somewhat believable that this actually could happen just because of the things science has done. The only difference is that they freak us out in different ways. Frankenstein scares us with the mysteriousness of the unknown of death where Jekyll and Hyde is the monster within.
The 1931 Frankenstein and the 1941 Jekyll & Hyde have a few similarities and differences. For some reason, both directors felt it was necessary to not follow the book well. Each movie shows its own spin on these classics. These additions and changes might be made to get the audience more involved or make the audience feel a certain way. The acting however, varies between these two movies. There seems to be a little bit more of over-acting in Frankenstein, making it seem corny. Jekyll & Hyde has just the right level of acting to get the point across, but not make the movie seem cheesy. The Frankenstein film was bad about doing that sometimes.
I think that both of the novels have a lot in common. Both Frankenstein and Jekyll and Hyde go along with the same theme. There is a "creator", and with the use of science, they are able to create monsters. In the end, both monsters take over and cause a lot of problems for their creator.
I definately have to agree with Jeffrey, the elements that scare us in Frankenstein are also the same elements that scare us in Jekyll and Hyde. Whereas Frankenstein scares us with the unknown and Jekyll and Hyde is a monster within. Both doctors are trying to understand human nature, and allow their experiments to take control of them. Jekyll experiments on himself where Frankenstein creates a life to experiment on. They both create an evil side where in the end evil wins.
The 1931 Frankenstein and Jekyll and Hyde have many similarities and differences. One common theme is the idea of science and knowledge which ultimatly leads to negative effects. In addition they are both filmed in black and white which is common for the movies at that time. One thing Ive noticed was the acting in Frankenstein is more embellished than in Jekyll and hyde.
Both novels have alot in common. There is a "mad" scientist who attempts to create a new life form, or in Jekyll's case, manifest his evil side in the form of a new person. Both "monsters" are evil and others run from them just at the sight. But where Frankenstein was like a neglected child needing to be taught the difference between good and evil, Hyde is a fully developed being who is just purely evil. Both of their situations are hopeless though; neither had any control over their evil tendencies, they were just handed to them by their creators.
I agree with most of the comments in that both novels and movies share similar themes of ambition, isolation, and regret. Though, I feel like the 1931 Frankenstein film adaptation doesn't hold true to the novel as well as the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde film adaptation does. The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde film uses all the same names from the novel and is mostly the same with the exception of a love aspect.
Without a doubt there are distinct similarities between the novels of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Frankenstein. One of the most prevalent and most talked about here is the existence of science as a key player in both plots. What is also interesting is how that science has an impact on the social and physical well-being of both Henry and Victor. Another important aspect to note is how the results of each character's testing creates a monster that has a major impact on society and is quickly scorned by those within it.
In frankenstein the dr wanted to create life for someone else, and in hyde and jekyll he wanted to alter his own life. They both were also isolated from their communities where neither was much understood or accepted.
Both Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are very similar. They share the same themes: Obsession (with science) leads to isolation. Dr. Frankenstein became obsessed with creating life from dead tissue. He ignored and forgot about all of the things he loved. Dr. Jekyll was obsessed with creating a new personality within himself that would allow him to be okay with committing crimes and sins. He became so obsessed with it he drove himself into isolation and created a freak of himself. He was forced (by himself) to keep isolated until he was able to resolve his problem. Both men also died before resolving their conflicts. Frankenstein died before killing his creation and Jekyll died before ridding himself of Hyde.
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The 1931 film versions of Frankenstein and Jekyll and Hyde both hold similar characteristics as well as different ones. They both are in black and white, obviously. They both also have very clean cut shots, not elaborate transitions and little fading in and out. They sets of both movies are very similar. The houses are very eloquent and lavish while both laboratories are very dark with a lot of wood and are very cluttered. I think that the Jekyll and Hyde movie is much better than Frankenstein. This is because Jekyll and Hyde is a lot more put together. The shots are better put together and the camera is less shaky. This maybe a long shot, but I feel like the acting is a tiny bit better in Jekyll and Hyde than Frankenstein, which can make a worlds difference.
Both novels are very similar. THey both have the same themes. One major theme that they share is isolation. When Mr.Hyde is present he is away in the laboratory and doesn't speak with people, and Frankenstein was always alone
Alexandra proved an excellent point, that both works share the theme of isolation. I also agree with sally when she says that the acting is better in Jekyll and Hyde. I feel that Jekyll and Hyde is a more interesting film than Frankenstein. Frankenstein in 1931 was more bad acting and bad technology while the Jekyll and Hyde film really shows the technology of that time period way better.
I agree that both the films and the novels are alike. I believe that they are both good and I enjoy both but Jekyll and Hyde seems to be the more put together film; the actors give this film so much life. People also probably connect more with Jekyll and Hyde than Frankenstein because we are all aware of the thoughts and feelings that exists but we do not want to speak or do all the them because they can be bad things.
Compare the 1931 film Frankenstein to the 1931 film Jekyll and Hyde, I like Jekyll and Hyde better. Both from actors and the plot, "J" seems more ripe and attractive. It has more scenes and charactors in "J". "F" seems more single. In "J",I can notice Jekyll's ordinary life and his insistant of his thoery about people's two sides. Then it gradully lead to his changing to monster.
I like the 1931 movie version of Jekyll and Hyde better than the 1931 Frankenstein. In my opinion the cinematography in Jekyll and Hyde is clearer and crisper than Frankenstein. Also you can tell that many of the props and backdrops are fake. Jekyll and Hyde has more believable backdrops and props and the acting is better in Jekyll and Hyde.
The two books are very similar in that they depict how knowledge (or the pursuit thereof) can lead to a smart man's downfall. In both books, the main characters are portrayed as very individual, divided from their loved ones by their research. One way in which the two books are different is that Frankenstein's evil doings were less in his control; he didn't know that his creature would be a murderer. Dr. Jekyll knew that he was releasing his dark side and embraced it, it took him much longer to confront the reality of the situation and take steps to correct his misdeeds. (Though Frankenstein did that, too, to a certain extent.)
When reading Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde it was amazing to me how similar it is to Frankenstein. There are so many of the same themes used throughout both of the novels. One of the themes that is very prevalent within the two is the idea of isolation within science as both Frankenstein and Jekyll both isolate themselves in their labs for long periods of time, trying to discover the exact potion for their creations. Both stories introduce a character that is out of the ordinary and looked down upon; aka "monsters". The monster in Frankenstein and the monster in Dr. J and Mr. H are very similar because they have both good and bad sides to them.
The same elements that are scary in Frankenstein such as the unexplainable, half-human, scientific creations, and the like are also present in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Both are somewhat believable that this actually could happen just because of the things science has done. The only difference is that they freak us out in different ways. Frankenstein scares us with the mysteriousness of the unknown of death where Jekyll and Hyde is the monster within.
The 1931 Frankenstein and the 1941 Jekyll & Hyde have a few similarities and differences. For some reason, both directors felt it was necessary to not follow the book well. Each movie shows its own spin on these classics. These additions and changes might be made to get the audience more involved or make the audience feel a certain way. The acting however, varies between these two movies. There seems to be a little bit more of over-acting in Frankenstein, making it seem corny. Jekyll & Hyde has just the right level of acting to get the point across, but not make the movie seem cheesy. The Frankenstein film was bad about doing that sometimes.
I think that both of the novels have a lot in common. Both Frankenstein and Jekyll and Hyde go along with the same theme. There is a "creator", and with the use of science, they are able to create monsters. In the end, both monsters take over and cause a lot of problems for their creator.
I definately have to agree with Jeffrey, the elements that scare us in Frankenstein are also the same elements that scare us in Jekyll and Hyde. Whereas Frankenstein scares us with the unknown and Jekyll and Hyde is a monster within. Both doctors are trying to understand human nature, and allow their experiments to take control of them. Jekyll experiments on himself where Frankenstein creates a life to experiment on. They both create an evil side where in the end evil wins.
The 1931 Frankenstein and Jekyll and Hyde have many similarities and differences. One common theme is the idea of science and knowledge which ultimatly leads to negative effects. In addition they are both filmed in black and white which is common for the movies at that time. One thing Ive noticed was the acting in Frankenstein is more embellished than in Jekyll and hyde.
Both novels have alot in common. There is a "mad" scientist who attempts to create a new life form, or in Jekyll's case, manifest his evil side in the form of a new person. Both "monsters" are evil and others run from them just at the sight. But where Frankenstein was like a neglected child needing to be taught the difference between good and evil, Hyde is a fully developed being who is just purely evil. Both of their situations are hopeless though; neither had any control over their evil tendencies, they were just handed to them by their creators.
I agree with most of the comments in that both novels and movies share similar themes of ambition, isolation, and regret. Though, I feel like the 1931 Frankenstein film adaptation doesn't hold true to the novel as well as the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde film adaptation does. The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde film uses all the same names from the novel and is mostly the same with the exception of a love aspect.
Without a doubt there are distinct similarities between the novels of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Frankenstein. One of the most prevalent and most talked about here is the existence of science as a key player in both plots. What is also interesting is how that science has an impact on the social and physical well-being of both Henry and Victor. Another important aspect to note is how the results of each character's testing creates a monster that has a major impact on society and is quickly scorned by those within it.
In frankenstein the dr wanted to create life for someone else, and in hyde and jekyll he wanted to alter his own life. They both were also isolated from their communities where neither was much understood or accepted.
Both Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are very similar. They share the same themes: Obsession (with science) leads to isolation. Dr. Frankenstein became obsessed with creating life from dead tissue. He ignored and forgot about all of the things he loved. Dr. Jekyll was obsessed with creating a new personality within himself that would allow him to be okay with committing crimes and sins. He became so obsessed with it he drove himself into isolation and created a freak of himself. He was forced (by himself) to keep isolated until he was able to resolve his problem. Both men also died before resolving their conflicts. Frankenstein died before killing his creation and Jekyll died before ridding himself of Hyde.
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