Universal’s classic monsters we know today are Frankenstein’s Monster, Dracula, The Wolf Man, and The Mummy. These four iconic monsters have changed the industry and keep changing it with the never-ending releases of newer adaptations. However, The Mummy differed greatly from the other monsters due to its story and how it was projected. Frankenstein’s monster, Dracula, and The Wolf Man are all based on some sort of literature or mythological background. The older, classic versions of these films have all been derived from a fictitious context. Frankenstein’s monster had been taken from the novel by Mary Shelley, Dracula from Bram Stoker’s, and the Wolf Man has roots in mythology. However, The Mummy is “the odd one out because there's absolutely …show more content…
Although the use of romance comes out in the other classic monster movies series, The Mummy was the first to incorporate this into the root story. Imhotep’s love for Ankh-es-en-amon was so strong, he chose it over his own faith. If we can look past his murderous tendencies, we see an almost sympathetic nature, along with deep pain and exhaustion. “We see time and again that ‘love’ or something we call ‘love’, perhaps erroneously – can have catastrophic consequences” (Neal, 2013). In The Mummy series, ‘love’ results in Imhotep dishonoring his own God, which ultimately causes his people to bury him alive. According to the scripture, our purpose is to love God first and foremost. When we stray from this path, our love gets corrupted. This corrupted love “controls us to the point where we, like Imhotep, are willing to throw over the God we claim to serve, willing to disobey Him whenever His commands interfere with our pursuit of our earthly love. We hate and despise and even attack those who would stand in our way. And ultimately, our ‘love’ can lead us to hurt the very person we claim to love most of all” (Neal, …show more content…
Older films relied more on a sense of dread, rather than jump scares, to create horror films. As for the newest film, The Mummy will “adopt elements of James Cameron's Aliens. Just as that beloved sci-fi sequel blended a visceral amount of carnage with genuine terror, so too will the upcoming Mummy film deliver the scares in a gripping manner. Rather than rely quiet tension, the film will utilize terror that comes at you full force” (Schwerdtfeger, 2017). The recent films, such as The Mummy directed by Stephen Sommers, are action packed in hopes of delivering a film with the same storyline as before, but still offering entertainment and terror. Although many of the Mummy films have been amazing, Bubba Ho-Tep directed by Don Coscarelli was a major fail. Although the obvious absurdity throughout the film creates a humorous tone, it lacks any sort of solid plot. The storyline was over-the-top, dialogue confusing, and the background was missing. I found no correlation between this particular adaptation and the rest of
Frankenstein is a horror movie that tells the story of Dr. Henry Frankenstein’s experiment. In search for the fame and glory of playing to be god, he reaches a point where he is able to revive dead people. In this version of Frankenstein’s monster we see a selfish and careless scientist that created a creature with his intelligence. The way the character is shown reflects how ambitious someone can be to reach to be known in the world. This movie makes the people who are watching to feel empathy on the poor creature. This poor creature that did not want to live in a life where everyone is going to hate him for having a horrible aspect and not following rules that he has no idea about.
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1. He came like a protecting spirit to the poor girl who committed herself to his care.
Monsters are the physical embodiment of fear. Monsters are the physical embodiment due to a wide variety of reasons. The most important being: Monsters’ apparent invulnerability/incredible strength, represent the bad part of society, most often look ugly, represent evil/nightmares itself, are intelligent, and some deviate from the norms are the reasons why monsters are the physical embodiment of fear. Monsters’ incredible characteristics are what strike fear into the hearts of others. In many myths, monsters are a weakness to societies. For instance, the heroes of Rome fight these monsters in order to overcome them which is the symbolic overcoming of weakness by the community. The fear monsters represent is primarily human fear as monsters are generally on good terms with animals and human fear is far deeper than animal fear.
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If someone were to ask people who Frankenstein is they would probably describe a tall, hideous monster with bolts sticking out of its neck. But long before movies reinvented their version of the monster, there was a novel by Mary Shelley entitled Frankenstein. In her novel, the monster is shown as child-like and uneducated. But what really makes someone a monster? Who is the true monster of Mary Shelley’s novel? Victor and the Creature present similarities and differences in their action and character throughout the novel.
The classification of Frankenstein as a ghost story, Gothic novel or horror novel is not completely accurate. It contains no supernatural apparitions such as ghosts, witches, devils, demons or sorcerers. And other typical gothic elements such as ruined castles, graveyards and charnel houses appear only briefly or in the distance.
In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein and the monster that he creates are very similar. For example, Victor creates the monster to be like himself. Another similarity is that the anger of both Victor and the monster is brought about by society. One more parallel between Victor and the monster is that they both became recluses. These traits that Victor and the monster possess show that they are very similar.
When comparing Seth Grahame-Smith’s Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, it is clear to see how prominent the themes of life and death are in both novels. Dealing with monsters and vampires also brings up a lot of discussion since each of these creatures, in these specific stories, are in the gray area of being alive and dead. Although these are both very different stories, they have a lot of similarities. Parallels between the main characters, Abraham Lincoln and Victor Frankenstein can be observed through their obsessions and losses of loved ones. In addition, both novels include the possibility of bringing people back from the dead. There are many comparisons that can be made, but these book can also be contrasted
Frankenstein is a fictional story written by Mary Shelly. It was later adapted into a movie version directed by James Whales. There are more differences than similarities between the book and the movie. This is because, the movie is mainly based on the 1920’s play, other than the original Mary Shelly’s book Frankenstein. A text has to be altered in one way or the other while making a movie due to a number of obvious factors. A lot of details from the book were missing in the movie, but the changes made by Whales were effective as they made the movie interesting, and successful.
Monsters can come in various physical forms, but all monsters share the same evil mentality. A Monster is a being that harms and puts fear within people. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a prime example of how appearance does not determine whether a creature is a monster or not. In the story, Victor Frankenstein tries to change nature by creating a super human being. The being appears to be a monster. Victor becomes so obsessed with his creation and then rejects it. Victor is the real monster because of his desire for power, lack of respect for nature, and his stubbornness.
A human blossoms to succeed in life, they blossom to come to one point where we may look upon life and remember all the times we owned, one blossoms to be someone, great, and one strives to accomplish this with their ability. In further Frankenstein want to succeed. To look upon one’s life without any regrets is a hard assignment to accomplish. The characters mentioned are all different but yet the same in purpose: trying to succeed. The main character of Frankenstein and Death of a Salesman seize similar qualities; wanting to succeed in life, have the same relationship with another key figure in the plot line, and possessing the qualities of a tragic hero.
Since the original novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, to the multiple movie adaptations, the monster is almost always predicted as the monster of the story. It may be his physical appearance, from his tall, broad frame, to the signature screws in his neck. It may also be his unnatural upbringing and interpreted evil characteristics. We have grown to fear the monster, which ultimately, has masked the true monster, Dr. Frankenstein. With each coming movie, the good side of the monster is brought to light, while the real monster shows his true colors.
Evil features in both ‘Dracula’ and ‘Frankenstein’ but the personification of this evil is different in both novels. A feeling of menace and doom pervades ‘Dracula’ because of his supernatural powers. One feels that he has control of the evil and he has the power to manipulate the environment and people for his own ends. ‘Frankenstein’ centres on the creation of a monster made from parts of dead bodies and the fear created by the monster due to circumstance and the ignorance of society. Also, one feels a certain amount of apprehension that the monster is deserted by his creator and loses control without his support and guidance.
A monster is defined as an imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening. By this definition, Victor’s creature who is depicted to be eight feet tall and hideous