| metternich1815 |
09-16-2014 05:48 PM |
I can see that, but I am not sure where else they could take it. In some ways, there is a certain brilliance to that because it is so unexpected. Like you mentioned elsewhere, the film is named "Bride of Frankenstein", yet the bride is only a very minor character. Interestingly, James Whale, the director of the film, was actually openly homosexual (a rare thing back then). Some have suggested that plays into the idea of the bride rejecting the monster. There is definitely some complexity to that particular scene. On a related note, while this was probably not something that Whale directly intended, one thing that the film had me thinking about was in relation to mental illness. Often, individuals are shunned and the like because society does not understand them. As an openly homosexual individual, I am sure that Whale can understand that. In fact, many people then actually regarded that as a mental illness and for many years it was treated as such (this finally began to change in the 1970s). In the same way, the monster is simply misunderstood. When he is actually treated like a normal person, he is able to develop sufficiently. There is little doubt that rejection is an important element to the film that Whale clearly intended, even if he did not directly intend the meaning I got out of the film. Of course, there are many other fascinating themes throughout the film. Religion is a recurring theme. There are many religious objects and other references (such as the "archbishop"). Definitely a complex and multi-layered film. By the way, the name you were looking for was Peter Cushing.
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