Frankenstein (Mary Shelly) Thread
 

I thought that this book was excellent. Did anyone else?

I'm reading it right now and think its great. The monster in print is completely opposite from the one on film, virtually an amalgam of Spider-Man and Peter Parker with his enhanced strength, ability to climb sheer cliffs and run "with the swiftness if lightning" and learn to speak, read, and write by watching others through a crack in the wall. And when he doesn't get what he wants Frankenstein's "fiendish adversary" is one of the most vicious in literature.

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It's a wonderful piece of fiction that should be taught in classrooms. Shelley was an interesting character to say the least.

It was taught in my classroom...junior year. Although the version of the movie we watched...many disaproved...it wasn't the black and white version...it was in color...However I'm thinking it was a satire of Frankenstein because of the melodramatic aspects that were in it. I'm trying to remember who directed so you guys can tell me if they were really "trashing" Shelley's masterpiece. All I rememeber that the title was called: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Lousy Branagh. Thinks he's the boss of literature. Well he ain't the boss of me.

Bobby DeNiro as The Creature.

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Think about that for a second.

I'm not sure if that rings a bell...but I'm thinking. Any other suggestions?

Do all you guys really dislike Branaughs Frankenstein that much? I actually thought it was okay. Better than Wolf, IMHO.

I didn't really hate it, but it's far from great. Everything about it is over-the-top and super melodramatic, but it still tries to take itself seriously.

That's exactly how we felt when we saw it. Especially the part where the doctor/scientist makes the "creature" and it awakes. And the the death scene of the female that the "creature" seeks to "rebirth." Very, Very, melodramatic.

I actually like it, but I like Kenneth Branagh a lot, so its not a big shock. I think he tried to capture the feel of the book, even if he didn't always succeed (especially near the end). Yes, it is melodramatic and over the top.

And the book is my favorite. Ever. I absolutely love it.

Yup. Branagh should be forced to go door to door at libraries letting them know that a literature molester is in the neighborhood.