[neverending]

It's been decades since I've seen this film, but from what I remember of it, and the original novel, I'll attempt a theory.

The subtitle of the novel is "The Modern Promethius." Promethius was a god who created man and was then punished for giving him fire (or knowledge). Frankenstein is thus cast as a modern god who has created a man, and is subsequently punished by his own creation.

The creature sees Victor as a god; perfection, a thing of beauty. At this point in the film the creature, which started out beautiful, is quite grotesque and gruesome. He resents this, and he resents his creator for causing it, so he destroys Prima to punish Victor.

Victor asks him why, and he explains:

"Beautiful Victor. Beautiful."

By which he means: You are beautiful, perfect, a god, and I, an unholy ugly monster, hate you.


That's my story and I'm sticking with it.