Mary Shelleys Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

The franchise of Frankenstein has changed hugely in the times from James Whale - 1935 to Kenneth Branagh -1994. These are just a fuw i will go into more detailfurther in.

1. more money spent on the films
   
2. Better technology (color)
   
3. Lighter cameras so that the camera men can get better shots so the audience are more involved.
   
4. viewers expectations change so part of the genre change
   
5. The monster was more human in Mary Shelley's then the original movies. This is due to
   the horror genre changing over a period of time. Also Mary Shelley never put a picture of the monster in the book.

This film fits into many genres the main being horror. I can tell this from part of the a scene were the monster rips Elizabeth's hart out. You see all of it and the hart is still pumping. This is a very strong point that horror is a large part of this movie. Period drama this i can also tell by the cos tums the place it was sett. It was also a romantic film were the two main characters that are in love never manage to be together.(star cross lovers) 

The franchise of Frankenstein changed since the time of Branagh’s. This is due to the fact that the science of the day had moved on and that the equipment evaluable was more maneuverable to get the better shots. This all makes the film look alot different including it being in colour. 

As the horror scene has moved on our anxiety for being scared is biger then the people of the day so from a modern point of view it is not scary at all. Due to technology moving on now we can make creatures that do not exist using computer programes. I feel that in this movie i feel more sorry for the monser then the one in Branagh’s version of the book. Having read the book befor seeing the films it gave me more of an idea what they were to be about, but it never changed my expectations of the movie.