Dec 18, 2009

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus | Adaptations

Adaptations of Frankenstein may well number in the hundreds. The most significant motion picture adaptation is director James Whale's Frankenstein of 1931. A short motion picture (seventy-one minutes), it was probably meant to be a second feature. But Boris Karloff gives a remarkable performance as the monster, conveying a combination of menace and innocence which to this day captures the imaginations of viewers. His monster is much different from the one in Shelley's novel; without dialogue, Karloff must use gesture and facial expression to convey meaning and emotion. The...