![]() ![]() For what the writers and directors were attempting, they achieved to an extent. Lovers of gothic romance may be entranced (if unsettled) by the presentation and emotional darkness of the film. As a work of fiction it does reasonably well. That is the weakness of the film: it is largely conjecture. This film presents the despair of such times quite well, drawing the viewer into the potential feelings of the author when writing the book. The climate of England and surrounding areas was one of bigotry, inequality and extreme prejudice. It does so fairly well- to the point of discomfort in how women were viewed and treated in those intellectually stimulating but socially dark times. The Hollywood-ization of this novel is usually lacking all merit of the work, missing the novel's primary question: who was the greater monster- the creature or the doctor? This movie takes great liberties in dramatizing the life of the author prior to her writing the book. It was brilliantly conceived and executed and significantly ahead of its time. Frankenstein is one of the greatest novels ever written. ![]()
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