Creating a monster.

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Creating a Monster

Frankenstein's Influence on Hollywood

 Since Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was published in 1818, it has rocked the foundation of the media world down to it's core.

Ever since the invention of filmography, thousands of films have been influenced by Frankenstein or have been adapted in some way. Famous films like Van Helsing and the Sixth Day demonstrate how much of an influence Frankenstein has had on the world.

 Since 1931, over thirty films with "Frankenstein" in the title have been produced, from Bride of Frankenstein (Universal, 1935) to Young Frankenstein (Fox, 1974) to Frankenstein Unbound (Fox, 1990) to Rock n' Roll Frankenstein (EI Independent Cinema, 1997). These are famous films that have had great success and that have made a significant impact on the media.

Famous novels that are popular include (but are not limited to):

• 1957: French screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière wrote six Frankenstein novels in 1957 and 1958 for Angoisse, the horror imprint of publisher Fleuve Noir, under the house pseudonym of Benoît Becker (with plotting assistance from Guy Bechtel for the first novel).

• 1. La Tour de Frankenstein [The Tower of Frankenstein] (FNA No. 30, 1957)
• 2. Le Pas de Frankenstein [The Step of Frankenstein] (FNA No. 32, 1957)
• 3. La Nuit de Frankenstein [The Night of Frankenstein] (FNA No. 34, 1957)
• 4. Le Sceau de Frankenstein [The Seal of Frankenstein] (FNA No. 36, 1957)
• 5. Frankenstein Rôde [Frankenstein Prowls] (FNA No. 41, 1958)
• 6. La Cave de Frankenstein [The Cellar of Frankenstein] (FNA No. 50, 1959)

 Sources

1. • ^ "Movies: About Frankenstein Conquers the World". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-02. 
   • ^ Worst Case Director Talks 'Army of Frankenstein'
   • Internet Broadway Database: Young Frankenstein Details
   • ^ CMA Foundation - Richard S. Frankenstein, MD
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The Sixth Day

                                   The Sixth Day

    The 6th Day : is a 2000 American science fiction action thriller film directed by Roger Spottiswoode, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as family man Adam Gibson, who is cloned without his knowledge or consent in the future of 2015.

    The movie "The Sixth Day" is an adaption in it's own way to the novel Frankenstein. The reason being is because Arnold Schwarzenegger's charecter faces a product of a government experiment on cloning. Facing multiple problems and hardships while trying to destroy the monster known as his clone. 
     

     The most compelling part of our film is when Arnold's character finds out that he is the Guinea pig of a top secret Government experiment that involves cloning it's citizens. 


   The only disappointing part of our movie was when scenes between the climaxes got a little dry and boring. 

 After Discussing the movie over with our group, we have decided to grade the movie on a A-D Scale. The Sixth Day Received a B+, due to the fact that it was an interesting movie, but left certain parts of the movie to be questioned and left as a cliff hanger. 

                                                Sources
   

1. ^ Grover, Ronald (2002-01-25). "Schwarzenegger Flexes Some Muscle". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
2. ^ The 6th Day at Rotten Tomatoes
3. XFL Ready To Line It Up

Igor

Igor
Film information:
Director: Anthony Leondis
Writers: Chris Mckenna, John Hoffman
Cast: John Cusade (Igor), Steve Buscemi (scamper), John Cleese (Dr. Gliekenstein), Eddie Izard (Dr. Schandfire), Molly Shannon (Eva), Jennifer Coolidge (Heidi/ Jaclyn), jay Leno (king malbert), Christan Slater (Igor)
Release Date: September 19, 2008 (USA)
Rated: PG
Running Time: 88 minuets
Amination, comedy, family film.

Synopsis:
Have you ever felt like you are not reaching your full potential, and you're stuck where your at? Well if you're an Igor then you definitely know this feeling. Igor is stuck being a mad scientist's assistant, and the only thing he does is pull the lever when he's demanded to just to watch his master fail, Igor knows what he's doing wrong, he just can't show it. Until one day, he gets his chance to finally prove what he has in him, he has a chance to enter a contest with all the famous mad scientist, for the most evil creation, he creates one of the most amazing things in mad scientis history, life... But his creation didn't turn out exactly as he pleased. His creation, instead of turning into a horrible terrifying monster, she turns into a giant actress who is so nice it hurts, her name is Eva. Will he be able to teach Eva to be evil?



How it was adapted from the book or compares with the book:
The book is not like the movie Igor, because Igor is about the character Igor and how he isnt happy. Frankenstein or how his creature was created and how his creature is almost tearing apart his life. In Frankenstein he feels guilty and responsible for the monster.




Most compelling part of the film:
The most compelling part of the movie was when igor realized what he missed when evia was stolen.You don't realize what you have until its gone, this changes the story line of the movie because now that she is gone he wants to tell her the truth about why she was really created and wants to do good with her and do good things for the attrition and not evil.

Disappointing part
There was no really disappointing part(s), except that the movie didn't really explain 'Frankenstein', and what exactly 'Frankenstein' is about.



Rate:
7/10 because I believe I didn't believe it did a good job explaining the actual story of Frankenstein

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Van Helsing

Film Information: by Kate Jager

Plot: In 1887, transylvanian doctor Frankenstein (Samuel West) brings to life his monster (Shuler

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Hensley) with the aid of his assistant Igor (Kevin J. O’Connor) and Count Dracula (Richard Roxburgh). Dracula kills Victor after revealing that he helped him only so he could use Frankenstein’s monster to bring his undead children to life, although this plan is revealed to the doctor off screen. The monster escapes to a windmill which is burned down by a pursuing mob. The mob flees as Dracula and his three brides, Verona, Aleera, and Marishka, mourn the loss of Victor and the monster and their chance to bring their children to life.

Cast: Hugh Jackman as Van Helsing, Richard Roxburgh as Dracula, Shuler Hensley as theFrankenstein monster and Kate Beckinsale as Anna, Samuel West as Doctor Frankenstein.

Box Office: $300,257,475

Release Date: May 7th, 2004

Written, Directed and Produced by: Stephen Sommers

Film Score: Alan Silvestri

Physical Structure of the Monster: Large and bulky, carrying the same traits as Boris Karloff’s portrayal in 1931 such as the bolts in the neck and a flat head. He also has a visible brain and heart encased in glass and those glow green. He has an engine in his left leg. He is 8 to 9 feet tall, gruesome scars and pale blue skin. His electricity is emphasized  with an electrified crystal in the back of his head and over his heart.

Q&A: Who do Anna and Van Helsing find under the ruined windmill? Frankenstein’s monster. At the beginning of the movie, a black and white sequence shows the monster fleeing to an abandoned windmill, carrying the dead body of his creator. An Enraged mob of villagers burn down the windmill, with the monster and Victor trapped inside.

Film Synopsis by Makayla Holloway

Gabriel Van Helsing has been ordered by the Vatican to search out and destroy Count Vladislaus Dracula. Van Helsing does not like the idea because he is looked on as a monster that has been killing, when in reality he is just doing what he was ordered and some missions went wrong. He is also trying to find out more about his past because his memory was lost. When he gets to Transylvania he is not welcome by the Princess Anna, while there, he finds out more about his past along with fighting off all of the creatures that attack Transylvania. In the end he finds out what happened in his past, vanquishing Dracula, and falling in love with Anna. Although he accidently killed the princess with killing Dracula he let all of her family rest in heaven, along with not looking like the monster  that he was labeled earlier.

Adaption by Joleigha Harrington

Many aspects of the novel were adapted into Van Helsing.  Frankenstein's creature himself played an important role in the film.  In both, he was the key to creating life and much of his character remained the same.  He was shunned by humans, and called a monster,while longing to be loved and accepted.  The concept of creating life was a major theme in the movie that derived from the book.

However, the concept of mythological creatures such as vampires and werewolves, has no bearings in the novel.  The physical traits of the monster in the movie also differ from the novel’s description.  In the novel,the creature has all beautiful human parts, but form together to make a hideous monster.  His skin is so tight it shows his veins and his teeth are too white while his skin is too yellow.   In the movie, his skin is blue, his brain is exposed, and he has a fleshy face.  All of those traits combined give him more of a supernatural look.

Most Compelling Part of the Film: by Breeanna Hodel

The fight between Van Helsing and Dracula when Van Helsing is a werewolf is extremely compelling.  The two of them know that only a werewolf can kill Dracula, making this fight a fight to the death.  All the while, Anna and Carl are fighting the last of the three brides for the cure for a werewolf bite.

Most Disappointing Part of the Film: by Mackenzie Murphy

Although Frankenstein and his Monster are introduced in the very beginning of the movie,  as we move towards the middle of the film(where the majority of the plot unfolds), the lack of appearances made by Frankenstein and his Monster is disappointing.  In fact, Victor Frankenstein disappears from the movie entirely, as he no longer plays an important role in the progression of the plot. The lack of incorporation of Victor can be found disappointing. Frankenstein’s Monster, however, reappears during the climax of the film, and remains for the remainder of the movie.

Many of the themes present in Frankenstein are apparent in the Monster in Van Helsing. The Monster, just as he does in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is lonely, as he has no companion. He seeks to form relationships with the main characters in the film, constantly burdened by loneliness. The Monster also displays bouts of anger, a trait similar to ones found in the book. These similarities ultimately make up for the lapse of appearances made by the Monster in the middle of the film, as the work of Shelley is accurately reflected in the characterization of the Monster.

Another disappointment can be found away from the Monster, when we look towards a few of the more principal characters. Anna Valerious, the heroine of the film, dies in resolution of the film. Anna’s death is not only disappointing but also frustrating, as her survival is crucial to the main problem proposed throughout the film.

Rating: 3/5 Stars.

For more information: www.imdb.com/title/tt0338526/‎

Frankenstein (1931)

Frankenstein (1931)

Date: November 31 1931

Director: James Whale

Cast:

Colin Clive - Dr. Henry Frankenstein
Mae Clark - Elizabeth
Boris Karloff - The Monster
John Boles - Victor Moritz
Edward Van Sloan - Dr. Waldman
Dwight Frye – Fritz

Synopsis

The film starts out with Dr. Waldman saying a monologue that warns the viewer of the bad things that is about to be seen. It starts out in a cemetery where a funeral is happening. The casket is lowered beneath the ground, and then the grave digger starts covering the casket with dirt. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Before you know it Dr. Frankenstein and Fritz, his assistant, start to dig up the coffin. The next scene shows then cutting up a dead man then dispose of the brain because it is dead and therefore useless. The next scene is of Elizabeth, who shows a concerned looking face, and then she is visited by Victor Moritz. She talks to him about how she is concerned about Henry because she hasn’t seen him in months. They decide to visit Dr. Waldman, who then agrees to help them find Victor…etc.

I believe that the film and the book are quite similar. The different things are that in the film, Henry, not Victor, creates the monster. Victor is an entirely different person. Elizabeth still loves Victor, although. Elizabeth marries Victor. The monster kills Henry. There is an outlier as well named Dr. Waldman. He is not in the book. As well as the assistant to Henry, Fritz. There are many differences from the film to the book, but there are also many similarities, the monster is still created, regardless of the creator. The monster still kills the little girl who he meets in the woods. The most compelling part of the film was when the monster was playing along with the little girl, Maria, throwing flowers into the pond then runs out of flowers then throws her in. I was really surprised that he would just pick her up and throw her in. He did realize soon after, what exactly he just did but it was too late to save her. The disappointing part was the boring affects. It was made in the 1930s but it was still really cheesy.

I rate it 3.8 out of 5 stars because it was slightly accurate to the book, but was really boring.

The Incredible Hulk 2008

Director- Louis Lettier

Cast-

 Edward norton.              Bruce banner

Liv Tyler.                           Betty Ross
Tim Roth                           Emil blonsky
William hurt.                      General Ross
Tim Blake Nelson          Samuel sterns
Ty Burrell.                        Leonard
Christina Cabot.            Major Kathleen sparr
Peter men's ah.               General joe greller
Lou ferrigno.                    The Incredible Hulk
Paul soles.                         Stanley
Debora nascamento.    Marina
Greg bryk.                         Commando             
Chris Owens.                   Commando
Al vrkljan.                          Helicopter soldier
Adrian hein.                       Grad student
John macdonald.             Tough guy leader
Shaun mccomb.                 Tough guy
Simon Wong.                     Tough guy
Pedro salvin.                      Tough guy
Julio Cesar Torres dantas.   Communication officer

Synopsis

 In the movie The Incredible Hulk a man by the name of Dr. Bruce Banner tested a way to be gamma poisoning. When he thought he had it he tested it on him self and created another side to himself. The Hulk. Throughout the movie he talks about how horrible his creation is and how much he wishes it wasn't alive. So he try's to create a cure. During the movie another man by the name of Emil Blonsky wants some of the hulk in him and then becomes another version of the Hulk, Abonination. They duke it out and hulk wins.

How the movie is related to the book Frankenstein. It compares to the book in a few ways. First off both Drs hate thier creation and wish they were dead. Both are married or date a woman named Elizabeth. On the comics Elizabeth dies, not in the movie though. In the book Elizabeth dies. Both monsters are big, discolored, and have a substantial amount of strength. Those are some of the ways in which the movie adaptation of the Hulk is similar to the book Frankenstein. 

Most compelling part of the film- 

The fight scene at college when the hulk gets pinned by the sound cannons and uses the art to pick himself up and destroy the cannons.

Most disappointing part-

When the hulk kicked Blonsky into the tree and he didn't die.

Rating-

2 thumbs up and 6 out of 5 stars

Film Fright Night

   

    Bride Of Frankenstien Film Fright Night

     The Bride of Frankenstein was released in the year 1935 on April 22. James Whale directed and Carl Laemmle Jr. produced the frightening film. Borus Karloff played the monster. Elsa Zanchester plays not only Mary Shelley in the film, but the lady monster as well. Colin Clave played Henry Frankenstein (Victor in the book).

      In the beginning of the film the village has "killed" the creature, but little do they know he isn't actually dead. Victor then gets a visit from one of his professors who asks him to help him create like Victor once did, but Victor refuses to help. While this is going on the creature finds a home with a blind man who isn't afraid of him because he cannot see the creature’s appearance. While staying with the blind man the monster learns to speak. Soon after meeting the blind man the monster is again chased away by humans afraid of his appearance. Towards the end of the film the creature takes Elizabeth hostage forcing Victor to make the "Bride of Frankenstein." When the bride is made she is afraid of the creature that she was made to be with so the monster ends both of their lives.

      This film had several differences compared to the book. The first one being the monster in the book secretly watches a family in the cottage and learns how to read and talk by watching the family teach the Arabian women. In the film he meets a blind man who lives by himself who is ecstatic to have a friend and teaches his friend how to talk. Also, in the movie another professor helps Doctor Frankenstein make life; this character doesn't exist in the book.

     The most compelling part of the film was when Victor's professor showed him the little living people in the jars. There was one jar full of water and it had a little living mermaid, and another jar had a little ballerina. The most disappointing part was in the end when Victor's female monster was created and she was afraid of Frankenstein so Frankenstein pulls a lever and they both die. Frankenstein should have at least waited to see if she would react differently after learning that they were both created.

     I would rate these movie two stars. The acting in the movie was really cheesy and unrealistic, it almost seemed like they were trying to be sarcastic. Also it strayed really far from the book, and I think the movie could have been a lot better if they actually followed the events in the book. The less important parts dragged on and made it boring, while the more important exciting events happened fast. It should have been opposite. There were some interesting parts that were added though, such as the living mini people in the jars which made the movie deserve at least two stars.

Group Work:

Kat: A,C

Emily: B

Ariel: E

Sadie: D

Alissa: F, G, and post.