ofpsmith
This is much like the original story. Victor Frankenstein, is a young student who attempts to create a human being, but instead creates a monster. In this one Frankenstein throws a bunch of chemicals in a pot, and poof, instant monster! The monster in question looks very deranged. It's only 10 minutes, but it gets the basics of the story down. There's a part where Frankenstein looks in a mirror and sees the monster where his reflection should be. So this film certainly isn't one to shy away from symbolism. In fact, this is probably the first film adaptation of Frankenstein ever. The Boris Karloff film is probably better because it does fit more of the story in. This is actually pretty good too though, so I recommend giving it a watch.
Prismark10
From Thomas Edison's production studio and directed by J Searle Dawley, this adaptation of Frankenstein is regarded as the first American horror film.It is a silent short film that is only about 13 minutes along and some of the narrative conveyed by insert cards in the film which includes passages from Mary Shelley's novel.Frankenstein creates his monster by use of a portion and the coming together of the monster is still effective and I can imagine the monster lumbering around would had scared audiences at the time.The film is grainy in places and of course it does not all make sense with some choppy editing but we are talking early cinema here which was still in an experimental phase. The film was considered lost for many years as it was in the hands of a private collector.
WakenPayne
We All Know Frankenstein. This Is His First Movie. I Still Cannot Believe It! I Am Not The Guy Who Says "This Is A Silent Film So Its Bad" This Movie Is So Slow Paced That I Fast Forward The Creation Of The Monster. The Lighting Consistently Changes. Let Me Give You An Example One Minute Its Sepia The Next Its Blue & White. The Effects Of The Monster Look Like The Werewolf From The Wolfman (2010) & That Is A Huge Insult. People Will Hate Me For Saying This But Look At It. Half The Movie Is The Creation Of The Monster. This Movie Is Extremely Boring & Badly Lit. Okay This Movie Is Out Of My System. I Have Never Read The Book So Thats Mainly A Reason As To Why I Can't Stick Up For The Plot. Back Then You Also Can't Stick Up For The Acting Or Put It Down. This Movie Is Absolute Crap. If You Want To See How Movies Were Made 100 Years Ago Then By All Means Go Ahead & Watch It. Garuanteed You'll Be Disappointed.
calvinnme
This twelve minute adaptation of Mary Shelley's tale has an element that the later versions don't have. In this version Frankenstein apparently uses some kind of potion to create the monster in a large pot. You then get to see the monster emerge from the pot, first as a skeleton, and then skin and even clothing form over the skeleton. This was filmed by starting with a model of the monster, melting the form, and then filming the reverse of this melting as the creation of the monster.The story starts with Frankenstein going to college. Here he never becomes a doctor, but apparently two years into his studies he has discovered the secret of life and death and is ready to create a perfect human being. Instead he forms an extremely mishapened creature. The creature then follows Frankenstein around, even becoming jealous of Frankenstein's bride-to-be. How the monster is eliminated is very odd, and I'll let you see it for yourself to find out how it ends. Just let me say that there are no crowds of villagers with torches and pitchforks in this one. Instead the ending is very Victorian and even magical.This is very much worth looking at if you get the chance.
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