My Reflections On The Movie : 'Frankenstein' (1994) ; Adaptation Of The Novel 'Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus' By Mary Shelly
☆ Introduction :
After discussing whole and sole but only one aspect of the novel, one should also endeavor to focus on several other perspectives of 'Frankenstein' novella. There is much that is ought to be taken into consideration but hereby I conclude my discussion.
We have excitingly been part of the 'Frankenstein' (1994) movie screening at Smt. Sujata Binoy Gardi Department of English in Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University from 22nd to 23rd September, 2021. The movie is in fact the adaptation of Mary Shelley's gothic and science fiction novel 'Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus' written in 1817 and published in the following year 1818.
As we have been living in technological era thus it is universally known that audio-visual technique has become widely popular for the purpose of learning and as we have recently experienced the corona pandemic which made us to turn towards a new era of learning, i.e., blended learning. But, here I would like to talk about how audio-visual technique used in learning even in the physical classrooms is far better than the conventional learning methods such as reading the textbooks and thus decoding the various shapes written on paper or parchment might seem a bit tedious for the students who have been in touch with the modern style of learning that is to say that learning through the help of digital devices such as cell phones, computers, laptops, and even through reading tablets.
As we have been living in technological era thus it is universally known that audio-visual technique has become widely popular for the purpose of learning and as we have recently experienced the corona pandemic which made us to turn towards a new era of learning, i.e., blended learning. But, here I would like to talk about how audio-visual technique used in learning even in the physical classrooms is far better than the conventional learning methods such as reading the textbooks and thus decoding the various shapes written on paper or parchment might seem a bit tedious for the students who have been in touch with the modern style of learning that is to say that learning through the help of digital devices such as cell phones, computers, laptops, and even through reading tablets.
☆ My Reflections On The Movie :
First things first, the adapted movie remains almost 70 to 80 percent faithful to the original text or novel. The setting and plot structure are well mentioned. The usage of symbolism technique can be shown in one such example like Vitruvian Man image on the backside of Dr Waldman's lab-door which becomes very significant here; giving the portent of the ominous creation of creature that is going to take place by Victor, the second-important protagonist of the novel.
Though there are certain changes in the plot of the movie than that of the original novel but keeping in mind the artistic liberty of the movie-maker, it is accepted without any resist by spectators.
First things first, the adapted movie remains almost 70 to 80 percent faithful to the original text or novel. The setting and plot structure are well mentioned. The usage of symbolism technique can be shown in one such example like Vitruvian Man image on the backside of Dr Waldman's lab-door which becomes very significant here; giving the portent of the ominous creation of creature that is going to take place by Victor, the second-important protagonist of the novel.
Though there are certain changes in the plot of the movie than that of the original novel but keeping in mind the artistic liberty of the movie-maker, it is accepted without any resist by spectators.
"Anything that deals with inner conflicts of humankind remains more celebrated in the matter of the taste of time."
- Dr Dilip Barad (originally, thought derivation)
- Dr Dilip Barad (originally, thought derivation)
The aforementioned quotation is surely applicable to the movie and novel as well; especially while talking about the characters like Victor Frankenstein and his "hideous and ugly" creation the Creature. Their psyche gets revealed by whatever decision they make and act accordingly. For instance, when Victor initially plans to create creature shows his hunger for the knowledge and a bit his challenging tendency towards the nature that creates all the species; but after having created the creature from corpses' parts he suddenly got stuck by the prevalent social norms of beauty and ugliness and downheartedly and disdainly shakes off his creation - the creature who was innocent like child. This perspective leads us to ponder over the very appealing question about our ideas of beauty and ugliness as whether we should focus on outer or inner beauty of a person and especially what is the definition of beauty and that of the ugliness, and what decides that something is beautiful or ugly in the general sense.
☆ Winding Up :
☆ Winding Up :
After discussing whole and sole but only one aspect of the novel, one should also endeavor to focus on several other perspectives of 'Frankenstein' novella. There is much that is ought to be taken into consideration but hereby I conclude my discussion.
Thank You All!
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