FrankensteinAlyssa Layton

Nishelle Auberger

Who Is He?• When we think

of “Frankenstein”, what do we see?• Generic Views• Dr. Frankenstein

and “The Monster”

Classic “Frankenstein”

• Original Story• Written By Mary

Shelley• Scary Story Contest• Science Fiction

(1818)

“Young Frankenstein” (1974)

• The Story of the Next Generation• Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks• Modern for Its Time (comedy)• “The Scariest Movie of the 70’s”

Similarities + Differences“Frankenstein

”• Horror Film• The Village People• Assistants• No “Happily Ever After”• The original doctor, Dr.

Frankenstein, and his monster

• Castle in Geneva

“Young Frankenstein”

• Comedy• The Presentation of His

“work”• The original doctor’s, Dr.

Baron Von Frankenstein, grandson, Dr. Fredrick Frankenstein (Pronunciation)

• Transylvania• Brain Swap

•The First Film: A Silent Film in 1910

•Trailers: General Feel of the Films

“Frankenweenie” (2012)

• Leonard Ripps & Tim Burton

• Remake Itself• Most Recent and

Modern Take on the Story of “Frankenstein”

The Original + The Remake

Frankenweenie’s +“Frankenstein”

Similarities• Created in a Laboratory• The creatures scare easy

and flee• Windmill is prominent • Townspeople riot

Differences• Used to be a Dog• Used to be a Human• Boy scientist • Man doctor• Franken weenie represents

multiple horror stories

Frankenweenie’s + “Young

Frankenstein”Similarities

• Mrs. Monster• The Creator loves the

Creation• Childish atmosphere• Igor makes an appereance

Differences• The monster is

“Frankenweenie”• The love for the Creature

was had before death • The experiment wasn’t

done in a castle

Constants• Identity Crisis “Where do I belong?”• Child-like • Always Flees to the Woods• Eventually Meets a Human Child (morbid)• “Playing God” Should he have been created?

Are We The Townspeople?

Bibliography • http://www.crossref-it.info/textguide/Frankenstein/7/330• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021884/• http://www.thefreedictionary.com/galvanism• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOPTriLG5cU• http://www.youtube.com/v/p5HCmd-Rjvc• http://www.youtube.com/v/xD6yNqOrnQQ• http://www.youtube.com/v/FswOi9mIlzI• http://www.duluth.lib.mn.us/programs/frankenstein/

shelleybio.html• http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/05/showbiz/movies/

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