Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
Based on Mary Shelley's novel, "Frankenstein" tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.
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Maybe it's just the English major in me, but it was really fun to see a more faithful adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel. Kenneth Branagh does make some changes, of course, but he also brings out the true, grotesque horror of the original story. Plus, it had enough corsets and doublets to keep my wife happy. This is a unique and interesting film.
We've all seen De Niro, mucho times, as a good cop, a bad cop, a good crook, a bad crook and other, similar roles. Watching him as the Monster in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a real treat. He remains recognizably Bobby De Niro, but he manages to bring to the part nuances of emotion---and aggression---that are utterly different from his other work, before and since.Alas, the rest of the film (plot, script, acting) is exactly the sort of thing that has put us to sleep in innumerable mawkish Victorian romances and melodramas. With some careful pick-and-choosing, and despite a good dash of Hollywood, the plot is acceptably close to Mary Shelley's novel, but creating a compelling cinematic version of the novel is a different matter. De Niro has, maybe, 20 minutes onscreen. 'Tain't enough. Best line: "Don't bother to scream."Add one full ratings point for Kenneth Branagh's earnest effort to avoid giving this movie a feel-good ending. Subtract half a point for failing. Add back the half-point for casting John Cleese. Final sum: 5 points.
Evaluation that it made too much contemporaryly is a little bad but I do not think this is a bit ... Anyway, this movie is a rare outstanding work making use of circular work literature as it is ... Doctor who created a monster will be faithful to its duty.De Niro who came out on the monster showed really nice performance. Feeling I threw myself Monster begins very miserable revenge, the process was entirely somututo. But in the end they all leave everything and then leave somewhere and appear again... The scene I will not forget is the scene that my father, he did not give me a name ... suddenly become very sad. But, in the end, Frankenstein is feeling that the world without his father feels that hecan not exist and disappears again. ..The scene where I feel that there is no meaning in the world without my father who created myself as just one human, not the last multiple destroyers, was really good. It is a highly recommended work ...
While there are differences from Mary Shelley's earth-shattering novel, this version is quite true to the author's original. Not only that, the portrayal of the "monster" as a sophisticated man is much more true to the creature portrayed in the book. This personage, portrayed by Robert DeNiro, is fully aware of who he is and that he has been betrayed by Victor Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh) who throws him out like yesterday's garbage. The monster begins to resent the lives that others have and vows revenge on his creator. There are terrifying scenes of murder and mayhem. But the issue that is so poignant is whether such a creature has a soul; whether something composed of the parts of other humans can see eternity. This is one of the most philosophical portrayals of 19th century ethics I have seen. Excellent sets and mood inducing music.