Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Fritz Lang’s Metropolis convey the theme of revenge and destruction through the loss of a female companion.
Rotwang's creation of the Machine Man relates to Frankenstein's motivation for forming the monster. Both want to create life out of what is nonliving. Neither end product is entirely human, although it has the form of the human body. A robot has no culture or emotion, nothing that separates it from the other animals. The creature is exposed to very little culture. He learns just enough to ensure that he will never be happy. "The feelings of kindness and gentleness which I had entertained but a few moments before gave place to hellish rage and gnashing of teeth. Inflamed by pain, I vowed eternal hatred
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His intentions are to live with her away from society but Frankenstein has trouble believing she will comply. “She, who in all probability was to become a thinking and reasoning animal, might refuse to comply with a compact made before her creation(Shelley 202).” This patriarchal attitude would be fulfilled in Metropolis through the Maria bot. She brought destruction to man, that is the workers, through leadership. An allusion to Eve is not too far from the scope of the reader’s imagination, especially with the many references to Milton’s Paradise Lost. Eve brings sin in the world, the destruction of the perfection of God’s creation. Similarly, Joh Fredersen creation, the city of Metropolis is ruined after the Maria bot leads the workers(Adam) into destroying the heart machine and flooding the town. Women are to be feared in both societies, for they have the power to lead men to destruction. This does not explain the provocative clothing worn by the elite women in the beginning scene. They fail to interest the men in a later scene. The Maria bot is sent to entertain the upper class men so they do not interfere in Joh’s plans. She develops her own feminist socialism but is defeated by the patriarchal society(Clark). After the Maria bot has achieved its purpose, it is destroyed and dehumanized. Unlike other robots, cyborgs have certain characteristics that convey humanity, although they usually lack free will. Maria bot is exceptional in the respect that she develops a mission of her own, to destroy the patriarchal forces that keep her
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, a very gory story, can also be seen a romantic piece within having characteristics, such as celebration of the individual, importance of imagination, strong emotions, and an awe of nature. Within the piece there is many references to how one comments on the accomplishments and achievements of another or themselves, also known as the celebration of an individual. An example of how Frankenstein uses the celebrations of individual is when Frankenstein, himself, talks about his achievements of how fast his experiments turned out. He talks about his success, by staying, “ As I applied so closely, it may be easily conceived that my progress was rapid ” (chapter four). By saying, “applied” it shows that he is saying
In both The Martian and Frankenstein, the main characters Mark Watney and Victor Frankenstein have similarities that help offer a comparison of perspectives on the ethical situations that occurred in two different time periods. Both works had a plot centralized around a ‘monster’. The type of monster differed for each story but was similar in the sense that both monsters were created through an obsession. In Frankenstein the monster is obvious, but in The Martian Nick Watney is the monster created by his obsession for research. In the movie Watney asks to wait out the storm in order to collect more research. As the crew are walking to the shuttle to evacuate, Watney pauses to offer more ideas to prolong their stay on Mars and is promptly hit
The creations from both Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Prodigal Son are created by the hand of man, and are created human, therefore subject to the same propensities as any natural-born person. In both novels, the creators overstep their bounds as 'Modern Prometheuses,' a title assigned by Frankenstein creator, Mary Shelley. Victor Frankenstein of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Victor Helios of Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Prodigal Son assume that, as creators, they have the authority to control their creations, but as versions of Prometheus, they bestow the capacity for individualism that allowed their creations to escape control.
Paradoxically, the creation does not result in progress but manages to destroy more than what it was made from, in turn, causing more conflict and damage. Whale’s cynical view of the war was especially exposed in “Bride of Frankenstein” which was made three years after Hitler came into power. The technology used within this film was beyond its time, as was the gender reversal and concept of re-animation after death. This could symbolize the people’s resistance to evolve and improve. The community and people who make it such are also part of the symbolic battlefield that is Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory.
The gothic novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley highlights the idea that the real monsters of the world are humans and society, and that most traits that most humans despise are actually within all of us. Frankenstein shows that any human can be so corrupt as to be a “monster”, and that beings society considers repulsive and evil can be human at heart. Shelley exposes human faults such as hubris and irresponsibility through the main character of the novel Victor Frankenstein, who creates a living being and refuses to care for it, sending it into the unwelcoming hands of society. Victors irresponsible actions lead to many deaths and events. As the novel progresses, Dr. Victor Frankenstein and the Monster he creates become more and more similar
Dr. Victor Frankenstein and the Creature seem different from each other throughout the whole story, however, they actually share many similarities when the story is looked at deeper. Both the Creature and Frankenstein share a connection with nature, a desire for more knowledge, a need for family, and experiences in isolation.
James Whale's Frankenstein is a VERY loose adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel. The spirit of the film is preserved in its most basic sense, but the vast majority of the story has been entirely left out, which is unfortunate. The monster, for example, who possesses tremendous intellect in the novel and who goes on an epic quest seeking acceptance into the world in which he was created, has been reduced to little more than a lumbering klutz whose communication is limited to unearthly shrieks and grunts. Boris Karloff was understandably branded with the performance after the film was released, because it was undeniably a spectacular performance, but the monster's character was severely diminished from the novel.
Free will is an inherited ability everyone obtains from birth. This ability allows humans or any living being the freedom to act on their own behalf without being influenced or forced by an external medium. However, this fragile, yet powerful capability is susceptible of being misused that may result in unsavory consequences to the one at fault. In Paradise Lost and Frankenstein, both texts feature powerful figures who bequeathed the characters in focus, the freedom to do whatever they desire in their lives. Satan and Adam and Eve from Paradise Lost, and the monster from Frankenstein are given their free will from their creators, all encounter unique scenarios and obstacles in their respective texts however, have distinctions in how they handle
After watching both “Blade runner” and “Metropolis” side to side it’s hard to ignore the fact that Ridley Scott’s timeless classic “Blade runner” was heavily influenced by 1927’s “Metropolis”. Even though booth films were shot almost fifty years apart they are renowned for their striking visual imagery of their times. Both movies show how society is separated in two groups, humans and replicants in “Blade runner”, privileged and working class in “Metropolis”. Similarly, uprising is the main theme that unites booth movies; “robots” against humans and a love story between the protagonist and a female character from the other side of the social class.
Frankenstein and Paradise Lost Striking similarities between a duo of novels are not unusual. The novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelly, deals with a scientist named Victor Frankenstein who embodies a creature, who eventually wreaks havoc on his life. The novel Lost Paradise, by John Milton, exposes the cruelty of Christianity or the Christian God within the characters God, Satan, Adam, and Eve. Victor Frankenstein and God have many similarities, as they are both creators of incarnations. Victor's creature, known as the monster, shows striking similarities with Satan and Adam.
We can see Frankenstein’s influence in I,Robot, when the power of the created becomes greater than the power of the creator. In I,Robot, Dr. Alfred Lanning builds the United States Robotics corporation almost single-handedly. However, the mainframe to the entire operation, a Virtual Interactive Kinetic Intelligence (VIKI) system, becomes self aware, and ends up turning all of Lanning’s creation upon him. Lanning creates the robots on the basis of the three laws, which are as follows,
Frankenstein is a fictional story written by Mary Shelly. It was later adapted into a movie version directed by James Whales. There are more differences than similarities between the book and the movie. This is because, the movie is mainly based on the 1920’s play, other than the original Mary Shelly’s book Frankenstein. A text has to be altered in one way or the other while making a movie due to a number of obvious factors. A lot of details from the book were missing in the movie, but the changes made by Whales were effective as they made the movie interesting, and successful.
As Halloween is coming around the corner, ghosts, monsters, and witches come to mind. Watching classic scary movies and reading books like, Frankenstein and Edward Scissorhands, is a great way to get into the spirit of the season. These two stories have different plots, but their themes and meanings parallel each other and have connections to modern society. Although, Frankenstein’s creature and Edward Scissorhands have vastly different lives, they both experience a struggle for acceptance that is also shared by contemporary homosexuals due to societal influences that attempt to apply a predetermined characterization towards these individuals. This is evidenced by how the characters and gay people are outcasts and want to be loved.
Mary Shelley’s magnificent minor character Justine endures a horrendous death and maintains courage and grace when faced with a daunting trial. The powerful description of this strong young woman magnifies the gross wrongdoings of Victor Frankenstein and belittles his masculinity as he is seen as weak in comparison. Frankenstein is incapable of possessing the qualities inherent to Justine thus supporting the idea of womanly might as a formidable force.Through the representation of Justine’s intense, unwavering courage during her trial and Frankenstein’s absence of masculine bravery and justice, one can see that Shelley’s minor character is an affirmation of the undeniable strength of women.
Mary Shelley’s world renowned book, “Frankenstein”, is a narrative of how Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant chemist, succeeds in creating a living being. Although Frankenstein’s creation is benevolent to begin with, he soon turns murderous after being mistreated by humans. His anger turns towards Frankenstein, as he was the one who brought him into the world that shuns him. The Monster then spends the rest of the story trying to make his creator’s life as miserable as his own. This novel is an excellent example of the Gothic Romantic style of literature, as it features some core Gothic Romantic elements such as remote and desolate settings, a metonymy of gloom and horror, and women in distress.