When we think of the word monsters, we think of creatures or vultures from terror and horror movies, like Frankenstein or King Kong. Monsters come in many different forms. Monsters can be creatures, animals or even people. We learn that serial killers are an example of real life monsters. In the Child's Play sequels, we are introduced to a monster that is a combination of both. The main character in the movies Chucky is part of the “Good Guy” doll line. However, Chucky isn’t that much of a “good guy”. Chucky is a doll that originated from the movie sequel Child’s Play. The fact that Chucky is two monsters in one figure is one of the many reasons I believe he is the best monster. He has numerous amounts of traits that make him the most threatening, …show more content…
Unlike other dolls, Chucky does whatever it takes to get to his victims of his liking. Chucky’s characteristics play a huge and important character in the movies. Though Chucky is a doll, he carries several interesting traits that make him the best. For one his is determined. Once Chucky sees his victim and what he wants, he goes for what he wants. For example, in the original Child’s Play, Chucky’s victim was Andy, and remembers that Andy is the only person he can transfer his soul to because he is the “the first person he revealed himself to or else he will be forever trapped in the form of a Good Guy doll in accordance to the voodoo spell”(Kilday,Gregg). Later in the film, Chucky is finally killed when Mike Norris he is shoots him in the heart. Eight years later, in Child’s Play 3 the “Good Guy” line makes its re-appearance, he tracks down Andy in plot for revenge and hoping to transfer his soul once again. As soon as he tracks down Andy’s location he is introduced to Ron Tyler, a young private. Chucky then realizes that since Tyler is the first person he revealed to himself in his new form, he has the opportunity to transfer his soul into Tyler’s body instead of Andy. Chucky does everything it takes to transfer his soul into a new body. He keeps his eyes on what he wants and doesn’t let anything get in his way. This is another reason why I believe Chucky is the Best. His drive, persistence and tenacity to go above and beyond bring horror and thrill. His unwillingness to do what it takes makes him threatening because you never know what he’ll do and he can’t be stopped. In the article “ Reenvisioning the Devil-Doll: Child’s Play and the Modern Horror Film” Hans Staats writes, the possessed doll in Child's Play is physically as well as socially autonomous which raises the horror levels”. He is saying that the fact that Chucky
In the film, Frankenstein's Monster befriended a young girl near a pond, both the girl and monster began to toss flowers at the pond. The Monster decided to toss the young girl, resulting in the death of the girl. The Monster didn’t have perception of a situation, he couldn’t deduce that tossing the young girl into the water would cause her to die, to him, it was like playing a game. Frankenstein's Monster was the first monster that parallels a monster, but wasn't a monster. Frankenstein's Monster is a sheep wearing the monster's clothing. The Frankenstein Monster is unfamiliar due to society deeming him to be evil because his appearance is terrifying, nevertheless, he doesn't have any qualities that make him villainous, his negative flaw is that he doesn't
Monsters are supposed to scare people and represent their fears. In most monster movies, the monster is a huge, ugly, non-human beast that terrorizes the city and destroys everything. But in the 1985 film The Stuff, the monster appears to be an innocuous dessert; what does that say about the fears of society? Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, an expert on monster culture, explains this and more in his article “Monster Culture (Seven Theses)” reprinted in the textbook Monsters in 2012. Cohen’s first thesis of monster culture, The Monster’s Body is a Cultural Body, argues that “The monster’s body quite literally incorporates fear, desire, anxiety, and fantasy, giving them life and an uncanny independence” (12). According to Cohen, the outward appearance of the monster reflects the fears and anxieties of the culture from which it originated. The first thesis says that the monster is not just a monster; it embodies the things the society wants to cast out as different from it, made into flesh.
In order to scare us, books, movies, and television shows will take the most ordinary things and make it into a monster. For instance, the movie IT takes a clown and turns it into
Kody Scott, later known as Shanyika Shakur, was born in Los Angeles in 1963. Before last imprisonment he committed various crimes, such as, robbery, assault, and murder. Kody’s childhood was pretty rough. He grew up as the fifth of six children in a broken home. His mother, Birdy Scott, worked odd jobs and long hours to support her children. While his father, Ernest Scott, left the family in 1970 and was completely out of Kody’s life by 1975. Shortly after completing sixth grade at Horace Mann, Kody joined a subgroup of the infamous L.A. Crips on June 15th, 1975. Kody committed his first murder on the night of his initiation. This would be the start of Kody’s descent into becoming “Monster Kody”. It was two years after his initiation that Kody first donned the name Monster. Scott had beaten a robbery victim so bad that the police said it was “The work of a
Although most people believe that the monster is the evil figure in the story, the true monster is actually his creator, Victor Frankenstein. The thing about the monster is that it was created with a pure mind but it ended up taking on the inner evil of Victor. The thought that is being shown throughout the story is that the monster is created as “Victor’s double, and that the evil he commits is Victor’s evil” (Soyka 2). Victor Frankenstein created the monster out of hope ...
In Barbie Doll, the girl chooses to end her life instead of suffering through it with a negative self- image. She “cut off her nose and her legs / and offered them up” (Piercy 17-18). After she mutilates herself in an attempt to make herself look beautiful, others take notice and comment on how pretty her corpse looks laying in the casket. In The Chimney Sweeper, the young chimney sweep finds enough hope in religion to keep him going. In a dream the boy has an “Angel told Tom, if he’d be a good boy, / he’d have God for his father, and never want joy” (Blake 19-20). This gives the boy the motivation that he needs to continue his life and so as he awoke, he “was happy and warm; / [and] if [he did his] duty [he] need not fear harm” (Blake 23-24). The young boy decides to suffer through his brutal everyday life so that one day he can go to heaven, where he will be happy. These two polar- opposite approaches to dealing with the misfortune of the characters is what shapes both the theme and tone of the
In the Maze Runner, directed by Wes Ball, Chuck is a vital character in the movie who symbolizes innocence. Chuck is the youngest boy in the Glade and he is a bit on the chubby side as well. These characteristics alone already differentiate Chuck from the rest of the boys. Chuck befriended Thomas the first day he was welcomed to the Glade. Throughout the movie, Chuck portrays his innocence by believing in Thomas’s abilities, choosing not to participate in savage-like practices, and dying at the hands of Gally to save Thomas.
Susy is blind, short, and is very tough candidate. Susy is determined to hide the doll, and knows this is the way she can show the innocence of her husband. Sam is the husband of Susy, cares a lot about Susy, and is the main reason Susy is hiding the doll. Mike and Carlino are working for Roat for money. They need to steal the doll by disguising themselves as innocent people, they are trying to make Susy tell them where the doll is. Roat is a tall guy that wants the doll, because he knows that there is heroin in it. He wants to be very rich, and will do anything to get rich. All the characters need the doll for some reason. Susy needs it to show that Sam is innocent, Sam needs the doll to give it to Canadian lady, Roat needs this to get rich, and Carlino and Mike need the money from Roat. To prove Sam’s innocence Susy needs Roat to not steal the doll, and Roat needs the doll to get money.
“We make our own monsters, then fear them for what they show us about ourselves” (Mike Carey). Victor Frankenstein revives a life, an innocent creature but was disgusted and ran away from it. Frankenstein, a graphic novel from Mary Shelly. Victor made a creature, a “monster” but who really was more monster? Victor Frankenstein is more monster because he created a creature but ran away and not giving the creature a chance in society.
Monsters can come in various physical forms, but all monsters share the same evil mentality. A Monster is a being that harms and puts fear within people. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a prime example of how appearance does not determine whether a creature is a monster or not. In the story, Victor Frankenstein tries to change nature by creating a super human being. The being appears to be a monster. Victor becomes so obsessed with his creation and then rejects it. Victor is the real monster because of his desire for power, lack of respect for nature, and his stubbornness.
A monster is not a monster unless he intentionally wants to hurt many and his plans are to hurt many. In Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, the monster is portrayed as an evil, hideous creature through everyone’s eyes. Victor Frankenstein creates a monster and once he brings him to life he abandoned him, leaving him to learn and discover the world by himself. The monster has to learn his way around society while being rejected by society because of this looks. Frankenstein’s monster is seen as evil because the way people treated him caused him to act out. The monster is not inherently evil because he helps others, has emotions, and does not fight back when he is attacked.
The Creature, Victor Frankenstein’s creation, is shaped into a monster through its experiences, instead of the nature of itself, which is more expected. Victor Frankenstein, on the other hand, is shaped into a monster because of his mind’s power-hungry nature. Victor treats his creature poorly and he himself becomes wicked. While the Creature also becomes wicked in the end, its actions are more justified because multiple people treated it poorly, causing the Creature to lash out. Even though Victor Frankenstein and the Creature both turn into wicked monsters, to some extent, only one of
A monster is usually viewed to be a supernatural creature that humans judge based on looks and not necessarily on personality. In the novel, Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley, the monster is a creature Victor creates but abandons immediately because he is horrified by his own creation. Due to the monster’s appearance, society does not give the creature a chance to show his true self. Therefore, the monster faces an external conflict because of Frankenstein’s and society's rejection, making it difficult for him to blend into his new life. Victor creates the monster because of his unusual compulsion of aspiring to be like God. However, Victor does not know how to treat or be responsible for his creature. Victor Frankenstein is the true monster
Since the original novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, to the multiple movie adaptations, the monster is almost always predicted as the monster of the story. It may be his physical appearance, from his tall, broad frame, to the signature screws in his neck. It may also be his unnatural upbringing and interpreted evil characteristics. We have grown to fear the monster, which ultimately, has masked the true monster, Dr. Frankenstein. With each coming movie, the good side of the monster is brought to light, while the real monster shows his true colors.
A monster is defined as an imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening. By this definition, Victor’s creature who is depicted to be eight feet tall and hideous