jferraro3 Review of Frankenstein

Frankenstein (1931)

Dr. Frankenstein dreams of one day creating life but did not know what he got himself into

[5/10 · 21 September 2014]

I thought Frankenstein(1931) was a real staple horror movie. The acting was not the greatest, but it definitely did the job for a movie from the 30's and told the classic story of Frankenstein. For a black and white movie they did a great job with the effects from the lightning in the storm shocking alive the monster or the huge fire in the cabin at the end. The lighting and effects did a great job of helping this movie have a creepy eerie feel. There was a great use of light and dark contrast with the shadows in Dr. Frankenstein's lab to create this effect. This movie is truly a horror classic and one of the first original monster movies. However i felt it could have done a better maybe more elaborate job of explaining the plot. I wanted to see more of the monsters rampage through the town, Blissfully ignorant as it may have been. I wanted more of a build up of the towns peoples rage leading to that great ending. All in all this movie was a trend setter and the one of the first greats of its genre.