dissabte, 28 de febrer del 2009

FRANKENSTEIN: Differences between the film and the book




In class we've read an adaptation fo students of the book of Frankenstein, and later we've seen the movie. You can see some differences between the book and the film.
For example, at the beginning of the film the monster of Dr. Frankenstein is walking, but in the book the creature is in a sled carried by dogs.

In the film, Victor Frankenstein, has a younger brother who's name is William, however, in the book his name is Ernest. In the book, Victor's mother dies because of an illness, however, in the film, she dies giving birth to William.
Henry Clerval, Victor's friend, appears in different ways: in the book, Henry and Victor have been friends since youth, however, the film they become friends in college.
At the university, Victor meets a professor. In the book the teacher helps him with his research, but in the film, the professor dies, and Victor has to follows his annotations. The laboratory where Victor works appears in different places. In the film, the laboratory is in the same place where he lives, while in the book, the laboratory is very far.
The creature hides next to a house where a family lives. In the book, the creature cuts wood to help them, but in the film it collects vegetables.
When the creature kills William, Justine is accused of his murder. In The book there is a trial and Justine is condemned, and she dies in prison, but in the film she dies hanging.
The creature kills Victor's father in the film, but in the book, the father dies of sadness. Then,the monster kills Elizabeth in different ways: in the book it strangles her, but in the film it kills her ripping out her heart, and then it burns her head.
Also in the film there is something different: Victor gets resuscitate Elizabeth giving life to her dead body, but then Elizabeth thinks that she is very ugly and decides to commit suicide. All this things doesn't appear in the book.
Finally, at the end of the film the creature dies over a block of ice floating near its "father" Dr. Frankenstein. However, in the book, we know that Dr. Frankenstein dies, but we don't know if the creature dies or not.