It's Friday so we made it through another week. I hope you all have exciting plans for the weekend. Today's post is a short one because I still have some other writing to work on that I must have finished by tomorrow. I won't tell you what it is but I'm quite excited about it.
How many of you have read Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"? I'm sure many of you have read the novel for school, seen a movie about it or just know the story. How many of you still think the monster is named Frankenstein? If you do, you're wrong. I've recently become very disgruntled with the fact that so many books and movies fail to make this distinction. Now, let me clear something up. Frankenstein is the doctor, not the monster. The monster is simply the monster.
The original story is about a young doctor named Victor Frankenstein who creates a creature out of different body parts. Thus, the monster comes into being. That's just a rough summary of the story so if you want to know the details you should probably read the book.
I have learned to deal with inconsistencies in movies based off of books but this is taking it too far. Anyone who's truly read the book will know the truth. You might be wondering where this is coming from, as there haven't been many "Frankenstein" movies recently. A few months ago I went to see a movie and there was a preview for a movie titled "I, Frankenstein". I immediately noticed the HUGE change they had made. They changed Doctor Frankenstein into the monster and simply named him Frankenstein.
The movie premiered on January 24th with dismal reviews and made less than $10 million. Maybe there's something to be said about changing the facts from a popular story. I haven't seen the movie so this is just my guess, it might be a good movie despite the character change.
On that note I will leave to come up with your own opinions. Have a great weekend everyone! I'll be back on Monday with new posts. Thanks for reading!
Sincerely,
Erin a.k.a. Bookworm
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