Log Entry #3: 9/26/10

With watching Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, I honestly had no idea what to expect for Young Frankenstein. As we started watching, there were multiple aspects of the movie that were entirely different from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. First off, how the directors perceived the monster. For example, in Young Frankenstein, the monster was perceived as evil due to it was given a criminal's brain(abnormal). On the other hand, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein perceived frankenstein as neutral then becoming evil( not have a reason the be mad at society), due to being harassed by the people in the city and abandoned by Victor. Another aspect that was different from the two movies, was the ability for the monster to learn. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, he was shown to have the ability to learn (speak and read). On the contrary, the Young frankenstein showed that frankenstein was quite illiterate and not having the ability to learn; rather, just able to decipher sounds and know what frightened him. While I was watching the Young Frankenstein, I also realized that how the monsters were created was somewhat differently. The frankenstein in Mary Shelley's was created by electricity generated by electric eels. On the contrary, the frankenstein in Young Frankenstein was created by the electricity generated by lightning. In conclusion, if I had the opinion to watch Young Frankenstein now, I would have to say no, due to I think Mary Shelley's Frankenstein perceived a better/ truer frankenstein.