Frankenstein

Frankenstein



Oftentimes, when a film is created based on a novel, there are significant
modifications in the plot of the story. “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein”, directed by
Kenneth Branagh, is one of those films. Based on the gothic horror novel
Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, there are a several parts of the film that
are not supporting of the novel. A couple of these parts would be the death of
Justine Moritz, the death of Caroline Beaufort, and the creation and destruction
of the female creature.
Starting with Justine Moritz, the events accompanying her death do not
agree in the novel and in the film. In the novel, when Justine is accused of the
murder of William, she confesses to the crime, believing that she will thereby
gain salvation, but tells Elizabeth and Victor that she is innocent and miserable.
They remain convinced of her innocence, but Justine is soon executed. In the
film, Justine is accused of the crime and then helplessly dragged to ...