The Bride Of Frankenstein
Whoever said that the sequel is never as good and the original spoke too soon. James Whale's The Bride of Frankenstein is far superior to Whale's first Frankenstein creation. The acting is superior, the costumes and make up are more fitting, the musical score adds worlds of animation, the art direction couldn't have been better, and the overall screenplay itself brings this movie together. The Bride of Frankenstein is a great piece of film for any classic horror movie lover. The acting or performance displayed by the stars of The Bride of Frankenstein was exceptional. The acting in a film causes one to identify with the characters emotionally, to get "caught up" in the film, and can reveal if the actor truly had a strong grasp of who the character was and what he was supposed to portray. Karloff gives one of his best performances as the creature. He opens the movie with the familiar angry and murderous attitude displayed in Whale's Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. He kills, causes mayhem amongst the townspeople, and hates all that is living. This persona goes on until he seeks refuge with a blind man played by O.P. Heggie. At this pivotal point in the film, Karloff displays the creature's soft
The costumes or makeup of a horror film, if done correctly, adds a greater sense of reality to the picture. They help you understand the characters better if they are appropriate and accurate to the time-period and reflect the spirit of the character. Makeup artist, Jack Pierce transformed Karloff, once again, into the hideous monster that all have grown to fear and yet love at the same time. Pierce's dark and cold makeup gives Karloff such a dead and dreary tone that you can look at him in no other perspective than that of evil. Pierce's approach to the creature's bride was much more toned down. He uses little makeup and a lot of hair to give Lanchester a scary, yet almost humanistic look. You view Lanchester more as living than dead and can relate to her and why she doesn't want the creature as a husband. The musical score of a picture is extremely important to setting the mood for the film. It sets the tone and can make the movie seem more realistic. Music is important when introducing new characters or suggesting emotions. Franz Waxman does a wonderful job writing the score to The Bride of Frankenstein, and easily surpasses that of the original Frankenstein since there was no musical accompaniment to it at all. Each time a char
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