I didn't see any monsters, I only saw distressed eyes

Carol 2022-03-22 09:02:04

Mary Shelley is a genius, I haven't read the original book, but I can feel her thinking about human nature from this movie.
Frankenstein's crazy love gave Frankenstein a life experience. It's not Fernandez who caught my eye. Rankenstein's persistent pursuit of eternal life and his selfish love, but the so-called Frankenstein who has never had a name but longs for friends. When he sees a warm family, he will see from those terrible eyes Showing a touch of warmth, this is the original beauty of human beings, yearning for bright things, and this is a great contrast and irony, because beauty seems to be out of reach from his destined to be in this world since he came to this world. What is the reason? Just because he is the so-called alien in the eyes of others.
This can't help but remind me of Quasimodo, Edward Scissorhands, and the Elephant Man who has always wanted to see, those pairs of eyes that simply yearn for the truth, in exchange for the cold words of others , distrust or even ridicule and curse. Don't get to know them in depth just because they are aliens, don't give any mercy just because they are "different". At this point, I don't know who is the real monster.
Most What moved me was Frankenstein's inner yearning, that I would go north with my wife, go to the farthest North Pole, and live together in a place without humans. And the final monologue: I'm done with human. His yearning may also be the monologue in the hearts of many of us now, just because this material society is too developed.
I really like this movie, I want to watch the original.

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein quotes

  • Walton: Who are you?

    Victor Frankenstein: My name... is Victor... FRANKENSTEIN

  • The Creature: If you deny me my wedding night... I shall be with you on yours!