I’ve always known that my fourth great grandfather was Dr James Lind of Scotland, 1726-1812. What I recently discovered is that he was experimenting with electricity to animate dead muscles. Percy Shelley was a friend of his. Percy was Mary Shelly’s husband. Mary had a nightmare about reanimating dead things which prompted her to write Frankenstein. My great grandfather inspired Mary Shelley.

The Hallmark mini-series (2 nights) starring Alec Neuman as Frankenstein and Luke Goss as the creature is the most accurate movie to the book that I have seen. It was WAY MORE faithful to the book that "Mary Shelly's Frankenstein". I highly recommend the Hallmark version. It has more pathos and sadness... and that is what the book is about - the tragedy of rejection.

Frankenstein was my first ever book vs. movie review! Good movie, GREAT book.

I have been binge watching your content! Your videos deserve more views, honestly. To second what everyone has said, your shirt is 🤌. I read Frankenstein in high school but remember only bits and pieces. The version of Frankenstein that I remember the most is Young Frankenstein. Love that movie, even though it's not true a true adaptation. I also believe that the book is really symbolic; it's not really about the monster but what the monster represents.

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Great points all around. I appreciate and agree with all your points of the novel, although I don't love the 1994 version as much as you do. I recommend watching Frankenstein: The True Story, just because it was a good made for TV movie at the time, and not for the faithfulness of the book. Did you know that Frankenstein is considered the very first science fiction story ever written? Also, she wrote the book off a nightmare she had, after a party at a chateau on Lake Geneva where her husband's (Percy Shelly) friend, Lord Byron, announced a contest where the guests should all write ghost stories? One of the guests, John Polidori wrote what is considered the first vampire story written in English, The Vampyre, in which he based his vampire on Lord Byron. Just good trivia... Another good video, thank you! You have a nice, easy demeanor and engaging way of speaking.

I have never seen a Frankenstein movie, so its really interesting to hear that the 1994 film might be better than the book!

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You should consider reviewing Dracula also. The book, & the 1992 movie which I think is the best. I can see why "Mary Shelly's Frankenstein" did not work well for audiences, both the book & the movie are more cerebral & people just want to see creatures, horror, & gore in general with a more simple plot.

Great video thanks for sharing! I need to read Frankenstein it seems fascinating. Side note the mini series Frankenstein The True Story is available here on KZfaq on the channel Movie Freak👌🏽

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I've watched the 94 movie twice. I like aspects of it. But overall, i really hate it. It's one of those movies that for some reason I wish I liked and want to give another rewatch/chance. But I can't stand it. Shockingly, Robert DeNiro is one of the few aspects of this movie I didn't hate. Some of the smaller supporting roles are handled rather well. BUT... The musical score is bombastic. The frenetic constantly spinning camera work is distracting. The hammy over the top acting from Kenneth drives me crazy. It's like Kenneth Branagh was coked out of his mind during this movie. Almost every scene, the energy level is cranked up to 11. Even the parts of this movie that do actually pull directly from the novel replace the somber tone and slower pace with frantic melodrama and are so tonally incongruous with the source material it might as well be something else entirely. I enjoyed the book. And certain adaptations. I much prefer the 2004 miniseries starring Alec Newman and Luke Goss, William Hurt and Donald Sutherland.

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