Screening of Frankenstein movie

Today there was film screening in our department, Frankenstein directed by Kenneth Branagh. It was based on the book Frankenstein- the modern prometheus written by Marry shelley.
Victor Frankenstein was the protagonist and he discover to bring life in dead ones. With his scientific genius and his curiosity to make dead alive, he successfully created a big powerful monster. In the film he himself get scared with the ugly view of his monster. The monster then lived like an Orphan, the society rejects him and throws stones on him. But still he manage to find shelter in the house of De-Lacey. De-Lacey was blind man and therefore he didn't get scared with the monstrous view. he becomes friend like to Monster and monster can share his conversation with him. But when the son of De-Lacey comes to know about monster living in his house, he left that place with his family and again the monster become alone.

Now the monster decide to take revenge from Frankeinstein because he thinks why he created him, and makes him ugly that he was rejected where ever he goes, society looks at him with hatred. Monster killed william, the younger brother of Victor Frankenstein and at last he also killed his bride Elizabeth. Victor loses everything, his own creation destroy his peace. At last he was also meets his tragic doom. Monster realized that there is no need to live in this world and therefore he also cremated himself with his master or father who brings life to him i.e.Victor.

There is famous line in the film spoken by Victor

"You should never have died, no one need ever died"

This line is spoken when the mother of Victor died. Victor decided that now no one ever died, he brings life to dead ones with his scientific theory. Somehow his intention was good that he wants to serve mankind with his creation, but unfortunately his own discovery becomes hazardous to himself and to society.

Comparison of Frankenstein with Faustus 

We can compare the character of Victor Frankenstein with Doctor Faustus. Both the characters suffered in their life, both have quest for knowledge. Faustus wants to learn more and more and wanted to equate himself with God. His excessive pride leads to his own downfall. Similarly Frankenstein also wants to go beyond his limit, beyond scientific limit. There is always a limit in science that what to discover and what not. But Frankenstein goes against that limit and cross his boundary. Therefore there is Hubris in both the character which was responsible for there tragic end.

Drama Techniques

The director Kenneth Branagh also effectively used the Drama techniques in his film

1- Rising action
In the film when Victor's mother died Victor decided to to make such creation who can change the perspective of the world, he decided to bring back the life of dead ones through energy and electricity. This vary thought of Victor leads to rising action to the film.

2-Climax
When Victor becomes successful in his discovery and finally the dead becomes alive, it brings climax in the film. Victor himself get scared with his own creation.

3-Falling action
When monster get frustrated with society, he decided to take revenge against his creator or maker Frankenstein and this vary act of monster leads towards falling action in the film.

4-Denouement
In the end everything becomes constant, victor realized that he was tired with all this suffering and he knows that he himself was responsible for his plight. He died with grief. Monster then realized that now there is no existence of him without his master or creator and he cremated himself with Victor Frankenstein. That was the end or denouement of the film.

Catharsis
we feel catharsis in the film for the plight of monster when the society beats him cruelly. wherever he goes he was badly beaten by the people. We feel pity for him at that moment. We also feel relaxation or releasing from pity and fear when we saw the friendship between Monster and the blind man De-Lacey, there is satisfaction that monster finds one with whom he can makes conversation.

Kenneth Branagh as a director makes his film very effective with the use of modern techniques. He perfectly shows the whole process of making man or bringing life to dead. He uses trolley for keeping that dead body and also shows the  process of taking electricity from water. There were tiny fishes in large number who bites the dead one and make them alive with their current. As a viewer all were anxious about the process of making monster and Kenneth becomes successful in taking that shot perfectly that satisfied all the viewers.


Conclusion 

Overall it was awesome day with the film screening and we din't felt bored while watching film. It helps a lot to understand the the text in far better way.