What’s The Best Frankenstein Movie?
Originally published in 1818 and written by literary visionary Mary Shelley, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus had an immediate and lasting effect on the science fiction landscape. The story of Victor Frankenstein and his monster has transcended the ages and inspired numerous copycats, homages, and remakes both in the literary landscape and in film.
The story of Frankenstein has been adapted to film countless times over the years and has become just as much a staple of cinema science fiction horror as it has literature. With all the cinematic adaptations of the classic story, which one is the best? This article looks at four of the most famous adaptations of the story across the years to determine which is the ultimate Franken feature.
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The first outing of Frankenstein's Monster on screen was in 1910 in the short silent film Frankenstein, but it wasn't until the 1931 Universal Studios film Frankenstein that The Monster truly became a screen icon. Played by Boris Karloff, The Monster was a sympathetic, childlike creation more akin to the literary version than the 1910 on-screen portrayal. Carving out a distinctive look for the character with the bolts in the neck and flat top hair, the movie was one of the first to kick off a string of now-classic horror films following the success of Dracula in 1930.
The 1931 version of Frankenstein truly created iconic imagery of the story. Not only was Karloff's Monster instantly recognizable, but scenes such as the villagers coming for The Monster with pitchforks raised and torches lit, and The Monster throwing young Maria into the lake, have become synonymous with the story of Frankenstein and his
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