"Young Frankenstein vs. Frankenstein
“Young Frankenstein” vs. “Frankenstein”
Young Frankenstein was a immense film in 1974 produced by Mel Brooks. It was a comedy motion picture that was a parody of the original film “Frankenstein,” adapted from Mary Shelley's novel. Both films purpose was to entertain viewers for at least an hour and a half. Young Frankenstein did that a little bit better than Frankenstein. Shelley's novel is a novel full of agony, and the depressing life of Victor Frankenstein. Brooks Young Frankenstein, on the hand, kind of makes fun of Shelley's version. Young Frankenstein follows the novel very little, but each is suppose to portray different stories. The first reason I believe that more people enjoy the version of Young Frankenstein over the original Frankenstein is the time period. The original is placed in the 19th century, where as Young Frankenstein is set in the 20th century. The time difference is a whole century. A lot can change in a century; people's clothes, technology, even the way of living. Maybe the popularity factor was the fact that more people could relate to and connect to the more current century. Although both film's took place in different centuries the fact that some of the characters remained the same is another reason I believe the popularity of Young Frankenstein grew. Both Victor and Fredrick were head-over-heels for Elizabeth. She played the fiance to both Victor and Fredrick. Brook's didn't want to stray to far away from the original characters. In a way, Fredrick was like Victor. He wanted to become a well-know neurologist, but society held his insane family's name against him. Unable to trust him, like Victor Frankenstein, society isolated him.
The portrayal of the creatures in both films could be another reason why viewers prefer Young Frankenstein over the original Frankenstein. In Shelley's film, the monster is composed of a number of decomposed dead bodies and was large in size. Both don't know much about humans and
Young Frankenstein was a immense film in 1974 produced by Mel Brooks. It was a comedy motion picture that was a parody of the original film “Frankenstein,” adapted from Mary Shelley's novel. Both films purpose was to entertain viewers for at least an hour and a half. Young Frankenstein did that a little bit better than Frankenstein. Shelley's novel is a novel full of agony, and the depressing life of Victor Frankenstein. Brooks Young Frankenstein, on the hand, kind of makes fun of Shelley's version. Young Frankenstein follows the novel very little, but each is suppose to portray different stories. The first reason I believe that more people enjoy the version of Young Frankenstein over the original Frankenstein is the time period. The original is placed in the 19th century, where as Young Frankenstein is set in the 20th century. The time difference is a whole century. A lot can change in a century; people's clothes, technology, even the way of living. Maybe the popularity factor was the fact that more people could relate to and connect to the more current century. Although both film's took place in different centuries the fact that some of the characters remained the same is another reason I believe the popularity of Young Frankenstein grew. Both Victor and Fredrick were head-over-heels for Elizabeth. She played the fiance to both Victor and Fredrick. Brook's didn't want to stray to far away from the original characters. In a way, Fredrick was like Victor. He wanted to become a well-know neurologist, but society held his insane family's name against him. Unable to trust him, like Victor Frankenstein, society isolated him.
The portrayal of the creatures in both films could be another reason why viewers prefer Young Frankenstein over the original Frankenstein. In Shelley's film, the monster is composed of a number of decomposed dead bodies and was large in size. Both don't know much about humans and