Yes. And I think it is also supposed to be saying something about the child-like nature of the Monster - unlike Dr. Frankenstein, the Monster does not understand the spinning mechanism and really does think Dr. Frankenstein is himself moving, which is how Dr. Frankenstein escapes being recaptured by the Monster (only to fall from the windmill, from which he was originally supposed to die before Universal changed the ending to a « happier » one). The Monster’s screams when confronted with the flames are also those of a frightened child.
I loved these films since i was a kid, but only as an adult, do i realize what a powerful, intense and emotional scene this really is. How the Dr. realizes he has failed, not only as a Doctor, but as a father, and how his own creation is so alienated and shunned, when he didn't even ask to be brought into this world
@@rudraakram3879 very true. However, a student volunteers to go to college and taking finals is part of the college experience they volunteered for. The monster did not volunteer to be created, that was completely beyond his control
This scene broke my heart as a kid, when I saw this back in early 70's, even though I was scared of the monster at first. I love this classic movie so much.
The director, James Whale, was a soldier in the First World War. In this great movie he reflects something he learned, how people can be terribly cruel.
asking if youre the only one who feels bad for the monster is like asking if youre the only person who thinks its sad when travis has to shoot old yeller
A major difference from the book (among other things) is that in the novel nobody knew that Frankenstein made the monster (his family and friends didn't even know about him period, until it killed them all), but in the film, pretty much EVErYBODY knows about the monster and the Frankenstein made him (which is why he survived in the film.
If I remember it correctly, since they were getting into talkies, Universal Pictures had originally intended Lon Chaney Sr. to play Frankenstein as well as Dracula since he was their biggest star at the time. But he died before production began
Poor Frankenstein. He was doomed from the start, created by a mad doctor who wants to play God, Frankenstein became a scapegoat for man's aggression toward fellow man and the egotism of modern times.
That scene and acting of Karloff and the fire is intense and brutal. Now they just play the act of someone on fire as no big deal. A person in a fire is a very, very horrific situation. There is nothing funny about anyone being caught in a fire and either burned alive fatally or horribly maimed. No CGI needed just one decent actor convey terror of being tortured.
Even though this is a classic this is a bad ending. Frankenstein never meant to do anything wrong and he never even knew who or what he was and never understood life. He wasn't evil. Sure he killed people, just not on purpose
+mc_macapaca There has never and will never be a 100% accurate film adaptation of any book. The closest you'll get for Frankenstein is probably "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" from 1994.
I hope one day that Universal will include these set pieces as part of their studio tour. It’d be great seeing the old Mill and Frankenstein’s watchtower laboratory up on the hill again.
Unfortunately, that whole location on the backlot burned down in 1967. It was called Little Europe/Court of Miracles. There was a HUGE fire in 1967, but the area was rebuilt...not to the exact look as before, but it was replaced as a set piece for continued usage. I remember vividly as a kid (around 10 years old) when my parents took me to Universal and we went on the tour before the fire. The tram turned one of the corners in the backlot and, even as a kid, I felt like I had been there before...like I knew the world that lay in front of me. And then I realized that it was from all of the horror films I had seen as a kid. It was weird. I didn't know it as a "whole" place...but just little sections: a doorway here and an archway there - and a stone fountain in the middle with cobblestones on the street. I knew this place like my old neighborhood. Very weird.
I’m just gonna say that this has aged VERY well for 1931. There are some beautiful scenes and amazing cinematography here. Very decent camera quality aswell.
You really have to sympathize with the monster,he was brought in to this world and has no idea why he's here or what to do,and after tossing the little girl in to the water he wanted to help her but instead panicked and ran off.
Does anyone know why the film was sped up a bit when the beam was falling on the monster? Was it because they had to take that scene really slowly to make sure they didn't hurt Carloff, and they just sped it up later?
There were many shots of both the monster and his creator staring at one another, which really suggests some sort of deep connection between the two. If it had ended with both of them dying rather than simply burning the creature, it would have been a perfect story.Henry Frankenstein should have been punished for his crimes.
@dim mak ok dude, maybe I should share my three page essay on the book, that I wrote, for literature class after studying it for four weeks and rereading it several times. This movie is a masterclass in shallow by comparison to the depth of Shelley's writing. I'll appreciate good art and storytelling when its due, and its not here. That part was hilarious, and the comment, a joke between me and my friends after watching this movie. Its not that deep. in short; YOUR INSULTS AND BELITTLEMENT ARE PREPOSTOROUS
If I was the CEO of universal I’d give all the budget and creative freedom to Robert eggers to direct and write the remakes for Frankenstein and Dracula
1:32 To me the scientist is the true monster, and it's sickening the fact that the villagers are choosing to offer him sympathy and medical attention simply because they don't know the full story and that he looks normal in comparison to the creature.
I feel bad for Frankensteins death. Because even though he killed people and nearly killed a man by throwing him on a windmill, Frankenstein was just a man who is getting to know the world and he’s trying to cause no harm until the people cause harm. It’s even more sad when we hear his loud terrifying painful screams when the windmill is burning down
EVERYTHING in this scene subverted my expectations. I thought: Both Frankenstein & the monster were killed by a mob outside the castle, though I don't remember if I thought the caatle burned down, or if they stormed the inside.
I remember the first Frankenstein film I ever watched. Doctor Frankenstein acquiring body parts from the graves; bringing the monster to life; the doctor is unable to control the monster; he chains the monster to a room and attempts to tame him. In the end, if I remember correctly, in an attempt to hide the monster from people, the doctor hides the monster is some place, that leads to the monster falling into a pool of acid, thus being destroyed. I don't remember the name of this film; it wasn't the Curse of Frankenstein. Anyone have any ideas?
That moment where they're looking at each other through that spinning mechanism is beautiful, like so many other little moments in this film.
Yes. And I think it is also supposed to be saying something about the child-like nature of the Monster - unlike Dr. Frankenstein, the Monster does not understand the spinning mechanism and really does think Dr. Frankenstein is himself moving, which is how Dr. Frankenstein escapes being recaptured by the Monster (only to fall from the windmill, from which he was originally supposed to die before Universal changed the ending to a « happier » one). The Monster’s screams when confronted with the flames are also those of a frightened child.
@@jennytawler7492 I wondered how the Doctor would have been able to survive the fall. Hitting that wood windmill blade would have killed anyone.
The creature had a intense fear of Fire, I can only imagine the terror it must've felt when the villagers set the mill on fire.
Lol your talking like he was real, by the way he was a Monster.
Lol. He wouldn't be too found of hell
Fire gooood
david Huber he was life. So very real within the film.
@@davidhuber2679 wrong
This scene was so sad, but Mr. Monster, I would have gave him a big hug.
My name is predator my name is predator haven't you you seen the Frankenstein theory you will get crushed
this is why Karloff played the best monster.
Metaluna Zombie but that annoying scream fuck that why is that even their
@@marvinhagler001 It’s there because that is the unimaginable pain and fear the creature felt and Karloff was a brilliant actor.
His tour de force performance.
Besides Appears In the Next Two Sequels: The Bride of Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein
I loved these films since i was a kid, but only as an adult, do i realize what a powerful, intense and emotional scene this really is. How the Dr. realizes he has failed, not only as a Doctor, but as a father, and how his own creation is so alienated and shunned, when he didn't even ask to be brought into this world
When a student goes to an examination hall, he cannot say, "I didn't ask for the examination. It's not my fault I failed."
@@rudraakram3879 very true. However, a student volunteers to go to college and taking finals is part of the college experience they volunteered for. The monster did not volunteer to be created, that was completely beyond his control
@@rudraakram3879 you sound like you have a grand total of about 2 iq points pal
Despite the film not following Mary Shelley's novel, it's still one of my favorite horror films from the old times
Same here.
This scene broke my heart as a kid, when I saw this back in early 70's, even though I was scared of the monster at first. I love this classic movie so much.
How can you like a 1931 horror film
@@McDonaldsjob2234 because there peak? Your prob a new gen who's to scared to watch a horror without pissing yourself
@@Leylandbain dude I like horror stuff so I don't get scared easily
@@McDonaldsjob2234 how can you not like frankenstein
Am I the only one that feels sad about the monster dying like that?
Wow. The monster doesn't die lol watch the bride of Frankenstein
No it is a sad commentary on humans
Yes, just you.
YOU'RE SO DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL!!!
I feel the same way as well!!!
No
Hearing that poor monster scream in such fear makes me very sad. I would have given him a big hug.
The director, James Whale, was a soldier in the First World War. In this great movie he reflects something he learned, how people can be terribly cruel.
The obvious dummy being thrown cracked me up lol
it was 1931 ahaha
The owner of that windmill is going to be pissed.
True
asking if youre the only one who feels bad for the monster is like asking if youre the only person who thinks its sad when travis has to shoot old yeller
i feel SOOO sorry for the monster it makes me cry
This moment you reflect who the moster is.
I saw this movie when I was 8 years old. I remember feeling so sad for the monster, I mean it we're talking Dumbo level of feels
Arguably one of the greatest scenes in horror film history, enuff said!
This movie is a classic, nothing beats the classic.
I agree. Those last two shots showing the windmill burning are great examples of filmmaking.
A major difference from the book (among other things) is that in the novel nobody knew that Frankenstein made the monster (his family and friends didn't even know about him period, until it killed them all), but in the film, pretty much EVErYBODY knows about the monster and the Frankenstein made him (which is why he survived in the film.
Brings a tear to my eye.The creature is in a better place now
But he came back for 7 more sequels!
@@animateangus He SURVIED , HE SURVIED !!!! ( IT"S ALIVE )
Him screaming makes me feel so bad:(
almost 100 years ago , and we are still wowed !!!❤️
0:23 begins one of the best shots in classic horror.
If I remember it correctly, since they were getting into talkies, Universal Pictures had originally intended Lon Chaney Sr. to play Frankenstein as well as Dracula since he was their biggest star at the time. But he died before production began
He didn't die, he survived.
That’s a pretty crazy shot at the end with the burning windmill even today.
The sound effects and rag doll they used when Frankenstein is thrown off the windmill will never not be hilarious
This, Bela Lugosi’s Drac and the first wolf man will forever be the best of these movie genre !!!!
Poor Frankenstein. He was doomed from the start, created by a mad doctor who wants to play God, Frankenstein became a scapegoat for man's aggression toward fellow man and the egotism of modern times.
Adam Rides Frankenstein is not the monster's name.
Frankenstein is the scientist
@@hex8787 yes it is
@@spacemaniac8197 No it's not. Why'd you like your own comment? You're wrong man.
@@hex8787 I didn't like my own comment
2:32 BEST AFFECTS EVER
It's 1930 they had to use the best at the time
Lmao the speeding up made me laugh
*effects
That scene and acting of Karloff and the fire is intense and brutal. Now they just play the act of someone on fire as no big deal. A person in a fire is a very, very horrific situation. There is nothing funny about anyone being caught in a fire and either burned alive fatally or horribly maimed. No CGI needed just one decent actor convey terror of being tortured.
So this is what the introduction to van Helsing was referencing. Never knew.
Boris Karloff sure knew how to scream.
The monster was actually kind but they were mean to him, that’s how he turned evil
I cried during this scene
Even though this is a classic this is a bad ending. Frankenstein never meant to do anything wrong and he never even knew who or what he was and never understood life. He wasn't evil. Sure he killed people, just not on purpose
If you want to see what happens to frankenstein's monster next, go watch the bride of frankenstein it'll be worth your while.
Both good movies what did you think of the rest
This is very sad!
2:31 it’s the part I fell bad for him the monster 🥺🥺
This movie has so many iconic scenes. Like some of Spielberg's movies, it was a cinematic masterpiece and a blockbuster!
still waiting for a literature accurate 10/10 A+ Frankenstein film
+mc_macapaca
There has never and will never be a 100% accurate film adaptation of any book. The closest you'll get for Frankenstein is probably "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" from 1994.
Try de 1993 movie, that was tv only at the time.
There is a 2 part mini series that was released in 2004 by hallmark that follows the book very closely
this may not follow the book but karloff's performance as the monster will never be topped
dodge96neon you are super rite bro I just found out that too(about the book) but Boris performance will never be top !
1:04 *roblox deathsound*
Stunt dummy
I hope one day that Universal will include these set pieces as part of their studio tour. It’d be great seeing the old Mill and Frankenstein’s watchtower laboratory up on the hill again.
Unfortunately, that whole location on the backlot burned down in 1967. It was called Little Europe/Court of Miracles. There was a HUGE fire in 1967, but the area was rebuilt...not to the exact look as before, but it was replaced as a set piece for continued usage. I remember vividly as a kid (around 10 years old) when my parents took me to Universal and we went on the tour before the fire. The tram turned one of the corners in the backlot and, even as a kid, I felt like I had been there before...like I knew the world that lay in front of me. And then I realized that it was from all of the horror films I had seen as a kid. It was weird. I didn't know it as a "whole" place...but just little sections: a doorway here and an archway there - and a stone fountain in the middle with cobblestones on the street. I knew this place like my old neighborhood. Very weird.
I’m just gonna say that this has aged VERY well for 1931. There are some beautiful scenes and amazing cinematography here. Very decent camera quality aswell.
Frankenstein doesn't die. He's fine.
As the monster is choking Dr. Frankenstein “HARRY YOUR HANDS ARE FREEZING!” Lmao
It happened because he got an “Abby Normal” brain.
@@johnusry3367 Abbie Normal is a reference to a scene in Young Frankenstein.
@@johnusry3367 At first I couldn't remember where it came from but eventually I did.
Good reference sir.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Are you saying that I put an abnormal brain into a seven and a half foot long, fifty-four inch wide GORILLA?
You really have to sympathize with the monster,he was brought in to this world and has no idea why he's here or what to do,and after tossing the little girl in to the water he wanted to help her but instead panicked and ran off.
His screams from 2:01 - 2:30 scared the daylights out of me as a kid.
I feel extremely sorry for frankie. What evil people! He's one of the best monsters.
But he isn’t frankie tho-
Something about the sound design is unsettling. The mob yelling plus the sound of those dogs barking
Does anyone know why the film was sped up a bit when the beam was falling on the monster? Was it because they had to take that scene really slowly to make sure they didn't hurt Carloff, and they just sped it up later?
Its so sad
This is so sadly😢
It's Just Sad. Seeing Frankenstein's Monster Being Burned Alive, Only to Die in the Burning Mill
@1:03 was expecting the famous *Wilhelm Scream* _AHHHHHHHHHHYeaaah_
When that plank falls on him I feel bad for the monster
Poor monstie!!!
That was a pretty gruesome scene from a 1931 movie especially when the monster starts screaming in the fire!
🥺
much better than the 94 version
Literally the only thing that connects this movie to the novel is that a monster comes to life.
There were many shots of both the monster and his creator staring at one another, which really suggests some sort of deep connection between the two. If it had ended with both of them dying rather than simply burning the creature, it would have been a perfect story.Henry Frankenstein should have been punished for his crimes.
Why are y’all so deep, I’m getting tears in my eyes from laughing while watching victor fall off the windmill like a rag doll 😂😂
@dim mak ok dude, maybe I should share my three page essay on the book, that I wrote, for literature class after studying it for four weeks and rereading it several times. This movie is a masterclass in shallow by comparison to the depth of Shelley's writing. I'll appreciate good art and storytelling when its due, and its not here. That part was hilarious, and the comment, a joke between me and my friends after watching this movie. Its not that deep.
in short;
YOUR INSULTS AND BELITTLEMENT ARE PREPOSTOROUS
@dim mak y’all don’t deserve it. But maybe if you ask nice.
his name is henry in the movie
@dim mak shut up
@@maeg.9123 And of course you are a girl
If you are reading this: no, you are not the only one who feels bad for the monster
If I was the CEO of universal I’d give all the budget and creative freedom to Robert eggers to direct and write the remakes for Frankenstein and Dracula
1:32 To me the scientist is the true monster, and it's sickening the fact that the villagers are choosing to offer him sympathy and medical attention simply because they don't know the full story and that he looks normal in comparison to the creature.
the dog noise goes on and on never changes wof woof woof
The monster is good, it is people that treat him badly
Saddest scene 😢😭🤧
this why frankenstein hate fire
Poor creature ☹️
He was already dead before he died again he be ok
Amazingly, this windmill scene was inspired by the Van De Kamp's bakery in Hollywood. James Whale's office was across the street.
FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER IS MY HERO :) I love Him ;D
CELLDWELLER Isback Ignorant fuck.
Lakedownz you realize using such a word makes you as bad as him?
CELLDWELLER Isback calm down......
CELLDWELLER Isback Victor Frankenstein is his "father" so I think it's appropriate to call the monster also as Frankenstein.
GREAT! He is my favorite too. :D
Just old stuff are the best 👌
0:13 when the alarm goes off, and it’s time to get up for work after only 4 hrs sleep
Poor monster
As a kid, I always thought frankinstein was so cute and adorable! But then I realized it was the scientist. So I slapped myself.
This is how the movie should've ended. Not with the sappy ending it has in the original print.
I feel bad for Frankensteins death. Because even though he killed people and nearly killed a man by throwing him on a windmill, Frankenstein was just a man who is getting to know the world and he’s trying to cause no harm until the people cause harm. It’s even more sad when we hear his loud terrifying painful screams when the windmill is burning down
Frankenstein survived. Universal made a sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein
This is how society should deal with child abusers and pedophiles.
There won't be enough windmills to burn
+marc dewey Would they still be the monsters in that situation? Or would that be the ones doing the burning?
They're bigger monsters than Frankenstein's
marc dewey like they did with Frankenstein and freddy krueger
The problem with that is the issue of False accusation. You could get someone killed who was innocent.
Fun thing is that the monster in real life is shorter than Frankenstein
The actors
Vatroy g Duh, I don't think there are any actors that are 8 feet tall, do you? (No offense)
Ruth Dijkstra no I meant that the actor who played the monster is shorter than all the other men in the cast
Cleveland brown Jr. Ohh yeah, Boris Karloff was pretty short, but he made it look like the monster was very much taller.
Ruth Dijkstra one thing he did make the monster look good but I didn understand the girlish scream
Poor big fella.
Its sad he didn’t even recognize his own father
Gracias
That poor monster
THERE IS NO HONOR IN THIS!
THEY WILL COME FOR US NOW!
ALL OF THEM!
Spoken like a true Klingon
Angry mob chases Frankenstein
EVERYTHING in this scene subverted my expectations.
I thought:
Both Frankenstein & the monster were killed by a mob outside the castle, though I don't remember if I thought the caatle burned down, or if they stormed the inside.
Frankenstein screaming sounds like raymond babbit not wanting to get on a airplane.
That Hurt :(
The Death Of Sparky
I remember the first Frankenstein film I ever watched. Doctor Frankenstein acquiring body parts from the graves; bringing the monster to life; the doctor is unable to control the monster; he chains the monster to a room and attempts to tame him.
In the end, if I remember correctly, in an attempt to hide the monster from people, the doctor hides the monster is some place, that leads to the monster falling into a pool of acid, thus being destroyed.
I don't remember the name of this film; it wasn't the Curse of Frankenstein. Anyone have any ideas?
Yup that's true Dr frank created me
CHRISTIANNWO I feel that you've maybe mixed this with "Batman", from 1989
I'd add more, but all I can say is it's kinda sad, human nature to fear the unknown.
Frankenstein Meet Pinocchio
Frankenstein is the name of the Doctor, the Monster is unknown.
Actually, in the book his name is Adam.
Most people including myself just call him Frankenstein
Good ol Franky
@@spacemaniac8197 that's because you're not very bright
2:01: Frankenstein's reaction when he sees fire:
Is Frankenstein phyrophobic? (afraid of fire?)
So that's how Burning Man got started...
Clive in a method sequence
ALL HE WANTS IS TO BE HAPPY WITH A FRIND IS THAT TOMUCH TO ASK!
This is in no way like the book
Lucas Delgado Its not a book, its a movie.
Ruth Dijkstra based on a book
No. One. Cares.
Not every film need to follow everything on the book