Homosexual Undertones in the Movie, Bride of Frankenstein :: Movie Film Essays

Homosexual Undertones in the Movie, Bride of FrankensteinJames Whale recreates the original horror of Frankenstein with his sequel Bride of Frankenstein, in which Henry Frankenstein at one time again tries to play God with the addition of an Eve to his already thriving Adam. Henry Frankenstein...may attempt to reverse the Original Sin and re-enter the community by acquiescing to the horror clich that there are things we are not meant to know--except that his initial hubristic motive was not just to figure out(p) eternity but to create life without the service of process of any Eve (he wants to be as God in a double sense), and when in the sequel he manages to get married it is a sure bet that more or less Dr. Praetorius will force him into an all-male effort to create a bride for the monstrosity (Kawin 683). Unfortunately, the creation of Eve does not necessarily mean that her heart will belong to Adam. When the female monster first lays eyes on Monster, she lets out a blood-cur dling scream. Thus, showing that love cannot be created, just like a person should not be created out of the dead. The only successful loving family relationship of the film is between Monster and the blind hermit, which is viewed as a satire against heterosexual family values by critics. It is a satire because the heterosexual relationships in the film fail. For example, the relationship between Henry Frankenstein and his bride is doomed because of the kidnapping and blackmailing, which is destined to ruin even the most solid relationship. Also, the relationship between the male and female monsters is not meant to be because the female monster will not stop screaming, thus making Monster set unload to the laboratory causing their deaths. Thus, the only relationship that thrives is between the two loners. The relationship only thrives until society discovers them and deems their friendship unnerving, which parallels the way in which society viewed, and in close to ways still view s,