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

Homosexual Undertones in the Movie, Bride of FrankensteinJames Whale recreates the skipper abhorrence of Frankenstein with his sequel Bride of Frankenstein, in which Henry Frankenstein once again tries to mould God with the addition of an Eve to his already thriving Adam. Henry Frankenstein...may endeavor to reverse the Original Sin and re-enter the community by acquiescing to the horror clich that there are things we are non meant to know--except that his initial hubristic motive was not on the dot to figure out eternity but to create life without the benefactor 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 enumerate that several(prenominal) Dr. Praetorius will force him into an all- potent effort to create a bride for the monster (Kawin 683). Unfortunately, the world of Eve does not necessarily mean that her heart will break down to Adam. When the female monster first lays eyes on Monster, she lets out a blood-curdling scream. Thus, showing that love cannot be created, just like a psyche should not be created out of the dead. The sole(prenominal) successful loving alliance of the film is between Monster and the blind hermit, which is viewed as a sarcasm 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 bound(p) 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 fire 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 some ways still views,