Blog 2

The Bride of Frankenstein is the continuing story of a tragically misunderstood creature (played by Boris Karloff). We find out at the beginning of this film that he narrowly escaped the burning windmill in the previous film. Now he is running for his life again from a world that does not understand him and is hell bent on his destruction, all the while seeking some crumb of kindness and acceptance from the people around him. Finally after many failed attempts and a trail of body’s which seemed less like the acts of a brutal killer and more like the acts of a child who is the unfortunate offspring of an irresponsible parent. He finds a lonely blind man whom being unable to see that that he a monster befriends him, an example of the old saying (you can’t judge a book by its cover). Meanwhile, the sinister Dr. Pretorius (played by Ernest Thesiger) a professor of Dr. Frankenstein’s from the past has convinced Dr. Frankenstein to make his original creation a mate. But the female monster greets her male counterpart with the same horrified reaction he gets from every one ells. All being said this should have been the description of what could have been a great story but it is plagued with things such as flouting maids in the opening scene, and serious situations that get painted in a comic light. The acting leaves much to be desired with the exception of Boris Karloff who’s portrayal of the pitiful creatures plight is truly touching, and Ernest Thesiger’s performance of the diabolical Dr. Pretorius makes one wonder if he is not the real Dr. Frankenstein.