Bride Of Frankenstein (1935)

Frankenstein. Bride Of Frankenstein

A. Frankenstein mostly fits into the horror genre. This is mainly because Frankenstein makes a monster out of the dead that goes around killing people. Classic features of a horror are death, murder, and blood. The music used is also for horror. It uses mainly minor chords which create a scary or sad mood. Frankenstein could also fit in Si-Fi as the film has alot to do with science - creating a living creature out of the dead.

Frankenstein was directed by James Whale and was produced by Carl Laemmle Jr. This is the sequel to Frankenstein (1931). Universal Pictures was the company that made it. Around the 1930's people wanted to save on money. This meant the company's used one or two genres so they could re-use sets and props. At this time Universal Pictures made many horror movies.

From a modern day viewpoint the audience view the film falls also into the comedy genre. Originally the audience would of found everything scary and serious. Now, quality of cameras and scenery are a lot better there for the quality of the film is not as good as films we are now used to.

In Frankenstein there are links to social and technological environments. Around the time when Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein were made many people were interested in new science ideas. This therefore made people interested in the sc-fi genre of the film.

The audience of the 1930's would of enjoyed the film although it would of scared them. The plot of a monster being created from the dead would be more scary to them then than it is to the modern day audience. Things like the spooky horror music used has been used a lot that that it doesn't have the same effect on modern day audiences.

The benefit of the horror genre strive to make the audience feel fear, horror and terror. The audience will go and see horror films as it gives them the trill of being scared. Horror films can get the heart racing and adrenaline rushing, this is why people enjoy them.

The benefits of the horror genre to producers is that they are easy and cheap to make. Horror films are very similar and therefore use similar shots and scenes. This is good because producers can reuse sets, instead of making new ones all the time.