He's even more sympathetic in the novel, poor guy was very intelligent but started off with the mind of an infant and was shown pretty much nothing but hate from anybody he tried to be nice too.
WeylandYutaniInc91 Mee too, It says that this is supposed to be horror but for me it is very sad book.The monster only wanted his father to love him and take care of him.Victor was scared of what he created he did not knew that it was good.I cried when monster said on the Montain that he created him and that he left him.I feel very bad about him.
Oh God, I cry every time I watch this scene. One of the most bittersweet moments in all of film for me. The Creature FINALLY meets somebody who shows him friendship and kindness, he's FINALLY happy, and it's all taken away from him by those ignorant woodsmen moments later. Truly emotional stuff.
***** In the original novel it's even worse for him because the blind man was the only person who was sympathetic to the monster. But then the blind man's son and daughter as well as his son's girlfriend come home and after dragging his father away from the monster the son Felix forces the monster out of the house by hitting him with a stick.
I totally lose it in the scene just before this, where the blind man is praying to god in thanks for sending him a friend, and even the creature is moved to tears & pats the blind man on the back.... Oh, that scene still makes me tear up!
Perhaps the best scene of the entire Frankenstein franchise. It seems to be the only time The Monster is perfectly content and happy where he's at. discovering the joys of learning,smoking and being with a companion. It's heart wrenching when the two woodsmen come and turn things up side down.
Kinda but not for long. at least here he knows truly the blind man is he's buddy, enjoying their company while eating, smoking, drinking, playing music. I think the monster was most content and felt more at home with himself during this scene.
The creature never had any malice in his heart. All he wanted was a father and be excepted as an equal. He just got a bad break Because of the shortsightedness and blind ambition of one man
I LOVE Karloff's acting. He's one of the best actors ever. I want to be an actress and he inspires me so very much. Also, Frankenstein is one of my favorite movies/books. I love when the Monster is seen as a normal man, because he's innocent and isn't that bad.
The fact that he fought so hard against the monster speaking, and then turned out this performance speaks volumes about his acting abilities. James Whale made the right call. The scene made us all love the monster that much more. All these years later. That innocence and trust in humanity.
This may be the best single scene in "Bride," in my opinion. It contained the whole range of human emotion-from fear, to compassion, to anger, to humor, to love and friendship, all at the same time. It is timeless, and without peer in the annals of horror films. You also HAVE to see Mel Brooks' hilarious version in "Young Frankenstein," with Gene Hackman as the blind man. It was the best scene in that movie, too!
@@unionrdr I loved that story. Gene asked his old friend if their was a part in the movie that he'd like to play, and was amazed that he wanted to play the old blind man!! Priceless.
this is one of the greatest films ever made it will be remembered for all time so many powerful scenes and so beautiful i wish we had films like this made now long live the great cast of this great film
I think the Frankenstein is actual kind of Adorable I would definitely be his friend by Teaching him how to respect others and him self, real manners instead of the doctor's teachings be polite,and to treat a lady nice and respectfully. Also care for the good people.
What I liked about the monster in this film in the original 1931 film he had a horrific aggressive nature but now he has a soft gentle confused side in this film
Noel Bullard he isn't aggressive in the first film as he kills Fritz in retaliation for using fire against him and he accidentally drowns the girl as he thought she would float. The monster is essentially a confused frightened child in the body of an adult in the first film.
Elliott got it right. He only killed Fritz in the first film because Fritz provoked him (The equivalent of coming across a bear in the woods and throwing rocks at it), and the little girl's death was an accident. The Creature always had a gentle nature within him, it just took the blind man's teaching and guiding him to help bring it out.
it's not just a beautiful seen due to the monster finding happyness, comsider the blind guy and what his life may have been before meeting the monster, that amplyfies the situation and makes it eveb sadder for me.
I'm watching this and imagining how Gene Hackman and Peter Boyle must have studied this scene. It makes me happy to see how Mel Brooks paid homage to the original Frankenstein movies.
Hard to believe this scene is now 90 years + and going. Karloff's interpretation of the creature, under James Whale's direction, has had such an incredible influence on how horror films and "monsters" are viewed through the present day.
Yes agreed Boris Karloff gives a performances 4 ages and generations ! This performance can arguably be the greatest acting performance of all time besides Charles Laughton in Hunchback of Notre Dame! Oh and we can include Karloffs performance as The Mummy as well!
Although there were several great scenes in this awesome film, this is my favorite. I remember watching it as a young teenager with my friends and having some laughs when we smoked, "Smoke Good!" It was sad when the hunters came and ruined the Monster's short time of true happiness. In a "What if" moment, I wonder what would have become of the Monster if he had stayed with the blind man for at least a year or two.
Karloff never wanted the monster to speak, fortunately director James Whale insisted. Karloff got his way for the sequel, "Son Of Frankenstein". I don't see how "Bride" could have worked with a non-speaking monster at all. And Karloff handled it brilliantly of course!
I noticed that when we first meet the blind man, the music he plays sounds sad and lonely. But after he makes a friend, the music he plays is happy and energetic. So beautiful.❤❤❤
It was Karloff who founded and began, SAG, the Screen Actor’s Guild. He had back issues then but there wasn’t a Union to help with such things as, medical costs to help struggling actors. So Boris began that crusade and succeeded. Hats off to him, in more ways than one!!!
A few years back my mother actually took me to see Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein released in theaters for my birthday. Will never forget looking at her during this part, and seeing her biting on her knuckle because all she could think of was Gene Hackman in Young Frankenstein. So I leaned over and said "CIGARS!" and watched her squirm as she tried to suppress the laughter
Got to understand the monster’s perspective. Prior to this the windmill he was in was set on fire and he pretty much had his hair burned off. He’s not going to really like matches too much.
This scene is more revelant today than ever. James Whale was way ahead of his time. The way this was crafted is mind boggling for the time. The fact that he waited to film until og was free says all you need to know. He was the only choice. Scene is Oscar worthy.
I remember seeing a greeting-card in an oddball little novelty-shop years ago, that featured a still of The Creature with his cigar & cup of wine, and the caption inside the card read: *"Be sure to enjoy a little Holiday Cheer, no matter where you are, who you are or what you are."* I wish I'd just gone ahead & bought that card when I had the chance!
This was one of those scenes where Karloff really shows the creature's true nature. He may've gotten an abbe-somebody's brain (lol), but he still has a heart. I really love scenes like this with him. It gives the " monster" more depth. Makes you wonder who the monster really is in this film?
This sounds crazy, but the monster in this movie sometimes makes more sense than the people. He shows up at the campfire and seems to grunt the idea that he would like a hamburger, but the people focus on his face and physical appearance and panic. The monster is really digging the violin music and is ready to dance a jig when the 2 men enter the cabin and cause another panic.The lesson is we should TRY HARDER to see the other person's point of view or argument:LISTEN!
true, i think that is why they had him speak in the way he does because his low growl of a voice seems more frightening. plus to people watching this back then the part where he started speaking probably scared the crap out of them
the man was completely non judgmental. why? he was blind. judged the monster on personality alone. very much like the little girl from the first one who befriended him as she was too young to understand he was a monster.
I remember seeing this as a kid, loving that the monster had made a friend then becoming very upset when those two men stop in at the cabin and everything goes to hell.
The blind hermit was doing a good job in teaching the Frankenstein Monster manners & how to speak until those 2 woodsmen showed up. They can't blame the hermit for being blind and unable to see who he was teaching manners in his house.
I like to imagine an alternate universe where the hunters never stumble across them and they live happily together for years. Of course it still ends sadly, the monster eventually standing by the blind man's bedside weeping, nothing he can do against the tide of years. The two hold hands and exchange their last words to each other, thanking the other for so many years of wonderful friendship, before the old blind man finally dies. The monster buries him behind their shack, once again alone...
Man, some of of these movies before the 40s were pretty dark. The general public these days thinks everything back then was no violence and all happy go lucky, but that stuff didn't really seen to emerge until the latter 30s and then 40s. I know in 1933 or 1934 The Haze office enacted some rule to where there couldn't be nudity or profanity in movies. Before in was enacted and a little bit after it seemed that movies still had the dark feel. And anyways, this is a dark story to begin with. If should be dark.
After watching this however many hundreds of times , it finally dawned on me - How does a blind hermit in the middle of nowhere have smokes , boxes of matches , bread , wine , a roaring fire and firewood ? Does he have it delivered or make trips to town ? Or make it all (except the matches) himself ? Although not impossible , seems a bit unlikely . Oh well , still touching and great !!
For my birthday on year my mother and I went to see Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein for a Fathom Event at a local theater. During the blind man scenes I looked over and saw her literally biting her knuckle because all she could think of was Young Fankenstein. So being the monster I am, I learned over and whispered “CIGARS!” And then enjoyed watching her squirm in her seat trying to hold the laughter in.
Its strange to think how this movie was made before a time people realized smoking was unhealthy, so the movie producers quite literally did think that “smoke good” just like the monster
I love that violin song that O.P heggie { blind man ] played ! .... If i can record that song and dub it 3x's into a 2 minute song , then play it in my backyard while tanning , would that be registered as cool or Uncool ?
He may have been a monster but he was a misunderstood monster who only wanted to learn the meanings of Humanity and to have a friend and to love someone - companionship
A remake of the Bride of Frankenstein was supposed to be released on Valentine’s Day 2019 as a sequel to 2017’s “The Mummy”, bur was seemingly cancelled after the bad reviews and underperformance of said mummy movie. It’s rumored to be back in development, but first we need to do a movie about Frankenstein’s monster himself.
