"I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other." That's honestly one of the most frightening lines of dialogue in literature. Frankenstein is my favorite horror novel!
"You are my creator, but I am your master. Obey!" This quote from the novel goes well with this scene. Here, Victor comes to realize that he's not in control anymore after creating his monster.
What amaze me about this scene are that Kenneth Branagh are using the source material to his advantage, a monster is defined by it's actions rather than it's appearance. The creature is well spoken and intellegent while Victor is selfish, irresponsible, reckless and possibly mentally ill. There is a man and a monster in the scene alright.
"I have love inside me the likes of which you could scarcely imagine. & hate, the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot indulge the one, I will indulge the other." Oh man that line is so hardcore.
This is such a phenomenal scene. It speaks to the profound nature of the concept of the story. "What am I? Why do I exist and what am I supposed to do with what I am? What hope did I ever have to live a proper life? Did you even think about any of this before you undertook the responsibility of bringing me into being? What now"?
it is so heart shattering. the look in Victors eyes as he heard his creation ask him such a question that he never once considered. Something that we all were taught, and in his infinite hubris of trying to prove to himself that he could, he never stopped to think about if he should. and now he is living the horror of his own making.This is so powerful and tragic.
The real monster is Frankenstein himself. He created the creature not to save humanity but because he wanted to prove he can. Thats why this story is so brilliant.
True. And he also wanted to create a new species that would worship him as their god. The only reason he created the monster was pure hubris. There was nothing altruistic about it.
@@magallanesagustin4952naw where you get that from the book or movie? I would saw both the movie and series presented it as a war with death that scarred him as a boy. Maybe the book but have to review the first chapters again but definitely don’t remember that!
His obsession became his downfall. Something he did not foresee and it all began with the death of his mother. He believes that he can stop death by designing a life that would be more stronger than us healthier than us more intelligent than us somebody that would never get sick somebody that would even be more civilized. The truth was Victor put his Ambitions before God. We are not meant to bring anyone back to life because once you bring them that they're not the same person you remember them as. Watch Pet Sematary, watch Re-Animator, heck even watch Victor Frankenstein. Most of those movies involve bringing someone back to life and they are not the same person they knew they're basically driven by Mindless instinct and eventually mindful rage.
This is one of the few adaptations of the book to get the relationship between the creator and creation right - emphasizing the creature’s loneliness, its rejection from society, its haunted quest for a soul, its desire for a mate, and Frankenstein’s craven running away from his creation and ensuingly being forced to take responsibility for it.
Did a good job but Jesus that book was crazy good. The movie went down a different path but what actor could fully encapsulate the rage hate and misery that defined that book? Impossible
@@jacktoma21 Afraid not. A lot of adaptations make the creature look so monstrous when he's meant to be quite a pretty man, but with eerie yellow eyes. I feel making him look so overtly horrific also takes away from the moments where you see his intelligence and introspection.
@@louthegiantcookie I can understand that. I always that designs like this make it confusing why frankenstien suddenly sees his creation as an abomination, even though he made the thing, so he would have seen that ugly mug for God knows how long. In the book, its only after brining it to life that the can tell how unsettling he looks.
Did you see how one of his hands is way, way bigger than other? I saw this film twice at the cinema when it was released & countless times since. This is the first time I've noticed the hands! :D
This scene is amazing. The way he says the word “indulge” is the most De Niro he gets in the whole film. Also not enough credit is given to Patrick Doyle’s score. The whole thing is deeply moving and in this scene in particular the way he uses his score to accentuate the words “good people? Bad people?” is just quality work.
Quite so. I really think the moral of the story is almost less about science and more about being parents to your children. If you can't handle the responsibility of new life, you shouldn't create it. Victor was a sorry excuse for a father.
It's interesting that he refused to bring Justine back to life and enslave her to the horrible existence of the creatures life, but then was ready to do the very same thing to Elizabeth for his own selfish reasons.
Victor is the real monster of the tale. The creature is only the result of Victors irresponsibility and lack of humility. Victor's really the one that killed everyone that dies in this story including himself.
Did you see how one of his hands is way, way bigger than other? I saw this film twice at the cinema when it was released & countless times since. This is the first time I've noticed the hands!
What a terrific scene, per4mances. I haven't seen this in maybe over 20 freaking years...can't believe so much time has passed since this came out. When I was a kid in the 80s, The Ten Commandments was 30 years old! The difference between now and Frankenstein in 1994 is similar. It's crazy to think about in that way... But seriously, I was impressed by this film and this scene especially back then and find myself reimpressed, so to speak, with more appreciation for cinema and acting than I had back then, and it's amazing that this is Robert DeNiro
Why didn’t Victor just told his creation that the reason he started all of this was because his mother died in child birth and that he couldn’t handle losing her?
@@Commanderziff It would’ve been answer then the one he says in the film “Something in my soul compelled me to” like No it wasn’t the real reason you started all of this was because you couldn’t move on from your moms death
.~This is Man's inhumanity to Man, Victor's abomination of death! The fact that he never reconciled his mother's death, is why he never really understood Frankensteins disposition. The fact that Frankenstein could feel love and hate really bought to light about Man's need to consider other people and not just our own selfish desires! Nevertheless any more would cost you money and some time on my couch! Peace out, see you in Church on Sunday!~. God bless!!!~.
😅 This is why non-duality is very important to understand. Everybody seems to think this way, it's painfull to see beings feel like these fictional chatacters
Reminds me of a quote from Jurassic Park’s character Dr. Ian Malcolm played by Jeff Goldblum. “You spent so much time trying to figure out if you could that you didn’t stop and consider whether or not you should!”
בין הסרטים שרוברט דה נירו שיחק בהם בשיא עוצמתו . בתפקיד הנוצר על ידי פרקנשטיין אומנם סרט שיש בו מעט שמאלץ אמריקאי . אבל סרט שראוי להערכה לצערי הדור של היום לא יבין סרט מהפאזה הישנה . כמו כן ראוי להערכה גם שאר השחקנים ששיחקו בסרט זה אני מצדיע רוברט דה נירו היקר על כול סרט ששיחקת בו
