Frankensteins Cultural Impact in Films

The Frankenstein monster is a metaphor that can be interpreted in many different ways depending on a persons views. To some people it can be a physical manifestation of a monster out for blood. While for others it can be a metaphor for a persons innocence and drive for the unknown. Others can view it as an expression of mans lust for creation and God like state and how it is mans inevitable downfall. These messages have been passed down through the story and its viewers and has been spread through different outlets of media such as films. A wise man once said nothing in life is original for someone has already done it. Keeping this in mind filmmakers and writers take inspiration from all aspects of life including literature. Many modern day films can be seen expressing these ideas that Frankenstein embedded in peoples minds. These ideas and concepts were very broad but it can be insinuated by the relationship that literature and film have that concepts and main ideas in film were inspired by early scriptures of literature such as Frankenstein. It is evident that the concepts in Frankenstein are still relevant today. The concept or idea of man seeking a God like state is still very present in modern day film. For example, limitless the main character acquires a drug that boosts his intelligence allowing him to enter a God like state where knowledge puts him at an advantage that puts him above everybody else. Frankensteins key concept, that mans inevitable downfall is caused by his thirst for a God like state, is very well present in this film. Many others of Frankensteins concepts can be found in many other movies in different eras. For example, the notion of innocence and search for the unknown is very well present in the movie King Kong. The movie can be viewed in a deeper notion just like Frankensteins. The monster King Kong can be seen as a brute ape, while others view him as an innocent animal brought upon mans mad world. Some say that King Kong was an original take on the story of Frankenstein but that can still be debated. What cannot be as openly debated is Frankensteins obvious cultural influence in the motion picture industry. Frankenstein is one of the first scriptures of literature that pioneered the genre of horror and also gave an inspiration for future writers when interpreting the deeper meaning encrypted within Frankenstein.