Robert De Niro: Film Analysis

In the film, Robert De Niro, a well-known actor, plays the realistic monster tremendously. De Niro’s actions time and time again in the movie display non-human characteristics to entertain the viewer. Despite James Berardinelli’s review of “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (United States, 1994)” (page. 1) , where he states “the creature seems almost the more “human “ of the two”, I personally think the monster portrays less human characteristics then Victor, as Victor shows human errors time and time again. Kenneth Branagh portrays the character of Victor Frankenstein, perfectly as he shows distress and emotion to what the monster has done to him. Helena Bonham Carter acts as Elizabeth and masters the character of Elizabeth. Bonham Carter’s emotion towards Victor really helps the viewer connect with the film. Overall I think the actors and actresses do a great job in “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” of showing emotion and pity towards other creating viewer sympathy. Kenneth Branagh mastered Mary Shelley’s novel of Frankenstein into a film. Branagh made the film intriguing through brilliant script and settings. In my opinion I feel that the 1994 film of Frankenstein and the novel are very similar except with a major plot twist at the end in the film. Although the film entertained me and got the plot …show more content…
The theme of revenge is shown through the creation of the monster. Victor creates the monster, and lets him out into the world to die, but the monster later comes back and haunts Victor while the viewer has sympathy for both the monster and Victor. Despite Janet Maslin’s “Film Review: Frankenstein; A Brain on Ice, a Dead Toad and Voila!” where she states “though the film’s sympathies for the creature disappear by the time he rips somebody’s heart out” (Page 2), I find that the viewer still has sympathy for the monster after he rips someone’s heart out, because if he were to have had parenting he would not act this