Comparison Of Frankenweenie

The idea of stories or text being reinvented or reconstructed is not unusual any more. Many original texts such as Frankenstein can be transformed into many new or even unrecognizable remakes using any sort of mediums by any composer changing not only the mediums but also the plot for the story drastically. Frankenweenie is one of the remakes of the original Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The novel got its title from the main character in the novel, Victor Frankenstein, which was inspired by Prometheus, a titan who stole the recipe to create life, but abandoned his creation, which resembles Victor’s behaviors towards the monster while Tim Burton stated that there is no big explanation to why he named the movie Frankenweenie other than the word …show more content…
However, the young Victor is the one who feels alone, which drove him to bring his beloved dog back to life. Many adaptations or transformations of Mary Shelley’s original novel have the unforgettable and remarkable sequence which is the ‘You’re Alive’ sequence. This sequence has been done differently by different producer or composer. In Frankenweenie, this sequence has been done quite different than the original one. In the original one, the main protagonist conducted an experiment decorated with many electrical and scientific equipments filled with the eerie and dark atmosphere during the experiment while in Tim Burton’s version, the experiment is more subtle and less frightening, suspenseful music and scientific props help creates an intimidating atmosphere are of course still part on the scene but instead of having Victor Frankenstein regret his creation, young Victor was filled with joy while playing with his now ‘alive’ dog. The atmosphere within the scene was also drastically changed when sparky was brought back to life, calm and soft music was played, shots of Victor and his dog embracing each other create emotional feels for the audience. The theme of loneliness was successfully used for both the text and the movie. Fear of the unknown is also categorized as one of the themes in both the original novel and the Tim Burton’s version. Both Frankenweenie and Frankenstein have their own monster, and both are capable of loving, but unfortunately this is not something that their societies understand or accept. In Mary Shelley’s original novel, the monster was depicted as a towering, hideous and ugly creation that was feared by everyone because of his appearance. The monster, had stated that he was capable of loving but has become so malign because he is unhappy “I am malicious because I am miserable.” Sparky, the dog from Frankenweenie is also having the same problem as with the monster. Sparky was feared