THE UNSEEN SIDE OF THE MONSTER

                As what I clearly observed upon watching the film the role of morality has been one of the main streams that the film was trying to reach out to its viewers aside form strong portrayal of the role of science. Morality has been all throughout the years the greatest influential thing to the behaviors of man. It directs how man needs to act and interact with others for a fair and peaceful living. It sets criteria on which needs to be done and which is not, what is good and what is bad, at the same time putting limitations to the freedom of every man. In the film was portrayed the extreme reaction of the people to the monster, Frankenstein, and how they abhor and fear him so much. It was also shown in the movie the friendly relationship between the monster and the blind man, and finally the suicidal of the monster which killed also the girl monster and the doctor. These three scenes are the one I find to be the film’s strongest points. The first and last scenes mentioned both share the same thoughts on what morality dictates to the people. Morality is telling everyone that whoever commits crimes such as to kill or murder and works for his own good and interest only is ideally bad and immoral. Furthermore those who commit the abovementioned should be punished. That is why people tried to kill the monster because they believed that he is immoral and bad because he kills. On the other hand, the second scene was trying to show that people must not look unto the outside appearance only of someone rather look beyond what is unseen by our naked eyes, that what people see externally does not define the person but his internal traits, his profound attitudes that can rarely be seen but can be felt by our hearts. The other message of the scene is that there are people who turn bad not because they are so but because others made to, that if you’ll do well to others you will be treated nicely in return by those others. These things which the film portrayed reflect on the role of morality in the society; how it affects people’s behaviors and thinking; and the perception of the society, thereafter followed by the individuals, on which is good and which is not.

                On the other side of the film’s objective is the portrayal of the role of science. Science is curious in many things; it seeks what is beyond the human’s knowledge, trying to find ways on how to make life convenient and answers to the confusions that need to be clarified. But throughout its existence, science as well became an avenue on getting recognitions, becoming famous, gaining power, and money, which at some point negates the essence and purpose of science. The film showed how the doctor was so desperate and desired to be recognized as the first man to create man. Even if it took him to the risk of doing bad and against morality, he still continued doing so because there is that desire to be famous, to gain power, and money. At the end, those who use science for their own interests and use it not for its real purpose will never be granted success.

                According to our professor, the monster in the book where the movie was adapted is able to carry decent conversation. However in the movie the character of the monster was a bit changed because in the movie the monster was having difficulty in conversing. This in my own point of view is for the purpose of making the monster scarier and realistic knowing that during the time the movie was created there were yet no advanced technology that could have made the monster scarier with just the way he looks. The purpose of making the monster unable to speak properly for me was a failure because frankly viewers during our film showing were most likely laughed, including me, and find the monster ridiculous rather than scary. Nonetheless the monster in the film seemed to be realistic and perhaps will scare me if I will see it on real life situation.