Frankenstein's work can be interpreted in many ways, and different people can appreciate it differently in different historical contexts. From the perspective of the author's social background and personal character at that time, many scholars and predecessors have given very profound and accurate interpretations, which also made me understand why Mary can conceive such an amazing literary creative work.
As the leading actor in the film, Frankenstein was treated and nurtured as an honor student from a young age. Naturally intelligent, loves science and is good at learning. And his self-confidence and even conceited traits are not unrelated to her mother's encouraging and admiring cultivation methods and meticulous maternal love for him since childhood. It is also because of this that Frankenstein could not accept the fact that his mother died of dystocia as an elderly mother, and his medically skilled father could do nothing but say "I have done all I could do". Similarly, when his professor was suddenly stabbed to death and lost his life, he broke out again when Frankenstein, a medical student, was silent. Self-confidence and excellence from childhood have now become the capital for him to release his passions arrogantly and willfully. He is almost paranoid and does not listen to anyone's advice. He felt that the public's vision was too short-sighted and ignorant, and that the truth was always not recognized by the world until it was proven, but he forgot, forgot to consider how serious the consequences of this terrible passion would be, completely beyond him. range of control. He didn't even listen to the warnings of the professor who led him, and started his android project immediately after the professor's death. What a terrible scientist. There was no trace of reason in him, only fanaticism, individualism, passion and an almost paranoid desire for results. But from another point of view, as a viewer, what I saw was the incomparable pain in his heart and the sad fate of his fate. Watching the people we love die because of sudden changes, and watching the lives that should not have passed away, we, as relatives and friends, have nothing to do. His nature is so kind and he just wants to save more lives. Just because of the death of his close relative made him bury the idea of to compete with the laws of nature, and this idea fermented day by day, and finally gave him great passion and belief to compete with the laws of nature madly, and even tried to use science. Technology challenges ethics and the laws of nature.
And the android in the film, as the second male lead, was doomed to be a tragedy from the moment he lived. (The scene where he appeared at the beginning almost made me want to give up the movie for a while. That scene looked like a horror movie, and I was very timid..) His appearance made everyone shout, but what did he do? He didn't do anything, all discrimination was because of his ugly appearance. He was able to survive by hiding in the pigsty when he heard that the owner and family in the house were worried about food, he was willing to go all the way for them to pluck two carts full of radishes to help them get through the predicament. This plot couldn't be a better illustration of his kind nature! But just like what he said to Frankenstein, "You creat me, but you do not teach me." How distressing and powerless to refute the dialogue in the iceberg cave. A "man" who exists for some reason has life, but no one tells him what he is, what he should do, what is the meaning of his existence. So, when his kindness was bullied, when his friendship was trampled on, he began to question, he began to suffer, and he swore that he would take revenge. So he turned bad, he started killing people, he started to know his desires, he wanted to be satisfied. His badness is distressing, in fact, he is like a child.
At the end, a scene that moved me so much. When the cyborg found the dead Frankenstein on the ship, his heart was filled with uncontrollable grief.
The crew who rushed into the ship were surprised, and he turned his head and said to them "He is my father." "But he never gave me a name." The deepest impression is that, unlike many modern works, there is not a single bad guy in this work. It is the biggest tragedy when everyone loves life with their kind nature, but they are eventually tossed and bruised by fate.
We should not look at others with colored glasses, no matter whether he is ugly or humble, everyone has the right to love and be loved. Don't try to be above nature and ethics, the bottom line cannot be challenged. In addition, how to use science and technology reasonably is a question that every individual in today's society should think about.
The film is good and deep, but still lacks details and logic. I believe the original is better, and I plan to take a good look at the original when I have time. Good night.
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