Today we watched "Frankenthumb" in class. One thing that adaptations can do is teach us things or highlight things about the original text. What does Frankenthumb help us think about in the novel?
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Humor was a big part of this film. What did using humor do for the adaptation? Why use humor?
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"Frankenthumb" helps highlight the sort of "craziness" or "intensity" in Victor's drive to make a new discovery or to create something new. It also highlighted the disgust that Victor had for his creation after he saw the horrific finished product. Even though the film made light of Victor's "issues", it also dramatizied them; for examplen when Victor kept laughing like a crazed scientist normally would on modern day cartoons when he thought that he had succeeded and when he cried all night like a baby when he realized he failed.
I believe that 'Frankenthumb' helped us readers realize that Victors horrible creation did not know any better and that he could not help himself in many situation. Not only that but we can also see in 'Frankenthumb'that the town people were not at all accepting to the monster. They didnt even give him a chance to prove that he is nice they just went out and tried to kill him
i feel that the humor in Frankenthumb allowed us to see the story in a different point of view. Although the story was changed in ways and much more humorous it still highlighted the main plot and action of the original tale of Frankenstein. In doing so it allowed us to see the same story that Shelley wrote but in a different light with some minor changes.
I think that using humor was a great way to relieve the seriousness of the novel. Mary Shelley wrote this as a very scary story for her time. In present day, humor is used to make the story light hearted and enjoyable, instead of so dreary and depressing.
I feel humor was used in "Frankenthumb" because the novel Frankenstein was considered a horror novel and a horror film when it was created back in the day. Now it wouldn't be as scary with all the different types of horror films out in the present time. Also, they used humor instead because its easier to make the audience laugh then to scare them to their satisfaction. Using humor for the adaptation makes the story more enjoyable for an audience of all ages.
Humor in general makes anything interesting and worth while. When you add humor to an adaptation of a serious novel, it creates an irony that is always enjoyable. The unexpected humor adds another dimension to the short film, making it very appealing to little children. Meanwhile, the subtle humor and Frankenstein-esque moments can be appreciated by adults who have actually read the novel.
The use of humor in the short film Frankenthumb gave us a unique and certainly memorable view of Frankenstein, that the novel did not provide. Humor also made the story more fun and interesting.
Frankenthumb captures the entirety of the novel in a very unique way by using humor. It turned a gloomy novel into a comedy which makes the audience look at both adaptations differently. In one you are supposed to be scared and the other you are suppose to laugh however the plot is the exact same. It just shows different ways you can get a story across in many ways and to people of all ages.
I think that the use of humor in the film helps to draw the audience into the plotline. The story is more easily followed because the audience is interested in the dynamics of the characters, the dialogues, and the humorous facial expressions. The humor highlighted the fact that the adaptation was not supposed to be a remake of the novel. It was meant to be an adaptation--an interpretation.
The use of humor in Frankenweenie brought a funny side to the story that is knows for its horror. Both stories have similiar plots but the added humor to Frankenweenie really draws the audience in and keeps them attentive.
It used humor in the fact that the kid can put dogs together to recreate his dog. I also think it was humorous when they hook the dog up to the car batteries and essentially jump start the dog.
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