
Not Rated
This 1978 filmstrip is a two-part adaptation of Mary Shelley's science-fiction take on the Gothic novel. It features more than 150 unique and gorgeous hand-drawn illustrations across both filmstrips in the set. This first part of the two-filmstrip set chronicles the story up until Victor's encounter of the creature in the Alps, leaving a first-time viewer to wonder if Victor will keep his promise.
This 1978 filmstrip is a two-part adaptation of Mary Shelley's science-fiction take on the Gothic novel. It features more than 150 unique and gorgeous hand-drawn illustrations across both filmstrips in the set. This first part of the two-filmstrip set chronicles the story up until Victor's encounter of the creature in the Alps, leaving a first-time viewer to wonder if Victor will keep his promise.
The film explores universal ethical dilemmas surrounding unchecked scientific ambition, the responsibility of a creator, and society's prejudice against the 'other,' without explicitly promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies.
The movie 'Frankenstein' features traditional casting with no explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on themes of scientific ambition and prejudice against the 'other' without explicitly critiquing traditional identities through a modern DEI lens.
The narrative, common across Frankenstein adaptations, often implicitly critiques human hubris in attempting to usurp divine creation, aligning with Christian warnings against 'playing God.' The film's message affirms the dangers of unchecked ambition from a perspective that resonates with traditional religious ethics.
This evaluation of 'Frankenstein' films finds no explicit or identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in their primary narratives. The stories typically focus on Victor Frankenstein's scientific ambition and the creature's struggle for acceptance, without incorporating queer identities or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1978 film adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" maintains the canonical genders of its established characters from the original novel, with no instances of a character widely known as one gender being portrayed as another.
The 1978 film adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel features characters whose portrayals align with their established or implied racial backgrounds from the source material. No major or legacy characters were depicted by actors of a different race than their canonical or widely understood origins.