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...kenstein(1931) is a sound picture with silent film characteristics. Castle setting in Frankenstein(1931) recalls the gothic imagery of many German Expressionist films of the 1920s. Frankenstein(1931) was in essence an American Expressionist horror film. An old fashion horror film that relies on atmosphere, implicit horror, mood, and gothic settings. Black and white photography is a good look for cinema because the composition of images come out naturally. Black and white horror has the flavor and tone of a lot of early gothic literature. Frankenstein(1931) is the quintessential black and white horror picture that is driven by the human feelings of fear and superstitution. Since color is now the dominating photography style in cinema, there has been recently few horror films that have been done in black and white. Dracula(1931) and Frankenstein(1931) were the catalysts for Universal horror which is the first important long period in horror cinema. Universal horror gave audienences memorable film monsters that would become cinema icons. Movies like the two mentioned above in first sentence gave birth to many sequals and ensured a two decade dominance in horror cinema by Universal Studios. After Universal horror died out, a new face in horror known as Hammer horror in the late 1950s began its own long run of brilliantly done horror films. Frankenstein(1931) epiomizes what was good about Universal horror and the visionary minds behind these kinds of films. Evolution of Frankenstein creation from novel to film is ever changing considering how different he is presented in each film about him. Actually he has gone from being presented as a misunderstood tragic hero(novel) to being depicted as a mindless monster(cinema). Adam(creation) is a sympathetic character who's full of emotions which he cannot express via lack of articulate voice. He is childlike in his behavior and manners who is frustrated by the lack of human love. In later films, Adam(creation) is shown as an evil monster which is not the way the author of the novel intended to portray him. Frankenstein(1931) made Boris Karloff as a big horror icon. He is the actor that best personifies the tragic qualities of Adam(creation). Boris Karloff although does not have a speaking role expresses thoughts that speak in images which wouldn't have the same effect in words. When he was given a good role to work with, Boris Karloff was nothing less than superb. The Essence of the Frankenstein creation is given a complex form as a resul...