Frankenstein

Even though Frankenstein is categorized as horror, the book didn't give me that feel.  Its clear that the Gothic era of horror is very different from how the present views horror.  The book is very subtle, more of a literary style than the slashing and screaming we are used to seeing.  The movie that the class saw today was very different from the book.  The movie was more of a clique horror with comedy sprinkled on top.  Its very interesting how we see Frankenstein and how it was supposed to be portrayed.  The monster is described as a lonely, hurtful creature which leads to anger.  Speaking of anger, the violence is...strange.  The deaths are very quick and seem almost harmless.  The monster would strangle someone but its wouldn't go into any detail about how he would kill.  The monster would kill and will abruptly go to the next scene, almost like it was a dream.  I have to admit that my perception of horror has changed and is deeper than I gave it credit for.