‘Frankenstein’ dates back to 1818 when English author, Mary Shelly penned the novel, Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus. The Gothic novel tells the story of a young scientist who created a sentient creature from different body parts in an unorthodox scientific experiment. However, while the book became a hit and was adapted into a movie, there were several aspects of the experiment, the scientist and the monster itself that were not yet explored. Nonetheless, before we dive into the story of his beloved, did you know that ‘Frankenstein’ wasn’t actually the name of the monster?
Yes! You heard that right, the name actually belonged to the mad scientist who created him. However, there have been many misconceptions about the same, because of films like The Bride of Frankenstein, which seems to have created this monstrous misconception, because the idea of a middle-aged Swiss scientist getting married isn’t all that shocking. Now, taking inspiration from both the OG novel and the films, Maggie Gyllenhaal has returned with another chapter in the realm, The Bride!
A Legacy of misnaming explored in The Bride!?
With the sensational ‘Frankenstein’ sequel, the tale of the mad scientist’s creation was explored with Boris Karloff returning as the monster, Elsa Lanchester as his bride and Mary Shelley, a doubling that may have inspired this new riff on the monster’s other half. However, now, after years of misnaming who the bride actually was, there’s another barnstorming performance from Jessie Buckley as the sinister spouse, leaving savage bite marks all over the scenery and on her gallant co-star, Christian Bale.
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