The Bride of Frankenstein is a classic horror film based off of the novels written by Mary Shelly. It is a "parody" of the director's previous work. The Bride of Frankenstein has many representations symbolizing world issues especially for its time period of release(1930's). Feminism, lynching, racism, and many more were some of the issues The Bride of Frankenstein represented.
At first, when I watched The Bride of Frankenstein, I thought it was pretty funny. I thought maybe it was scary for people for its time period, but then looking back at it more seriously, The Bride of Frankenstein is a perfect example of using symbolism to represent issues. When I mentioned The Bride of Frankenstein as a "parody" of the director's previous work, I meant that it seemed like it was a parody, but I was not really sure if it was the director's purpose for the film.
I did not think the movie was frightening at all. Maybe it was for people who watched it back then. When I look back at old horror films they do not scare me. Because of this thought I have a theory the horror films we thought were scary in our time will only be funny to our children and future generations. Although I do not really know the purpose behind the creator's work of The Bride of Frankenstein, the movie's representation has depth and representation plays an important role in film.
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