(I have to wonder, though, if the emphasis on the word ‘alone’ was intended as a joke Garbo reference for contemporary audiences. It seems plausible. She was wildly popular back then, and I think audiences could hardly have missed it even if it was not intended as a joke.)
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Bride of Frankenstein: Garbo as the Bride?
The word ‘alone’ pops up again and again in the movie Bride of Frankenstein. The monster says it’s “bad to be alone”, and Dr. Frankenstein says he “work(s) better alone”. And that makes me think that perhaps Garbo should have been the Bride, because then, after she’s created, she could have rejected the monster by saying: “I want to be alone!” And then everyone could say that she takes after her ‘father’, who also always seems to want to be alone. And then maybe the monster wouldn’t have taken it personally, and it could have saved so many lives later on.
(I have to wonder, though, if the emphasis on the word ‘alone’ was intended as a joke Garbo reference for contemporary audiences. It seems plausible. She was wildly popular back then, and I think audiences could hardly have missed it even if it was not intended as a joke.)
(I have to wonder, though, if the emphasis on the word ‘alone’ was intended as a joke Garbo reference for contemporary audiences. It seems plausible. She was wildly popular back then, and I think audiences could hardly have missed it even if it was not intended as a joke.)
