Post by Prime etc. on Jan 7, 2021 2:36:55 GMT
The movie is noteworthy (compared to the 1931 version) for making Dracula into an actual demon (although he seemed kind of tragic when he dies--he doesn't look angry but sad and in pain). But compared to the sinister Valentino of the 31 film, Lee is more threatening and supernatural. I think his angry fanged face was one of the more innovative horror images of the late 50s. Unusual for the time.
Van Helsing on the other hand (in the last scene) displays a kind of old fashioned heroics that David Manners and Edward Van Sloan failed to--and people always respond to that.
The Baron in Curse of Frankenstein is a very clever twist on the story because he says he grew up as an orphan-he had no parents-and this lack of compassionate relationships is what caused him to be so devilish--and the importance of compassionate relationships IS the primary message in the story.
Van Helsing on the other hand (in the last scene) displays a kind of old fashioned heroics that David Manners and Edward Van Sloan failed to--and people always respond to that.
The Baron in Curse of Frankenstein is a very clever twist on the story because he says he grew up as an orphan-he had no parents-and this lack of compassionate relationships is what caused him to be so devilish--and the importance of compassionate relationships IS the primary message in the story.