the monster has just broke in and is trying to get to Frankenstein...and creeps up behind the girl ...and Frankenstein shouts for her to get back ...and she turns around sees the monster and seems to race towards him into his arms...go figure
shareProbably my greatest 'WTF' reaction to a film since the orgy-bear thingy from The Shining.
That act was just... stupid.
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lol!...it just didnt make any sense i see a maniac trying to kill me let me race toward it?...i guess I shouldn't pick a part a horror movies from the early 40s but i cant help it when I see it ...
shareGuess people never learn from watching these old movies.
Its Same reasion that kids go into the house when the toothless old coot at the Gas Station tells them not too.
The same reasion even though the guy creeps her out at dinner she is still willing to take a shower in the Hotel Room where he is the inn Keeper.
The same reasion the kids still makeout on Dead mans Lookout point.
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Probably the same reason people just stand their while Kharis stumbles toward them very slowly, ready to kill them.
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Probably a BS answer, but I told myself that the only way out of that cellar, besides the lab, was behind the monster, and Elsa tried to run past him to get out but he grabbed her.
Another WTF moment in that scene is Frankenstein telling her "go back!" when the monster is standing behind her. He basically told her to run toward the monster. Shouldn't he have said "get over here now!" or "run for the lab"? Then Ludwig could have locked both himself and Elsa in the lab and turned on that knock-out gas to take out the monster.
That scene really was rather messed up, but I still love the movie.
Yeah, that's a very good point actually, and she'd have had plenty of time to get to the lab.
shareGreat question. Even more bizarre why does Ludwig Frankenstein tell her to "get back" rather than wave her to "come here." He instead has her retreat right into the hands of the monster. A very strange scene where the dialog and character action are completely at odds with one another.
shareUpon further reflection and having re-watched this scene sufficient times to better understand the writer's intent I now realize Ludwig Frankenstein was actually speaking to THE MONSTER rather than his daughter when he recites the line "go back, go back."
The confusion comes in because he first calls out his daughter's name Elsa then in very quick succession says, "go back, go back." This leaves everyone with the false impression he was telling HER to "go back, go back" when instead he was unquestionably commanding the monster to do so. This scene interpretation is the only which makes any reasonable sense hence champions its validity.
In my estimation, the dialog failure belongs squarely on Director Erle C. Kenton's shoulders who should've insisted the line be changed to read "get back, get back." This being the very same line used in nearly every Frankenstein movie ever made. That singular clarification would've intuitively made far more sense to the viewing audience and easily averted any potential confusion or misinterpretation.
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It's sure great having that bizarre scene figured out so it finally makes sense after many decades of confusion. Just wish it hadn't taken me so long to decipher. Apparently such insightfulness only comes with advanced age. LOL
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