Interesting post about #MaryShelley and #Frankenstein - about the background of the author and the significance of her book, which has been sometimes dismissed as "just gothic horror", while in reality, it is far more than that.
#frankenstein
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"I am malicious because I am miserable. Am I not shunned and hated by all mankind? You, my creator, would tear me to pieces and triumph; remember that, and tell me why I should pity man more than he pities me? You would not call it murder if you could precipitate me into one of those ice-rifts and destroy my frame, the work of your own hands. Shall I respect man when he condemns me?"
- Mary Shelley, "Frankenstein"
#BookWormSat #Literature #Fiction #Horror #Gothic #ScienceFiction #SciFi #MaryShelley #Frankenstein #Monster
What the new GdT #Frankenstein teaches us:
If you're intrigued by Guillermo del Toro's #Frankenstein then check out this essay collection, edited by Robert I. Lublin & Elizabeth A. Fay on the afterlives of #MaryShelley 's creation in film, #PopularCulture & other #adaptations
#AdaptationStudies #FilmStudies #LiteraryStudies #CulturalStudies
If you're intrigued by Guillermo del Toro's #Frankenstein then check out this essay collection, edited by Robert I. Lublin & Elizabeth A. Fay on the afterlives of #MaryShelley 's creation in film, #PopularCulture & other #adaptations
#AdaptationStudies #FilmStudies #LiteraryStudies #CulturalStudies
When I wore my Frankenstein's creature cosplay lately for the first time in public, something strange happened.
I have a walking disability. As of now, I can walk without walking aid devices, but I might stumble more often than able-bodied people.
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When I wore my Frankenstein's creature cosplay lately for the first time in public, something strange happened.
I have a walking disability. As of now, I can walk without walking aid devices, but I might stumble more often than able-bodied people.
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My #earworm of the day (actually, it has been there for at least three days now):
"Eternity" by Alexandre Desplat, from the #Frankenstein #soundtrack - and especially that violin-based sweet melody starting at roughly two thirds of the track.
Ich habe angefangen, "Frankenstein" von Mary Shelley zu lesen, in der von ihr überarbeiteten Fassung von 1831, auf Englisch.
Die Exposition (also die Einführung in die Geschichte) ist über 20 Seiten lang. Das würde kein Lektorat bei einem heutigen Buch durchgehen lassen. 😅 Stattdessen erfreuen sich heutzutage ja Bücher großer Beliebtheit, die die Lesenden sofort "mitten in die Action" werfen, für einen "instant hook".
Cosplaying Frankenstein’s Creature at my local Goth community meet-up „Grufti-Treff“ at my favorite local goth shop was so much fun!
I have written a short blog about it here:
https://www.tumblr.com/amaliazeichnerin/802839320015880192/cosplaying-frankensteins-creature-at-my-local?source=share
And here are the images, with ALT-text.
Just saw Frankenstein. Having just read the book I found this - so called - adaptation to be just another stupid monster movie. It's slow and ponderous and is not even close to telling the story from the book. Disappointed.
Just saw Frankenstein. Having just read the book I found this - so called - adaptation to be just another stupid monster movie. It's slow and ponderous and is not even close to telling the story from the book. Disappointed.
I have this theory that Guillermo del Toro's #Frankenstein is basically not only existential horror and a drama, but also #Hopepunk, because of the following.
The creature has lost basically everything:
His maker/father
His love, Elizabeth
His friend, the old blind man
He also has no home, no possessions except his clothes, no money, no work.
Yet still, at the end of the film, he walks towards the sunrise. If that is not a depiction of hope against all odds, I don't know what is.
I have this theory that Guillermo del Toro's #Frankenstein is basically not only existential horror and a drama, but also #Hopepunk, because of the following.
The creature has lost basically everything:
His maker/father
His love, Elizabeth
His friend, the old blind man
He also has no home, no possessions except his clothes, no money, no work.
Yet still, at the end of the film, he walks towards the sunrise. If that is not a depiction of hope against all odds, I don't know what is.
#Cosplay
I had given up on cosplay, because I had bad luck with that.
(I have written about it here:
https://www.tumblr.com/amaliazeichnerin/768507876222320640/good-bye-cosplay)
However, I decided to give it another go and now I am working on cosplays for #Murderbot and #Frankenstein (the creature) and tomorrow, I'll wear my creature cosplay for the first time in public. I haven't done cosplay in public since June 2024, so I am a bit insecure. But I am also happy. 😀
#Cosplay
I had given up on cosplay, because I had bad luck with that.
(I have written about it here:
https://www.tumblr.com/amaliazeichnerin/768507876222320640/good-bye-cosplay)
However, I decided to give it another go and now I am working on cosplays for #Murderbot and #Frankenstein (the creature) and tomorrow, I'll wear my creature cosplay for the first time in public. I haven't done cosplay in public since June 2024, so I am a bit insecure. But I am also happy. 😀
Have decided to wear my #Frankenstein #cosplay at my local goth meet-up this Saturday. Every now and then, cosplayers show up there and they are very welcome.
I was worrying about the way there with public transportation and strangers staring at me or nasty comments.
But then I thought, if Jacob Elordi managed to get his make-up and elaborate prothestics for the role of Frankenstein's creature and endure this process every day for 9 to 10 hours, I surely can take a few stares from strangers.
Have decided to wear my #Frankenstein #cosplay at my local goth meet-up this Saturday. Every now and then, cosplayers show up there and they are very welcome.
I was worrying about the way there with public transportation and strangers staring at me or nasty comments.
But then I thought, if Jacob Elordi managed to get his make-up and elaborate prothestics for the role of Frankenstein's creature and endure this process every day for 9 to 10 hours, I surely can take a few stares from strangers.
Closet #cosplay for #Frankenstein, the creature.
I have an old vintage black cape. It literally looks like from the late 19th century and parts of the hemlines are damaged by now. I was thinking for a long time about what to with it, because personally, I do not have the skills to repair such a piece of clothing.
And now it's the perfect fit for this cosplay, because of the damage. Very happy to give it a second life like this. 😊
(No photo, it would just be an all black blob so to speak)
Closet #cosplay for #Frankenstein, the creature.
I have an old vintage black cape. It literally looks like from the late 19th century and parts of the hemlines are damaged by now. I was thinking for a long time about what to with it, because personally, I do not have the skills to repair such a piece of clothing.
And now it's the perfect fit for this cosplay, because of the damage. Very happy to give it a second life like this. 😊
(No photo, it would just be an all black blob so to speak)
Content warning Body Horror
In the photo is another make-up test for my planned #Frankenstein's creature #cosplay with aqua-based theater make-up and watercolour.
I imagine that Victor Frankenstein sewed together parts of different hands, here including the index finger and a wrist.
I also used a light grey-green nail polish, which gives my nails a rather "sick" or "rotten" look.
This was fun to do.😊🧟♂️
Btw, I didn't paint the palm of my hand on purpose.
#Cosplay #Frankenstein s creature.
I was looking for gray nail polish in a shop today, couldn't find any and settled on a light green-gray one called "sage". It really has the colour of sage leaves and is suitable for the cosplay, I think. Because certain shades of gray-green can remind one of sickness or something rotten. 😅
#Cosplay #Frankenstein s creature.
I was looking for gray nail polish in a shop today, couldn't find any and settled on a light green-gray one called "sage". It really has the colour of sage leaves and is suitable for the cosplay, I think. Because certain shades of gray-green can remind one of sickness or something rotten. 😅