By: Alyssa Pittman
It was a dark and stormy night–perfect for Steve’s Pick: Young Frankenstein–a 1974 Mel Brooks classic. Room 208 in Faculty Hall was packed with scholars. All ready to turn their skepticism of this black and white film into undeniable laughter.
The beloved American comedic horror movie follows Dr. Fredrick Frankenstein as he inherits his late grandfather’s castel in Transylvania. He meets a hunched back servant–Igor–and his beautiful “lab assistant” –Inga–while discovering his grandfather’s old laboratory. He then discovers all of his old books on “How to Reanimate the Dead”, and decides to get involved.
Assuming the role of “mad scientist”, Frankenstein sends Igor to find a specific type of brain, but he retrieves an “abnormal” brain instead. While this was a crucial detail of the experience, Frankenstein realized the mistake much too late. The monster he created became mutated and nearly killed Frankenstein because of a singular lit match. The unaware town fell into a ruckus when they discovered the monster, but Frankenstein had a plan. He presented the creation in a show called “The Creature” to demonstrate how the monster was not dangerous. However, the show quickly went bad as the monster attacked the town finding himself locked in prison ready to be killed.
This movie does have a happy ending–just watch it for yourself and see.
Coming into the fourth week having seen many great movies, this one was no exception. Many watchers left saying how enjoyable the movie was, referring to many jokes made throughout the film. Some even say Madeline’s pick–Get Out–might finally have some competition after this film.