----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >I don't think we should have to read to book to understand the film. If >so the movie is wrong. Though I would love to see a movie that was >really "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein", I think it curious only. This new >Frankenstein film was not so close. But it could have replaced the It's my understanding that the original book is less horror and more exploratory of the questions of science and ethics - questions that are quite pertinent today as we delve further into genetics, in-vitro fertilization, and surrogate motherhood. I think that a lot of people are used to thinking of Frankenstein as horror, and if the movie focuses on the high-brow themes rather than fright. . . .it's no wonder some are disappointed with it. Of course, I haven't seen the new movie, or too many of the old Frank movies, and I haven't read the book. Take it as you will. J Roberson