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temporarysecretary17 t1_j2cbmmn wrote

Reply to comment by Boccs in TIL Frankenstein did not have a hunchback assistant called Igor in either Mary Shelley's novel or the original Universal and Hammer films. The character is a pastiche of multiple characters across several movies. by BringsHomeBones

The problem is everyone already knows the book’s twist, so a faithful adaptation would simply not be that interesting,

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Boccs t1_j2cckyz wrote

At this juncture I'd argue a faithful adaptation would actually be more surprising to general audiences. Most people these days associate the story with the personality disorder interpretation, so sticking to the original story would probably throw a lot of people for a loop.

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temporarysecretary17 t1_j2ccp9h wrote

Maybe for the first 10 minutes. I don’t think people would be interested enough to pay money to watch it.

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Boccs t1_j2cgulw wrote

I mean that could be said of any version of Jekyll and Hyde. They've seen the personality monster so many times that's not going to draw any more people than running it accurately to the book would.

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