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The novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley has been used as a model for many movies, and throughout many movies, there are references to her outstanding novel, but nothing quite encompasses all of it's qualities like the movie Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Although some Hollywood drama is thrown into the movie, many of the minor details of the novel are included as well as the overall plot of the novel. The movie starts off with woman's …

…depicted in the novel. The fact that the director changed some major details of the novel disappointed me. In the novel, a female creation doesn't even come close to being alive, and in the movie, she is brought to life, and develops a short life. None of the letters are included in the movie, and additional, made up scenes are inserted into the movie. But overall, they were both, although different, two works of art.