The key in its appeal lies in its ability to evoke both sympathy and terror towards its title character, a musical prodigy who has endured loneliness and cruelty due to horrific disfigurement. While we're here, if you're at all into "Creature," Mallory O'Meara's book " The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick" is a must-read celebration of the woman who developed the design of the Gill-Man and was erased by history thanks to good ol' fashioned misogyny.By Jonathan Decker Scary but beautiful, lavish but intimate, Gaston Leroux's tragic story of The Phantom of the Opera, as channeled through the vision of playwright Andrew Lloyd Webber, has moved and frightened audiences around the world for over 20 years. Just as with the Universal Monster films of yesteryear, "Creature from the Black Lagoon" presents mankind as the true monsters, attempting to condemn the creature to death simply for existing beyond the scope of what science will allow. The film follows a group of explorers on the hunt for the mysterious fishman, but despite his horrific appearance, he proves infinitely smarter than the humans attempting to capture him. While many of the most beloved Universal Monster movies debuted in the 1930s, the 1950s brought on the last of the company's major players, 1954's " Creature from the Black Lagoon." The Gill-Man has often been viewed as the lesser-than creation of Universal's catalog, but has developed a cult-like following that has spanned generations. Karloff once again delivers a moving portrayal of a monster, finding ways to stand out as a superstar in a far more subtle story than "Frankenstein." The horror of "The Mummy" succeeds in its atmosphere and presentation, and the everlasting themes of loneliness and the cruelty of mortality. Imhotep escapes their clutches and takes on the identity of a wealthy man, searching throughout Egypt for the reincarnation of his former lover. The film follows a team of British archaeologists who accidentally bring the mummified corpse of prince Imhotep (Boris Karloff) back to life.
It first must be addressed that "The Mummy" is a completely whitewashed look at Egyptian culture and history, but the film is one of Universal's most long-lasting legacy creations, having spawned multiple sequels, spin-offs, remakes, and re-imaginings. Apologies for those who were expecting an entry praising the bisexual awakening film starring Brendan Fraser of the same name, but this is about Karl Freund's supernatural monster film "The Mummy" from 1932.
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