Frankenstein

Throughout Frankenstein, many themes are explored: curiosity, guilt, innocence and creation among them.  The film shows possible repercussions when a man tries to hold the power of the gods.  The doctor's intentions for making the monster are pure enough, he wanted to test the boundaries of science. However, even before succeeding in creating the monster, he has people doubting him and telling him it's not a good idea.   Henry's fiancee and the doctor are the voice of reason until Henry finally realizes what the monster was capable of.  Considering Frankenstein's crazy experiment, his friend's suggestions provide some foreshadowing that the monster won't be a good monster.  The professor specifically tries to tell Henry that a man shouldn't have the power to control life and death.  At first, because he is actually able to complete the experiment, Henry doesn't see a problem with creating the monster.  It isn't until later when the monster starts to accumulate a body count, that Henry starts to see the error of his ways.  The guilt starts to overwhelm him and he decides the only way to prevent any more death or wrongdoings on behalf of the monster is to kill it.  The monster also experiences his own feelings of guilt when he drowns the little girl.  Because he doesn't understand how the world works, he thought throwing the girl in the lake was just a continuation of the game.  When she disappeared, he seemed to realize that he did a bad thing and felt guilty.  He looks saddened by her death, but the feeling doesn't last as he starts attacking people again soon after.  Having these completely different characters exhibit both guilt and personality changes shows the similarities and differences that all people share.  With that in mind, the question of whether or not man should have the power to create life gets more complicated.  Although the movie portrays that question negatively, with the result being innocent people's death, there are probably situations in which life can be created in a morally acceptable way.  The possibility for that will surely exist some time in the future when technology makes it realistic.