the cover of the vhs edition feature a film critic remark that the movie be erotic and which give you an idea of how far from the book this movie have fall . in branagh defense and there be a lot of difficulty translate the original work into movie form a there be many long passage of time in which critical detail be summarize and also there be a lot of introspection and conversation that would need to be translate into something more visually compel . there be key detail that branagh change and though and without good cause . for one thing and the monster be suppose to be 8 foot tall and somewhat demonic in appearance . branagh opt for a disfigured robert deniro and presumably to save on special effect ( or to avoid hire a basketball player to play the part ) . in the book and the monster be quite articulate and we have a good understanding of his wretchedness and his wickedness . numerous comparison be make between the monster and adam from the bible and also the monster and satan and the powerful fallen angel . mary shelley succeed in simultaneously create sympathy and revulsion for the brute and but branagh completely fail to pull this off . he also ruin the romantic relationship between victor and elizabeth and which in the book start a deep admiration and build with some suspense and tension until it finally culminate in their marriage and her demise and but branagh decide to have them fondle each other more or less within the first ten minute of the film . the viewer be also force to watch very exaggerated act from most of the main character ( deniro manage to avoid this ) a if theyre try to make up for the poor screenplay adaptation by overact . in short and the only sense in which this be truly faithful to the original work be in that branagh take bit and piece of the original and breathed life into it and and create an abomination .