{"id":2128265,"date":"2025-11-01T03:16:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T03:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2128265"},"modified":"2025-11-01T03:16:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T03:16:41","slug":"young-frankenstein-is-one-of-my-favorite-movies-but-i-didnt-love-it-enough-until-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/young-frankenstein-is-one-of-my-favorite-movies-but-i-didnt-love-it-enough-until-now\/","title":{"rendered":"YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Is One of My Favorite Movies But I Didn\u2019t Love it ENOUGH (Until Now)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/young-frankenstein-abc-live-musical-fancast\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Young Frankenstein;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Young Frankenstein<\/a><\/em> has been one of my favorite movies for as long as I\u2019ve loved movies. It\u2019s a perfect film from two absolute legends who are also two of my favorites ever. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/remembering-gene-wilder-and-his-iconic-role-in-young-frankenstein\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gene Wilder;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Gene Wilder<\/a> and Mel Brooks are the best to ever do it. I adore this movie so much I\u2019ve read <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Young-Frankenstein-Story-Making-Film\/dp\/0316315478\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brooks\u2019 book about making it;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Brooks\u2019 book about making it<\/a>. I also read <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/All-About-Me-Remarkable-Business\/dp\/0593159136\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:his autobiography;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">his autobiography<\/a> which includes an entire chapter on the production. So you can understand why I did not think it was possible for anyone to love this horror movie spoof more than I do. Then <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/classic-universal-horror-movies-marathon-watch-expectations-vs-reality\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:I finally watched the movies that inspired it;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">I finally watched the movies that inspired it<\/a>. Now I know <em>Young Frankenstein<\/em> is even better than I ever realized.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>20th Century Fox<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Obviously, I didn\u2019t need to watch Classic Universal Horror movies to know Young Frankenstein was Brooks\u2019 love letter to those films. I was aware he fought to film in black-and-white. I know he used actual props from the 1931 <em>Frankenstein<\/em> starring Boris Karloff and that he and Wilder based certain scenes and characters on both that film, its sequels, and others from the era. Plus, I had read all about how he tried to capture the same aesthetics as those horror gems through how he constructed his sets, his costumes, and how he lit his movie. He truly wanted to match their look and feel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Even if I hadn\u2019t read his books and countless pieces about <em>Young Frankenstein<\/em>, it didn\u2019t seem to matter. Those <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/universal-monsters-created-the-first-cinematic-universe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Universal Monster films have been a ubiquitous part of pop culture;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Universal Monster films have been a ubiquitous part of pop culture<\/a> for my entire life. I was very aware of them. I figured I could see how his film was based on them without having ever actually watched them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Or so I thought. Because, despite appreciating the difference between \u201cknowing\u201d and \u201cunderstanding,\u201d that experience is the key to bridging that gap, I took my ignorance of <em>Young Frankenstein<\/em>\u2018s inspirations for granted. I figured I knew enough about Universal Monster Movies to get it. I assumed I appreciated what Brooks had accomplished. Since I <em>loved<\/em> the movie, I obviously did, right?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Bride of Frankenstein with the monster\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"431\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/SsKOL6XgvKiIK1b7_k7k3w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTQzMTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nerdist_761\/8992fcdc775dbbe856fb5aca569acc96\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Universal<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I didn\u2019t. Not really. How could I until I saw how funny and schlocky <em>The Bride of Frankenstein <\/em>is? Until I saw the inherent humor of a monster sitting down to dinner with a friendly old man who can\u2019t see? How could I fully appreciate Cloris Leachman\u2019 Frau Bl\u00fccher until I witnessed the wonderful Una O\u2019Connor\u2019s performances in Universal\u2019s movies? I couldn\u2019t even appreciate what Brooks pulled off from a technical standpoint until I saw Renfield meet Dracula in his castle. I always just assumed Brooks, with more modern sensibilities and technologies, had improved on Universal\u2019s aesthetics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now I see he was truly mirroring the best of that era in every way while also mining it for untapped comedy. He was recreating something that had been lost for so long. By 1954\u2019s <em>Creature from the Black Lagoon<\/em>, not even Universal could make its horror films look as good as its early installments. And he did that while also making something wholly new that could stand on its own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I was so ignorant of what Brooks did that only now do I even know why my favorite scene from <em>Young Frankenstein<\/em> is maybe the funniest spoof ever. I had to see the great Dwight Frye in action in 1931 to know how truly funny this moment is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Young Frankenstein<\/em> clearly works on its own\u2014it made someone with only a surface-level understanding of Universal Monster Movies love it. But knowing just how authenti<em>c Young Frankenstein <\/em>is to the very films it loves has given me a new way to love Mel Brooks movie. It has given me a greater appreciation for exactly how impressive it is. I had been watching a love letter without bothering to understand the object of its affection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">My first time watching Universal Monster Movies was wholly satisfying on its own. I loved them in ways I didn\u2019t expect. But, like Brooks\u2019 seminal comedy, they gave me more than a great experience unto itself. Because I definitely didn\u2019t expect those movies to also make me realize I didn\u2019t love <em>Young Frankenstein<\/em> enough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Mikey Walsh is a staff writer at Nerdist. He\u2019s ready for you to yell at him about never seeing these films. You can follow him on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/burgermike.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bluesky at\u00a0@burgermike;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bluesky at\u00a0@burgermike<\/a>. And also anywhere someone is ranking the Targaryen kings.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/young-frankenstein-is-made-better-by-watching-original-universal-monster-movies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Is One of My Favorite Movies But I Didn\u2019t Love it ENOUGH (Until Now);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Is One of My Favorite Movies But I Didn\u2019t Love it ENOUGH (Until Now)<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nerdist;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nerdist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young Frankenstein has been one of my favorite movies for as long as I\u2019ve loved movies. It\u2019s a perfect film from two absolute legends who are also two of my favorites ever. Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks are the best to ever do it. I adore this movie so much I\u2019ve read Brooks\u2019 book about [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2128266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[361966,350240,382949,358638],"class_list":["post-2128265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-gene-wilder","tag-mel-brooks","tag-universal-monster-movies","tag-young-frankenstein"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/YOUNG-FRANKENSTEIN-Is-One-of-My-Favorite-Movies-But-I.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2128265"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2128267,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128265\/revisions\/2128267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2128266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2128265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2128265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2128265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}