Why did the monster bring Frankenstein to the windmill?
At the climax of the movie Frankenstein (1931) the monster knocked Henry Frankenstein unconscious, then carried him to a windmill.
Why did the monster do this? Did it have a plan?
Best Answer
The monster at the time was being chased by frantic villagers, and likely took Henry there because it was a high off place that seemed like somewhere to go. Of course the monster doesn't really have any kind of reasonable understanding that we know of, it was being chased and wanted to kill Henry, which we saw when he threw him down the mill, (but failed in killing him) So that place seems obvious.
However, the more likely scenario is because:
It was cool scene. and a spooky dramatic place, all old and big gears and things. It's 1931 afterall.
As much duckduckgoing as I've tried, I couldn't find a surviving link to the original quotes, however it's common uncommon knowledge that,
...Among Florey’s surviving contributions were the crucial brain switch and the atmospheric denouement in an old windmill where The Monster dragged its creator, with bloodhounds and torch-wielding villagers in frantic pursuit. In later years, Florey would reveal that his windmill finale had been inspired by the Van de Kamp building seen from his apartment on Ivar Street...
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What do the villagers do to the windmill in Frankenstein?
His fall is broken by the vanes of the windmill, saving his life. Some of the villagers bring him home while the rest of the mob set the windmill ablaze, with the Monster trapped inside.What happens at the end of Frankenstein 1931?
The monster ends up terrorizing Elizabeth, who faints. (Women were always fainting in movies in 1931.) Maria's body is found, and the villagers organize to go kill the monster. Henry leads one group, and ends up confronting the monster alone.What happened to Frankenstein in Van Helsing?
He was encased in a block of ice, then brought to the reassembled laboratory where he was strapped to a slab and lifted up to become the conductor. Van Helsing managed to get him free but was stopped by Dracula. However, the monster managed to get himself out of there, despite being chained and bolted to the slab.The Windmill Fire (Final Scene) | Frankenstein (1931)
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