Camp Rhetorical Analysis Mel Brook's film Young Frankenstein is a comedic throwback and famous parody of Universal's Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935). ), Son of Frankenstein (1939), and The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942). (quote from an interview generally describing the cinematic experience). Young Frankenstein has strong visual effects that bring this film a complete sense of frivolity and campy thrill. A satirical embodiment of older films, Young Frankenstein includes overly dramatic scene transitions such as irises, wipes and a "fade to black", like all classic Hollywood horror films. In classic Hollywood horror, there are lightning bolts, villagers carrying torches, and monsters moving in slow motion. Young Frankenstein's black and white filming technique is one of the most essential elements in creating the film's vintage horror mise-en-scene, providing an air of authenticity connecting this film to previous Frankenstein films. (Burke quote implying scene: act) The Transylvanian village itself embodies a great theatrical setting. The Old World style village buildings give the film an old-fashioned feel. Most of the film's setting is seemingly self-contained and unrelated to the contemporary world in which the film is otherwise set. [aesthetics - brummett quote]The lightning that strikes almost everywhere during the exterior shots of Frankenstein's castle, as well as scenes involving Frankenstein's laboratory, becomes a character in its own right: with intense flashes of light during the scene in which the exhumed corpse is given life to become the creature. Young Frankenstein's characters tend to be overly stereotypical, adding another layer of camp s...... middle of paper ...... from his brother and Justine, ultimately ending with his own demise. This highlights some of the issues of the Age of Enlightenment, a time when the boundaries of science and religion were defined. The character of Victor Frankenstein reflects the Enlightenment scientists who wanted to discover the secrets of life, which ultimately led to its destruction. According to the definition of romanticism, Victor could never be happy, because rationality is not a sufficient source of happiness and meaning in life. Even if he had succeeded in unraveling the mystery of the creation of life, he was not going to be satisfied with it because it had been discovered by reason. For romantics, the Enlightenment moved away from nature. In Young Frankenstein, the romantic qualities of death, rebirth, and sexuality renew these characters and change them for the better..