Movies · 1931
It's alive! It's alive!
— Henry Frankenstein · Frankenstein
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Henry’s cry captures the exhilaration of seeing his experiment succeed. The triumph arrives before he understands its consequences, so wonder and the possibility of disaster occupy the same moment.
- AFI100 Movie Quotes, number49; selected film wording and same-film synopsis.Reference checked
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