You know the 2015 movie, Victor Frankenstein, right? The one with James McAvoy & Daniel Radcliffe, right? (grins happily, realize euphoria and composure self) Ahem, anyway.....What if I told you there some theories behind this? Some things you guys didn't know or probably known so please, hope you guys like it!
*Glamorizing Igor Much? Indeed: Yes, that's right. Igor originally was a stock character assistant to many types of Gothic villains, such as Count Dracula or Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Igor is an ugly, hunch-backed lab assistant but in this version, Igor is initially an unnamed hunchback clown at a circus with an interest in anatomy, resulting in him being a self-taught physician whose skills capture the attention of Victor Frankstein during a visit. Seeing the hunchback's poor treatment by the rest of the circus after seeing him treat injured acrobat Lorelai, Victor frees the hunchback and takes him to his flat, draining the cyst that is the cause of his posture, providing him with a brace to help his posture adjust, and giving him the name 'Igor Straussmann' after his currently-absent flatmate. Igor goes on to assist Victor in his experiments to create life while falling in love with Lorelai after she acquires a wealthy patron, regarding Victor as a friend despite Victor's various lies. At the film's conclusion, after Igor helps Victor destroy the original creation when it proves to lack the true spark of life, Frankenstein departs to leave Igor to create a new life for himself with Lorelai. After Igor's back is straightened, has a shower, gets a haircut, and is dressed in a suit, he becomes rather attractive. Lorelei is quite taken with Igor's new appearance when she meets him at a fancy party.
*Homoerotic Subtext Between Victor and Igor: Bet you guys knew this was coming! Right, am I right? Victor is a man of unbridled passion while Igor is a man of moderation and reason, but there's some undertones as Igor is bare-chested when Victor attempts to straighten the abnormal curvature in his back. Most of why Igor is so willing to follow Victor around and do as he's told even when he's unhappy about it stems from the fact that Victor essentially gave Igor an entirely new and non-miserable existence by hauling him out of the circus. Igor even mentions this to Lorelei as the main reason why he has to go and help Victor in the finale. Igor and Victor are close, but their friendship is an unhealthy one, and it's especially harmful for Igor. These two guys have such a good time together, and as an audience, I think you want them to be together. It's exciting, they have all these adventures that's half the time. The other half the time, if you ever wanted to see Igor utterly abused, and beaten up, and hurt, and embarrassed, and just manipulated by me, then that's your movie. So half the time the audience is like, "Aww, these guys are great together," and the other half the time, they go, "Please Igor, run away now!" Even it's unknown if he is gay or asexual, Victor has a few waistcoats with either a floral or paisley print, and at one point he wears a striking purple suit, which is very showy in comparison to the attire of the other male characters.
*Igor is a Bi: OK, we know that Igor and Victor have a close friendship but it has some gay undertones however Igor has a romantic interest in Lorelai. Igor feels indebted to Victor for saving him from his miserable existence at the circus, removing the abnormal curvature in his back, and offering him an environment where he can further his interest in science. Victor takes advantage of his savior role, and is sometimes manipulative and abusive towards Igor even though Victor becomes increasingly fond of his protege. Igor becomes this to Victor, whose erratic demeanor and contentious opinions irritates and/or offends everyone else. However; Igor saves Lorelei's life at the circus, then later checks up on her at the hospital and makes sure she gets the right medicine. Although Lorelei is likely unaware of the latter, she is aware of the former and is quick to grow a romantic interest in Igor when they reacquaint. Although the fact that he lost the hump and clown make-up to become much hotter probably didn't hurt!
*Igor Knows More Better than His Master: While Victor was intelligent of a mad scientist; Igor is able to perform surgery on a heart, a liver, and a pair of lungs and can pop a broken bone back into place in under a minute with improvised materials. He is able to view a fevered patient and decide upon a medicinal regimen for them almost instantly. He also understands how the nerves controlling the eyes work, and can tell at a glance that Victor has wired them wrong. He managed to learn all of this from books and treating his co-performers at the circus. So Igor is not just an assistant but he's much smarter? Hmm, who knew!
*Victor Frankenstein is Asexual: Unknown to be asexual or homosexual; Victor possesses many classic traits of this Byronic Hero trope: he's very intelligent, handsome, self-absorbed, emotionally volatile, tormented by his past, his beliefs (which he considers to be morally superior) clash with society's, and he's extremely stubborn. The single-minded pursuit of his goals becomes detrimental to both his mental health and his friendship with Igor. Even Finnegan observes that Victor's "flaws, though they're glaring, massive, are merely social, not intellectual." Victor proclaims to Igor that they will create a man after their own image. The process involves stitching together dead body parts and reanimating the corpse with lightning. Victor carries some very admirable ideals, and he genuinely wants to improve the lives of others but it's a foregone conclusion that he goes way too far in his quest to cheat death.
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