Deotto Alessandra – ADVFX 2024-2027

The bride can easily be described as one of the most iconic figures in cinema.

In the story, she is created to appease the monster as he desires companionship. The men in the movie have decided her purpose before she even comes to life. This lack of agency is also reflected in the fact that she has a stark lack of development; she is not allowed to become a fully fledged person. Unlike the Monster, who learns language and develops a consciousness, the Bride is denied such a process. Her refusal, therefore, is her first and only act, instinctual. It’s a rejection of her imposed destiny.

She embodies, in a way, a fear of female autonomy and the fear of female rejection in the face of male suffering. She is therefore “Other” and she gets punished for this. The narrative punishes her almost immediately: she does not get to continue her life in autonomy.

VISUAL DESIGN AND SYMBOLISM

Her design is clearly symbolic :

• the white gown is making her a bride for sure but also a sacrifice to the monster to acquiesce his desire.
• she has a stark upritght and solemn posture , she, in my opinion, conveys this aura of superiotity and detachment from the enviroment and the other characters.
• another element that clearly highlitghts her “otherness” are the hair. so artifical and out of place.