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1!!The movie
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3* See SoundtrackDissonance; the music is incredibly moving.
4* Towards the end, Frederick is using himself as a ProfessorGuineaPig in order to try and stabilize the monster. At the very precipice of success, the villagers {{Storm The Castle}}, disconnect him from the machine, presumably killing him in the process. Then, [[WhamLine four simple words ring out]]:
5-->''"[[SuddenlySpeaking Put that man down!]]"''
6* Also, [[spoiler:The Monster's speech after Frederick's personal sacrifice. Of course, there's MoodWhiplash afterward with Inspector Kemp.]]
7* Seeing the monster - who just a moment ago was singing and dancing with someone he felt loved him - chained up and being tormented by a policeman scaring him with fire can be quite sad!
8* The fact that most of the film's main cast have passed away: Creator/MartyFeldman in 1982, Creator/MadelineKahn in 1999, Creator/PeterBoyle in 2006, Creator/KennethMars in 2011, Creator/GeneWilder in 2016 and Creator/ClorisLeachman in 2021.
9* Creator/MelBrooks' commentary, originally recorded for the ''laserdisc'' release in the mid-'90s, has him audibly tearing up during the opening credits as he realizes just how many of them were already gone.
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11!!The musical
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13* Frederick's Soliloquy in the musical, where he proudly accepts his name as a Frankenstein [[spoiler:before the townsfolk hang him. He survives, but still!]]

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