No I'm serious. You take vaccine for instance. 30 years ago the entire concept of vaccine was unheard of, and now we save lives every day. But that isn't the whole answer.
Henry Clerval What do you mean?
That sooner or later the best way to cheat death, will be to create life.
Henry Clerval Now you've gone too far. There's only one God, Victor.
No. Leave God out of this. Listen. You love someone they have a sick heart. Wouldn't you give them a healthy one.
Henry Clerval Impossible!
No, it's not impossible. We can do it. We're steps away. If we can do that if we can replace one part of a human being. We can replace every part. And if we can do that we can design a life. We can create a being that will not grow old or sicken. One that will be stronger than us, better than us, one that will be more intelligent than us, more civilized than us.
Henry Clerval In our lifetime?
How close did you get, Professor?
Professor, I beg you, let me see these notes!
No! My work now and it's application, lies exclusively in the preservation of life. I abandoned my researches many years ago.
Because they resulted in abomination.
Henry Clerval I can't help you, Victor. I can't help you.
You won't. What are you frightened of?
Henry Clerval Everything! What do you think? And what if the authorities--?
Will do this in secret. I've got the raw materials, I've got Waldman's journals. Together we know more than Krempe's whole staff
Henry Clerval You stole Waldman's journals?
We owe it to him to complete this work. He was one step away.
Henry Clerval He never wanted this.
He couldn't face it, there's a difference.
Henry Clerval Even if it were possible, and even if you had the right--which you don't--to make this decision for us... can you imagine for one second that there wouldn't be a terrible price to pay?
I think for the chance to defeat death and disease to let everyone on this Earth have the chance of life, sustained, healthy life, to allow people who love each other to be together forever... For all of that, I think it's a risk worth taking.
Henry Clerval Victor? Victor! Victor, open the door! Victor, please!
Henry Clerval There's cholera. It's an epidemic! The city's been placed under martial law. Are you listening to me, Victor?
Henry Clerval The militia's arriving to quarantine the city. Most of us are getting out while we still can. Krempe knows you're here. What if he tells the authorities?
Victor, it's me. Elizabeth. Can you hear me? Victor, I have to see you.
Please, Victor! I won't leave here until you see me.
Come in the side door. Alone!
What's happened to you? How can you live here like this? And that stench.
Don't go in there!
He shuts the doors
We have to leave. It isn't safe.
Even if it means you'll die?
We made a promise. Victor, I beg you.
Look, I know that this is difficult for you to understand..but I cannot abandon this work now. It is too important. Not just for me, but, believe me, for everyone. And it must come first.
Elizabeth... I love you so much, but...
