Because the film was part of the MCU, it could incorporate the characters of Tony Stark / Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.With cinematographer John Mescall, Whale expertly created a haunting mood in the film, bringing the influence of German Expressionism into its stylistic imagery and sets and into the performance of the Monster"s Bride (Elsa Lanchester) with her jerky robotic movements.A so-called "director"s cut" version of the film, threatened with an NC-17 rating when submitted to the MPAA ratings board in 1993 prior to a re-release in 1994, held up the film"s re-release for many months." Without a word, she dips her fingers in the water in his hand, makes he sign of the cross with the water, and hurries off - it is a formal, spiritual encounter.There were a number of back-stabbing double-crosses, empty promises, and changing allegiances too complex to detail.