Did anyone else watch the #frankenstein movie that came out yesterday? I‘m SO intrigued by other peoples‘ thoughts. I have one major gripe with it- Victor‘s parental background. Much of the tragedy in the book centers around how Victor came from an extremely loving family but didn‘t carry those values to his treatment of his own “child”. The movie shows such a different background for Victor that seems to give a more generational trauma message.
TieDyeDude I haven't read the book yet, but I loved this movie version. It made me want to read the book more than any other version I've seen. That change in his background is interesting; it totally worked for the movie, and fits with themes in the rest of del Toro's filmography. I like the idea of him coming from a loving family, though. 3w
Lin3han @TieDyeDude I HIGHLY recommend the book. I just reread it within the past week and it‘s a true masterpiece. I really liked Del Toro‘s version too! I think it‘s the best adaptation out there. I also don‘t put much stock into movie adaptations because the media is so different, but this adaptation was beautiful! 3w
danx There is so much which was lost in the movie. Inverting his childhood; the monster too pretty; removing his mother at a young age and Justine completely making for an overly masculine story, even ending with a Byron quote which I found poor taste; the monster doesn‘t cause any direct hurt and so it lacked all complexity and had a totally different reasoning and morality. Pretty enough movie and enjoyed the theatre experience, confused that GdT is 3w
danx supposed to be such a fan with the choices he made. I respect it‘s a take on the story and a retelling but not my favourite of his work. 3w
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