This new adaptation of FRANKENSTEIN stands as a testament to the beauty of life itself and the fraught, complex relationship between a creator and his creation. The film achieves its most significant victory by prioritizing empathy. Rather than presenting the creature as a purely terrifying monster, del Toro and his team have crafted a romantic gothic love story, a characterization that immediately elevated the material above some of the typical standard stories we’ve seen before with this iconic character.
Guillermo del Toro‘s Frankenstein was excellent, really enjoyed it. Artistically 10/10 the set dress and design were immaculate, the costume design and make up/effects were beautiful, and genuinely one of the best renditions of Frankenstein I’ve seen. Even had a little cry.
genuinely jacob elordi has such an impact as the creature that he’s every bit the heart of the film, and it’s not just the character, not just anybody could bring what he did, he made it fully himself
@theoceanblooms KOTFM fave movie of 2023 and was riding hard for that Lily Gladstone Oscar but it is sort of like, let’s not lie 😭 although their chemistry was one of the best
@vinegar_critic Ughhhh sorry :( the program director said they had to borrow equipment from the Eastman archive to make it work so it’s super limited run
Especially because Sam was sick and I can’t even talk about it at home because he couldn’t go see it with me, what is the point of boyfriend if not to yap about movie!!!