Frankenstein

“He was the breeze, and i was like a storm cloud.”I don’t know if there are words to describe how phenomenally Guillermo Del Toro and the cast pulled this off, but i’ll try my best. As someone who grew up watching James Whale’s Frankenstein from 1931, this story is rather special/important to me as an individual - and this take on it was beautiful. While it can hardly be compared to James Whale’s, I can compare the fact of how Frankensteins monster is shown… In the version from 1931, while Victor himself isn’t a major focus, his monster is shown to be more of a genuine monster - something evil and despicable, up until the scene with the blind man which is where these two tellings really connect. 2025 we are shown a monster, but one with much for humanity and genuine aspects, how although he is different and to some possibly hideous, he can form genuine bonds, thoughts, words and feelings which depict his good intents.  All throughout this film the cinematography, costuming and set design was just overall brilliant which i highly applaud. Nothing felt out of place, no shots felt unnecessary or like fillers, and all the props and costumes had their time, rhyme and reason. Every single performance given to us was beautiful, raw and real - and I can truly see both Oscar Issac, Jacob Elordi and potentially even Mia Goth being nominated for Oscars with the performances they gave. While to some this may have felt long, I genuinely didn’t feel that at all - and honestly if it had gone on for another half an hour it still would’ve been an adequate run-time that would’ve allowed us to delve further into Frankenstein’s Monster sharing his ‘tale.’ I saw this with my family, and we were all genuinely in awe as we left the theatre (though we all had to go to the washroom bc nobody can hold their pee that long), my mom even said it was her favourite release in a long time.  Me and my dad only picked up on one single detail that didn’t pertain true to the novel, where Victor never began to create the bride - though it was so minor that it didn’t impact how well and true the story was told.  In summary, i loved this, it was incredible, pls watch it when you can!!