Frankenstein

"You may be my creator but from this day forth, I am your master" hardest line I've heard in a while, across all media. Frankenstein was filled with some great moments and great performances from each of the characters, but some pivotal decisions seemed to happen too quickly and without proper support from the story. I should have loved this movie, but I ended up just liking it and the only reason I can come up with is that the decisions in the movie, almost all major decisions, felt like they carried no weight. When Victor agreed to open the lab with Harlander, he was very skeptical about the offer but then sees the lab and all skepticism is wished away. The moment Elizabeth rejects Victor, the right move for sure, but it felt like she loved him too and then just quickly pivoted. Victor's rejection of his creature came so immediately, he sees him and is filled with joy and pride, and begins to teach home. Then chains him up in the basement and resents him, I understand he mentioned how it felt hollow etc but still, it didn't feel like it to a viewer. Just to quickly rattle off a few more, Victor shooting Elizabeth, Victor deciding to chase the creature to the ends of the earth, and Victor's forgiveness... all major moments without sufficient emotion. There was a lot of good in Frankenstein, the additions to the near perfect book weren't bad and it did feel like a fresh retelling of the tale but it felt short on making me feel what the characters felt, aside from the dejection of the creature. You could feel his paid, his sadness, his anger and that for me is what really resonated with me. A pure being trying to survive in a corrupted world.