Frankenstein

This is the best piece of cinema Netflix has ever produced, GDT is a genius at literary adaptation. Gorgeous movie from start to finish, can’t sing its praises enough!

There’s so many thoughts that rattled through my head when watching this. For starters, I enjoyed the movie. Which is surprising to me as Netflix movies don’t usually capture me in the way this movie did. However, I didn’t feel invested or on the edge of my seat like I felt I should have been.

Isaac and Elordi’s performances were phenomenal and the makeup of the monster was almost accurate to the novel. I loved that the gore and the horror aspect wasn’t just ‘neutered’ and you could feel the confused hatred, the confused anger of the life that is created. The interactions between Victor and Elizabeth made me yearn for more, and broke my heart a little.

I did feel as though they forced another monster x human connection. What I believed would be a mother and son interaction quickly became sexual tension and through me off (typical netflix though). This is just a me thing and I’m sure others will appreciate the interactions between The Creature and Elizabeth.

My biggest pet peeve was the ending. They were so accurate to the book throughout the majority of the movie that the ending fell flat and left me wondering- why was it changed

Overall, it’s a beautifully tragic movie and the story was impeccable. Thank you Mary Shelley and Guillermo Del Toro for this.

wonderful movie by itself. as an adaptation of the og novel, it falls short imo. actual details from the book are adapted to the screen so loosely they feel more like easter eggs than anything. certain themes are lost and others too on the nose. i just want a true adaptation man💔

One of the best movies I have seen in a long time. The cast, the writing and the impeccable cinematography… so worth it. Despite the controversy.

poor things but less cunty

x6 rewatch, it only gets better as you watch it