Current Events > Frankenstein movie (no spoilers in OP)

(+) Yeah! (+)

it was incredible. absolutely transcendental movie experience. it was like a stageplay, this simultaneous earnestness and hamminess coming together to create something i couldnt look away for, not even for a second. i was always curious as to what was next. it was sad, it was sweet, it was dark, and it was beautiful.

i think everyone should see it but i don't think everyone would like it. it's my movie of the year right now. ill talk more in-depth tomorrow, am tired

I'm going to be watching it in theaters this upcoming Monday with friends only because my client worked on the set design for it and I want to support him.

Ill try to watch this if i can, its about time we get a good movie from the material

I just saw it. I completely loved it.
No joke, it felt like a perfect movie to me.
Like Im not saying its my favorite, but perfectly made. Amazing story/script, well cast and acted. Amazing tone, sets, sound, music, lighting and effects. Not one thing seemed cheap or bad in any aspect. One thing in current movies that annoys me is dramas are filmed so dark in most scenes. This is a movie made for that, yet it never used that gimmick to set the tone,

i never saw a trailer so I'm not sure what was shown, but I can maybe see some being bored, its starts out strong like it might have lots of action, then it goes into a long origin which I found compelling, but I could see some being bored there.

spoilers kinda

i really love how Victor starts out innocent, pure and you relate and feel for him. But by the end hes a monster and just vile and evil, yet unlike other movies where characters turn evil or go crazy, this is a slow burn with nothing majorly changing him. Theres not a moment where you notice hes different. Unlike most movies its an act or few scenes where something changes them.

Jacob Elordi fucking stole the show as The Creature.

yeah he was phenomenal. the whole cast

and i agree, Frankenstein's build to evil sociopath wasnt a build at all. it was an organic and seamless thread of his character. no big "here it is" moment. that's part of why the movie was sad

there was this one scene, after Frankenstein created the new life, he returns to civilization for his brothers wedding. that scene was heartbreaking and so hard to watch. he just kept pushing the creature, who was there as a man not as some antagonistic force. then he tried to shoot it out of rage, which he knew wouldn't work anyway. killedhis brothers fiance, who he also loved or at least wanted. then the commotion continues and his brother gets his head cracked open

that was so difficult. then he takes the cowards way out. abandons life, abandons society, faces no repercussions. just goes on an emdless hunt in order to get what to me was death by cop (frankenstein) suicide. he never owned it, amd even to the very end seemed insincere. but the creature was better than that.

it was such a good movie

seriously go see it please. i cried 4 or 5 times throughout

Only 4 theaters are showing it here and they're all far af and I'm not a member to any of them smh. Gonna try and catch it tomorrow though.

Cant wait to see it. Im hyped.

bump

still thinking about it... occasionally start cryin again.

I love Del Toro, I love the novel, and I've heard this takes some inspiration from Coppola's Dracula, so it's probably gonna be one of my favorite movies.

Holy shit, saw it with my coworkers. 10/10 movie. It does have some flaws, but it was such a damn good flick.

Had no idea there was a new Frankenstein movie out. Good to see it is getting high praise.

Smashingpmkns posted...

Only 4 theaters are showing it here and they're all far af and I'm not a member to any of them smh. Gonna try and catch it tomorrow though.

man it is so infuriating when they make these movies impossible to watch in theaters due to it being a limited release

don't see it playing anywhere near me at all

Ive been wanting to see it since the first trailer dropped. This topic makes me want to see it immediately. Sounds like a fantastic experience.

Man, this topic actually had me check theaters, but none of them near me show it.

Got out of it not too long ago. Fantastic movie from start to finish.

Thanks OP, I totally forgot this was getting a theater release, checked and the place near me is showing it today.

Can't wait!

I will say for anyone who's a fan of Frankenstein, I'll toss in the Junji Ito adaptation of it as well, both Del Toro's and Ito's take on the source differ in their own ways, but all three keep their central themes consistent. I especially like how in Ito's version, Victor reluctantly agrees to The Creature's request for another, but upon completion she's just as terrified of The Creature as everyone else has been in the story so far, showing the tragedy that The Creature would never be rid from.. Haven't seen the Branagh version, but considering how both script writers essentially disown it including Frank Darabont who also wrote The Mist, The Blob, Shawshank, and Green Mile, I'm skeptical of it. Robert De Niro as The Creature sounds like horrible casting.

dancing_cactuar posted...

I especially like how in Ito's version, Victor reluctantly agrees to The Creature's request for another, but upon completion she's just as terrified of The Creature as everyone else has been in the story so far, showing the tragedy that The Creature would never be rid from..

This is what happens in the book except at the last second Victor realizes exactly this possibility and destroys the second creature before bringing it to life.

Tyranthraxus posted...

This is what happens in the book except at the last second Victor realizes exactly this possibility and destroys the second creature before bringing it to life.

Been a hot minute since I read the book, but I believe he pulled the plug and destroyed what he started because he was worried about the two Creatures reproducing, which then caused the rest of the book to happen. Ito's version has him actually complete the second creature, and while she's of primitive intellect upon awakening like the original Creature, what is apparent is that she's visibly terrified the second The Creature arrives and tries speaking to her, attempting to slash The Creature across the face. I feel that Victor actually completing the bride emphasizes the tragedy for The Creature's existence that no matter what, he would have always been alone in the world, even with Victor attempting to uphold his end of the bargain to create an Eve to his Adam.

dancing_cactuar posted...

Been a hot minute since I read the book, but

That is indeed what happens in the book.

DavidZ2844 posted...

man it is so infuriating when they make these movies impossible to watch in theaters due to it being a limited release

don't see it playing anywhere near me at all

I think Friday its on Netflix

dhampire1 posted...

I think Friday its on Netflix

Oh wow, had no idea it was also a Netflix movie. Thanks, looks like Ill be able to see it after all, much sooner than I thought

We are seeing it tonight. I have Netflix and could wait, but I want to see it on the big screen.

DavidZ2844 posted...

Oh wow, had no idea it was also a Netflix movie. Thanks, looks like Ill be able to see it after all, much sooner than I thought

Yeah I think because of how huge K-pop Demon Hunters was Netflix has a movie coming out each month the next few months

Dissident_77 posted...

We are seeing it tonight. I have Netflix and could wait, but I want to see it on the big screen.

I would highly recommend to watch it on the big screen if you can. There is a lot of dynamic scenes that just goes so well in a theater setting It does have a limited viewing though.

Watched it. fantastic. Oscar Isaac killed it. Loved his whole performance in part 1, to the point I didn't even notice how long the movie goes without the creature.

Monster was great too. No notes. The whole cottage arc was brilliantly adapted, save for one thing.

My main nitpicks were (and they really are just nitpicks) that the creature was a bit too sympathetic. I felt that the biggest tragedy from the novel wasn't merely the abuse the creature endured, but how that abuse transformed it. And in the movie the creature never actually becomes a monster, all his kills are effectively self defense.

I'm also not sure how I felt about the old man dying. The monster being rejected for simply his appearance and nature was a big part of the story for me. Giving people any plausible cause for their hatred sort of diminishes the impact of the creature's rejection by society.

But I also think those changes do support what the movie is trying to do by the end. And I liked the direction the ending took. Except the velocity with which it got there. After the amazing care and detail paid to the story up until the wedding, the last bit of the movie felt really rushed. The final exchange between Victor and the Creature was beautiful, but it felt like something had gone missing on the way there.

Anyways, it really is a great movie. So glad I got to see it in a theater.

Also, glad they kept one of the hardest lines from the book. "You may be my creator, but I am your master!" Chills, lol

dancing_cactuar posted...

Been a hot minute since I read the book, but

Victor was concerned about 3 things.

1. That they might reproduce and then who knows what would happen after that
2. Just because he was inherently good doesn't mean she would be
3. She might reject him causing him to become even more violent

Are there any jump scares in this movie? I actually just found a hidden theater nearby that is playing it (that I almost never go to), and I really want to go see it, but as someone who is super prone to jump scares Im a bit worried this one will have a few.

Other than that I would be super excited and prefer to go see it in the theater format, versus at home on Netflix.

DavidZ2844 posted...

Are there any jump scares in this movie? I actually just found a hidden theater nearby that is playing it (that I almost never go to), and I really want to go see it, but as someone who is super prone to jump scares Im a bit worried this one will have a few.

Other than that I would be super excited and prefer to go see it in the theater format, versus at home on Netflix.

There's maybe one jump scare if you want to stretch the definition of the term but its really not that kind of horror movie.

Smashingpmkns posted...

There's maybe one jump scare if you want to stretch the definition of the term but its really not that kind of horror movie.

Well ok, I think I can handle that. Thanks, much appreciated. Ill go see it tonight then.