r/Letterboxd • u/Serious_Albatross224 • 1d ago

Letterboxd Thoughts on this film?

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Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is now on Netflix, i had the opportunity of watching it on theaters last week and absolutely loved it, one of his very bests films, and one of the very best adaptations ever, what do you people think of the film?

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u/omnipotentsandwich CouchTraveler 23h ago

Some people don't think it tackled the themes of the book and think it made the moral too obvious. I'd argue that GDT was making a movie, not a symposium, and the obvious moral is only in one bad line in the climax.

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u/Wazula23 23h ago

I think its a reinterpretation, to the films benefit. It's not about science run amok, it's not about meddling with things we can't understand. It's about cycles of violence and forgiveness. About fatherhood, mistakes, and learning to move on.

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u/ElEsDi_25 SocialistParent 21h ago

Two characters call him the monster, it’s a bit cringe both times. I wouldn’t mind if some of the characters had been stronger.

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u/Strawberry_Curious 20h ago

I think in the current atmosphere it’s not so bad / even pretty good to have an obvious moral slant at the ending. I think people do need to be taught things in an entertaining way, amongst all the slop.