Frankenstein (2025) directed by Guillermo del Toro. This is a visually stunning film with some wonderful special effects. There are some derivations from the novel, but the core story and themes still shine through. Oscar Isaacs does well as Victor Frankenstein, having played this role once before in Ex Machina. Jacob Elordi brings a tenderness to the Creature that transforms into grief and loss and rage as the film progresses. Knowledge kills!
Streaming on Netflix.
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The way that a pack of wolves is portrayed in the film is my main complaint. It play into the clichés and tropes of wolves that have been put forth throughout most of European history. The wolves here are bloodthirsty and violent. They display a projection of human violence onto them that has been discredited by modern science. It's a shame that del Toro falls into the easy trap of the mythic marauding predatory wolf.
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It's also interesting that del Toro shifts any violence perpetrated by the Creature to Victor Frankenstein. The blood is literally on Victor's hands, as well as figuratively since he wears red leather gloves throughout the film.
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