In Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein
Guillermo del Toro breathes new life into the much filmed story of Frankenstein.
A brilliant but egotistical scientist brings a monstrous creature to life in a daring experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
Guillermo del Toro reimagines the genre-defining tale of one mad scientist’s desire to create life from the dead and his creation’s feelings of loneliness and rage when its creator rejects him, and it learns its origins.
Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus, was first published anonymously in 1818. Since its publication, there have been many adaptations, including horror movies like Universal’s Frankenstein (1931) and Hammer Films’ The Curse of Frankenstein (1957).
Guillermo del Toro breathes new life into the much filmed story of Frankenstein.
Author's summary: Del Toro revives Frankenstein.
- Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley (1818)
- Frankenstein by Universal (1931)
- The Curse of Frankenstein by Hammer Films (1957)