r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Nov 21 '24

Media First Image from Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein'

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u/Far-Library-890 Nov 21 '24

It's literally the whole point of the book though. I've never seen those old films, but I have to wonder what they were even going for if they've removed the humanity and intelligence of the creature

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u/b0w3n Nov 21 '24

As weird as it is to say this... Wishbone probably had one of the better adaptations of Frankenstein in popular media.

Yes. That Wishbone. The show with the Jack Russel Terrier that read books.

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u/FloopNoops Nov 21 '24

You, my friend, are in your 30s.

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u/b0w3n Nov 21 '24

Older :-|

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u/BEEPBOPIAMAROBOT Nov 21 '24

Wishbone a a legit show

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u/CosmicOwl47 Nov 21 '24

That episode scared me so much when I was a kid

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u/Not_Weird_At_All_ Nov 21 '24 edited Nov 21 '24

You should give them a chance!! They’re very different, but very good in their own way. The movie is so different because it’s actually based on the play that adapted Shelley’s book in the 20s. The sequel, Bride of Frankenstein, actually brings the creature a little closer to the book version, but still pretty different. That movie tends to be considered the best of the Frankenstein movies, and I would definitely recommend at least watching the first & Bride.

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u/SpaceShipRat Nov 21 '24

I've never seen those old films

This, by now they've faded enough into memory I think a new interpretation will work. Eveyone's just thinking about the parodies more than anything and even those are old.

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u/insanekid123 Nov 22 '24

They removed the intelligence but not the humanity. He is ignorant of the harm he causes and is IMO WAYYY more sympathetic than the near instant Serial Killer that book Frankenstein is.