FRANKENSTEIN (2025) (film review by Evelyn C. Leeper)

[Philip De Parto]

The following commentary is reprinted with permission from:

THE MT VOID
12/12/25 -- Vol. 44, No. 24, Whole Number 2410

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FRANKENSTEIN (2025)  (film review by Evelyn C. Leeper): 

This is the latest in the long line of
adaptations of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN. It starts (as few of
them do) with the Creature chasing Victor over the ice in the
Arctic, and Victor telling his story to a ship's captain, just as
Shelley described.

From there, though, writer/director Guillermo del Toro changes the
story considerably. Victor's career, the introduction of
Harlander, the roles of Elizabeth and William, ... all of these
are changed.

A few random observations:

The first image of the tower and the light is reminiscent of
images in THE NINTH GATE.

How does the Creature learn to read? There is no way for the blind
man to teach him Or for that matter, for him to teach his
granddaughter).

The Creature is very much a Christ figure here, first constructed
on a cross as if crucified, and later not just driven from the old
man's hut, but killed and then "born again", coming back to life
on his own.

Jacob Elordi is 6'5" tall, and Oscar Isaac is 5'8". This makes
showing the giant size of the Creature easier in scenes of just
the two of them, though ultimately I expect some special effects
were used as well.

Released streaming 07 November 2025; currently streaming on
Netflix.

Film Credits:
<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1312221/reference>

What others are saying:
<https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/frankenstein_2025>