"Guillermo del Toro has spent his career humanising monsters, once calling them the patron saints of our blissful imperfection, so his adaptation of Frankenstein was always going to be a match made in heaven. The Mexican film-maker's passion project turns Mary Shelley's famous novel about the dangers of hubris and playing God into a touching tale about generational trauma, parental abandonment and the healing power of forgiveness."
"Fantasy, horror and sci-fi, however, are genres that notoriously don't do well at the Academy Awards, apart from in the technical categories. Yes, Del Toro is one of the few film-makers to get a best picture Oscar for a fantasy/sci-fi film in 2018 for his amphibian love story, The Shape of Water, but that win was an exception, not the rule."
"As with his other films, Frankenstein is a macabre marvel to behold; shadowy rooms in dingy grand buildings, either lit by candles or a seemingly never-ending golden sunset, filled with grisly dismembered corpses, the skin partly peeled off. Elordi, who spent up to 10 hours a day in the makeup chair, is transformed into a Creature that looks more like a brooding cadaver than grotesque ogre."
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein adaptation reimagines Mary Shelley's classic novel as a narrative exploring generational trauma, parental abandonment, and forgiveness rather than solely focusing on hubris and playing God. Oscar Isaac portrays Victor, an eccentric scientist who brings a creature made from dead body parts to life, played by Jacob Elordi after extensive makeup application. The film blends horror, sci-fi, and melodrama through gothic fantasy aesthetics, featuring shadowy candlelit rooms and golden sunsets contrasting with Mia Goth's colorful insect-inspired costumes as Elizabeth. While del Toro previously won Best Picture for The Shape of Water, fantasy and sci-fi films rarely succeed in major Oscar categories, presenting significant challenges for this visually sumptuous and powerfully crafted adaptation.
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