In Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein
Guillermo del Toro breathes new life into the much filmed story of Frankenstein, a genre defining tale of one mad scientist’s desire to create life from the dead.
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.
Mary Shelley’s novel – Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus – was first published, anonymously, in 1818. Since its publication, there have been many takes on the novel.
- Universal’s Frankenstein (1931)
- Hammer Films’ The Curse of Frankenstein (1957, released as a Limited 4K UHD earlier this month)
Author summary: Guillermo del Toro revives Frankenstein.