"The latest adaptation of Frankenstein, directed by Guillermo del Toro for Netflix, appears to be recentering the story on the creature (Jacob Elordi) and his perspective on his creator (Oscar Isaac). After being kept in the shadows, the creature takes center stage in the latest trailer, and we even get to hear his (surprisingly articulate) voice. Check out the trailer below: "My maker told his tale," the creature says, "And I... will tell you mine." This trailer positions the creature as the hero, with the doctor shown as an angry villain. "If you are not to award me love," the creature warns, "then I will indulge in rage.""
"This may seem like a radical take on the classic Frankenstein story, but the original monster is more than just a fumbling brute. In the book, the creature isn't just vocal, but surprisingly eloquent, explaining his opinions on philosophy, ethics, and his own existence. This is a character who alludes to Paradise Lost when he says, "Many times I considered Satan as the fitter emblem of my condition; for often, like him, when I viewed the bliss of my protectors, the bitter gall of envy rose within me." He can definitely provide voiceover for a trailer."
Guillermo del Toro's Netflix adaptation recenters Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on the creature, presenting him as the protagonist and granting him articulate voice. The trailer gives prominence to the creature (played by Jacob Elordi) and frames Victor Frankenstein (played by Oscar Isaac) as an angry, antagonistic maker. The creature speaks with rhetorical force, promising to tell his own tale and warning that denied love may produce rage. The original novel portrays the creature as intellectually and morally engaged, referencing works like Paradise Lost and wrestling with whether creator or creation deserves destruction.
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