This article discusses changes made from the source material for Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein," just in case you consider that a spoiler.

The most impressive part of Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" is how it understands the most interesting element from the original book: this story's main character, Victor Frankenstein, kind of sucks. Much has been written about how book Victor abandons his own creation mere seconds after he comes to life, but not enough has been written about how indecisive Victor is, how often he procrastinates, and how he dwells in self-pity.

When the monster in the book asks him to build another creature for him to live with, Victor says yes, but then procrastinates for several months. He eventually builds the new creature, but decides to trash the pr

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