Recently I went to the movies to see Hunger Games: Catching Fire (another movie based on a book), and I
saw a trailer that was very…what should I say?…interesting. From the mind of
great director Stuart Beattie comes I,
Frankenstein.
I, Frankenstein is
not a movie adaptation of the novel, nor is it the latest new gadget from
apple; instead, it is a modern day “sequel” of sorts to the original story. Remember
how the Monster told Watson he had no reason to live after his creator died?
Yeah, well apparently Pedro did not kill himself because 200 years later, he is
still alive and is living among us in the modern world. He even has a name now;
he goes by Adam (hmm interesting name choice). This movie is riddled with
references to the Bible, with a villain called Neberius, who is leader of the demons
and one of the originally angels that fell from Heaven during Satan’s rebellion
against god. It is Adam’s (I still like the name Pedro better) job to save the
human race against the battle between the gargoyles and the demons.
Enjoy the trailer folks.
So that was cool, Right guys? Drama, action, explosions, and
flying gargoyles! It looks like Adam even has a love interest. I guess it was a
good thing that Victor Frankenstein didn’t create a female monster after all,
because based on this trailer, it seems like things are going to go very well for
Adam and this blonde chick, who doesn’t think he’s actually a monster.
Honestly I would probably not pay money to see this movie,
but maybe some people will! This is obviously commercial fiction, but the fact
that this exists raises some pressing questions. Should people attempt to make
sequels to classic tales? Do these sequels (often times written for commercial rather
than literary purpose) take away from the importance of the classic?
Also another bit of information I found while researching
this movie: it’s based off of a graphic novel. In case you didn’t want to think
about the answer to the previous question, here’s another question for you
guys: do you think graphic novels could be considered literature? (That one was
for you, Athena.)
