I love it, but it is strikingly male, though far closer to the original than most interpretations.
If the apocalypse comes, beep me.
Buffy ,'Selfless'
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P.M. Marc - Oct 23, 2018 6:25:57 am PDT #1781 of 3463
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
-t - Oct 23, 2018 7:24:36 am PDT #1782 of 3463
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's too long since I read the original, I don't feel like I can have a worthwhile reaction to this interpretation without remembering it better.
Zenkitty - Oct 23, 2018 10:15:19 am PDT #1783 of 3463
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Katie and I saw both of them back to back. We were so blown away by the performances and the interpretation, we didn't really talk about the female representation, beyond that it was, as you say, very much a male perspective. I don't recall a Strong Female Character in the original, but it has been a couple decades since I read it. I wonder if Mary Shelley was making a bit of a point, mostly leaving female influence out of her Men Ain't Gods manifesto.
-t - Oct 23, 2018 2:55:35 pm PDT #1784 of 3463
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, I was thinking about how Dracula is so very Other and how Victor Frankenstein very much is not. He's a young, wealthy, white man with gobs of education and opportunity. And the creature, well, he's maybe more Uncanny Valley than Other.
It's only a half-formed thought, but I feel like I'm almost on to something.
Connie Neil - Oct 23, 2018 3:04:15 pm PDT #1785 of 3463
brillig
In the book, the creature is philosophical and thoughful, even with Abby Normal's brain. (Brain from a hung murderer, wasn't it?)
erikaj - Oct 29, 2018 1:50:33 pm PDT #1786 of 3463
Always Anti-fascist!
Hey, sorry for skipping ahead, but just sharing a review of something I watched last week.http://bohemiancrip.blogspot.com/2018/10/bohemian-crip-watches-movies-maudie-2017.html
Steph L. - Nov 10, 2018 6:31:10 pm PST #1787 of 3463
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
We finally saw Venom, and I don't know what I expected, but that was DELIGHTFUL. And fairly gay.
Tom Scola - Nov 11, 2018 7:35:36 pm PST #1788 of 3463
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I have the day off tomorrow, so I'm going to see a screening of Mauvais Sang, starring a 22-year-old Juliette Binoche.
Jessica - Nov 16, 2018 4:43:00 am PST #1789 of 3463
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Laura - Nov 16, 2018 5:05:01 am PST #1790 of 3463
Our wings are not tired.
Thank you for the most excellent entertainment, Mr. Goldman. RIP