00:00Okay, imagine this, it's freezing outside, wind howling, leaves swirling around your feet, and you're standing in front of an
00:07old theater that hasn't changed in decades. The kind of place that feels like it's holding secrets. The kind of
00:12place where you know something legendary is about to happen.
00:15That's the vibe Guillermo del Toro is bringing to Frankenstein. And not just any Frankenstein is Frankenstein. A story he's
00:23been chasing for nearly 50 years. And now? It's finally real. It's happening. And it's coming to Netflix. Now I
00:31know we hear this kind of stuff all the time. Biggest release, most emotional adaptation, all the fancy words. But
00:38let me be real with you. This one hits different. Because this isn't just a horror flick.
00:43This is Guillermo del Toro turning his entire soul inside out and pouring it into a story that shaped his
00:48whole creative life. This is pain, beauty, regret, obsession, loneliness, love, and death, all wrapped into two and a half
00:56hours of gothic cinema that's gonna haunt us in the best way. Let me tell you why.
01:01Del Toro has always had this, way of making monsters feel human, and humans feel like monsters. Think Pan's Labyrinth,
01:08think The Shape of Water. Those weren't just fantasy. They were therapy in the form of film. Frankenstein? That's like
01:15the final chapter of that emotional journey. The ultimate monster. The ultimate creator.
01:20It's literally about what happens when you try to play God, and what it costs you when you fail. And
01:26get this, he calls it a Miltonian tragedy. Which sounds kinda poetic and vague, right? But it means he's treating
01:32this story like it's epic and biblical, not just spooky science fiction.
01:36He's digging deep into what it means to be alive. What it means to be rejected. What it means to
01:42make something, and then abandon it. That hits hard.
01:45Now let's talk about that cast, because this lineup? It's like he reached into our dream journal and pulled out
01:51the perfect actors. Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein.
01:54Are you kidding me? That man was born to play emotionally tortured geniuses. You've seen him in Dune, in Moon
02:01Night Dude knows how to go from gentle to terrifying in a blank. Imagine him screaming over a slab of
02:06reanimated flesh. I'm already crying. And Jacob Lorty is the monster. That one's interesting. We know him from Euphoria, where
02:14he plays someone you can't stand but also feel weirdly sorry for. Perfect energy for a creature who didn't ask
02:20to be made, didn't ask to be hated, but is forced to walk through a world that fears him.
02:24Then there's Mia Goth. If you've seen Pearl, you know this woman is fearless. She brings that raw, unfiltered pain
02:31to every role. So when she shows up in Frankenstein, you already know we're getting something electric. And Christoph Waltz
02:38is Dr. Praetorius? That's a chef's kiss casting move. This guy lives for characters that smile while planning something horrifying.
02:46He's not just gonna steal scenes he's gonna leave us questioning everything. Let me break it down like this, Oscar
02:52Isaac, torture genius with a god
02:54complex, Jacob Lorty, tragic, rejected creation, Mia Goth, emotional chaos in human form, Christoph Waltz, creepy, charismatic wild card, and
03:05that's not even the whole list. We're talking Charles Dance. David Bradley. Felix Kammerer. Every name on this cast list
03:12is dripping with gravitas. Every actor brings depth. No weak links. This cast is a storm. But the story?
03:19The story is where it really breaks your heart. It sticks close to Mary Shelley's original 1818 novel. Which means
03:26it's not about lightning bolts and pitchforks. It's about fear. And grief. And obsession. Victor Frankenstein becomes so obsessed with
03:35defeating death that he creates life from corpses. But the second that creation opens its eyes? He panics. He runs.
03:42He rejects it. And that one decision? It ruins everything.
03:45Because the creature's not a villain. Because the creature's not a villain. He's not evil. He's just, alone. Imagine waking
03:52up in a body that isn't yours, in a world that hates you, and the one person who could explain
03:56it all just abandons you. That's the soul of this movie. Del Toro isn't holding back. He's making this film
04:03feel like a war between love and fear. Between father and son. Between creator and creation. He said in an
04:09interview, this is my biography.
04:11And when a director says something like that. You know it's personal. And visually? Oh man. If you've seen even
04:18a single still from this movie, you already know it's stunning. There's this image that dropped last year, showing Victor
04:24in his crumbling lab, surrounded by bones and dust and shadows. It doesn't even look real. It looks like a
04:30nightmare painting. Del Toro's gothic style is on full blast. Ruins. Rot. Decay. Beauty and destruction. That's the vibe. You
04:40can almost hear the creaky
04:41floorboards and smell the candle wax. It's moody. It's eerie. It's absolutely hypnotizing. And this isn't just CGI madness either.
04:50He's using practical effects wherever possible, with real sets and props. Everything feels tangible. You could almost reach out and
04:57touch it if you weren't too afraid to. And here's something I love, Netflix is actually giving this film a
05:03theatrical run before it drops on streaming. That never happens. But for Frankenstein? They're breaking the rules. It's premiering at
05:10the Toronto
05:11International Film Festival. So if you're lucky enough to get tickets, you'll see it in a real theater before it
05:17lands on Netflix. That's how confident they are. Production-wise, it's been a long road. The strikes in 2023 delayed
05:24everything. But Del Toro kept the vision alive. Even when things were falling apart, he kept posting photos, kept location
05:32scouting, kept believing. And when filming finally started in March 2024, it was like everything snapped into place. They shot
05:40in Toronto.
05:40In London. On a real boat that's gonna be central to the story. Even the mayor of Toronto had to
05:46step in and give props during a press conference. That's how massive this thing is. And after filming wrapped in
05:52June 2024, they moved right into post-production. Del Toro is not rushing this. He's taking his time. Every frame
06:00is being sculpted like a painting. Every sound effect, every musical note, is crafted to stir emotion. You're not just
06:07going to watch Frankenstein. You're going to feel it in your boat.
06:10It comes out November 2025. Set your reminder on Netflix right now, because this isn't just another movie night. This
06:19is an event. And here's what makes this release even more special. It's not a one and done. Del Toro
06:24is also working on the buried giant in a vampire project called Vampire Tapestry. He's building a whole world of
06:31dark, beautiful, aching stories. And Frankenstein? It's the beating heart of that universe.
06:36So, if you're into gothic horror, or character-driven stories, or just wanna see what happens when a brilliant filmmaker
06:43finally gets to make his dream project this is it. This is the moment. This is your moment too.
06:48Because if you've ever felt rejected, if you've ever wondered why someone you loved walked away, if you've ever created
06:54something, only to feel like it didn't belong in this world, Frankenstein is your story. We all have a little
07:00monster in us. And we all have a little creator too. So here's what I want you to do. Drop
07:05a comment and tell me what part of Frankenstein's story hits you the hardest. Is it the loneliness?
07:10The obsession? The heartbreak? I wanna hear your thoughts, because we're building a community here. A place for the outsiders,
07:18the dreamers, the artists, the broken, the brave.
07:22And if this video made you feel something? Like. Subscribe. Share it with a friend who needs to hear it.
07:28Let's spread this story the way stories are meant to be spread heart to heart.
07:31Because Frankenstein isn't just a movie. It's a mirror. And maybe, just maybe, we're all a little more human than
07:39we thought. And you know what really floors me? The fact that this story, written over 200 years ago, still
07:45speaks to us now.
07:46Like, Mary Shelley was only 18 when she wrote it. 18. She was mourning the loss of a child, wrestling
07:53with love and grief and philosophy, and she created one of the most powerful metaphors for loneliness and rejection that
07:59still rips us open today.
08:00You ever felt like you didn't belong? Like no one understood you? Like you were put together wrong, or made
08:07for something the world doesn't want? That's the creature. That's all of us. Every scar we hide, every tear we
08:14swallow, every night we sit awake wondering what we did wrong this story sees that. Del Toro sees that. And
08:20he's telling it in a way that doesn't look away.
08:22And this isn't just a horror film. This is therapy wrapped in candles and fog. It's about trying to control
08:28something we were never meant to control. Trying to make sense of the mess inside our heads and hearts. And
08:33sometimes, making a monster in the process. But that monster's not the enemy.
08:38The real villain is fear. Fear of difference. Fear of failure. Fear of pain. And Frankenstein's biggest tragedy is that
08:46no one not victor, not society, not even the creature was ever brave enough to love without fear.
08:51And maybe that's the lesson. Maybe that's the thing we carry from this movie. To love the things we make.
08:57To stand by them, even when they scare us. To see the beauty in the broken. Because we're all stitched
09:03together from moments of joy and grief and rage and love. And that's what makes us human.
09:07So when November rolls around and this film drops, don't just watch it. Feel it. Let it open you up.
09:14Let it break you a little, in the best way. Because that's what great stories do. They don't just entertain
09:19us. They show us who we are. And if this story connects with you the way I know it will,
09:25then welcome. You're not alone.
09:27We're building something here. A place for people who feel too much. For people who believe monsters deserve love too.
09:34Because in the end, maybe being a little monstrous just means being a little more real.
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