he wasn’t technically a monster in appearance at all in the book. just a nice guy that looks kinda sickly.
and then people had a problem with how Del Toro depicted the character in his adaptation even though his take is actually much closer than other adaptations including closer-to-the-text-than-usual Kenneth Branagh one.
However, my favorite one is played by Clancy Brown because it is so low-key and it relies more heavily on Brown’s acting.
Fan fact, in the original book, Frankenstein was a self-taught intellectual who was made a monster inside out by human selfishness and prejudice.
he wasn’t technically a monster in appearance at all in the book. just a nice guy that looks kinda sickly.
and then people had a problem with how Del Toro depicted the character in his adaptation even though his take is actually much closer than other adaptations including closer-to-the-text-than-usual Kenneth Branagh one.
However, my favorite one is played by Clancy Brown because it is so low-key and it relies more heavily on Brown’s acting.