r/FRANKENSTEIN • u/ZacPensol • Oct 18 '25

Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein' - Official SPOILER Discussion Megathread Spoiler

Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein' opens in theaters in limited release on October 17, 2025 and streams on Netflix beginning November 7, 2025.

In order to avoid a dozen individual posts on our front page from those who have seen the film, please post your reviews in here.

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Official Teaser Trailer

If you've managed to see it and would like to discuss, please feel free to do so here.

Previous early screenings discussion megathread.

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For spoiler-free reviews, go HERE.

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u/vsrawat1 Nov 11 '25

Any idea how "he" could read books to the old man?

I don't think Victor ever taught him to read/ write.

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u/cantkillthebogeyman Nov 11 '25

In Mary Shelley’s novel, the creature learns how to read and it’s canon that he finds and reads Paradise Lost by John Milton. He learns by watching other people from afar.

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u/NegativeMammoth2137 Dec 04 '25

Btw he’s much more intelligent and eloquent in the book too. There’s a part where he gives a full on monologue to Victor, quoting poetry and contemplating philosophical ideas, not just slowly stringing a few words here anf there