Long awaited Guillermo del Toro said Frankenstein The film was one of the most personal projects of his life.
Speaking after the film’s premiere at the London Film Festival, the 61-year-old director said large parts of the story reflected his own feelings and experiences.
He explained that Mary Shelley’s original novel always felt very personal to him and described it as an autobiography of her soul.
Del Toro said her book has been a bible for him since the beginning of his career, shaping the way he views monsters and humanity.
The Oscar-winning director tried to bring it on Frankenstein To life for about twenty years.
However, his dream finally became a reality with the help of Netflix.
The film featured Jacob Elordi as the Creature and Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankensteinwith del Toro adding to its familiar gothic atmosphere and emotional depth.
He said that the novel’s ideas about unity and belonging speak to his creative journey.
The star also noted that Mary Shelley’s difficult relationship with her father inspired the story’s central conflict between creator and creation.
Jacob praised del Toro for giving the film such emotional truth, saying he understood Mary Shelley through del Toro and saw the creature as an extension of the director’s own feelings.
The film drew attention for its beauty and soul, reminding audiences why del Toro is one of cinema’s most passionate storytellers.