Aaron Eckhart’s character, Frankenstein, finds himself caught in a war between two immortal clans in new release “I, Frankenstein.”
It’s alive!
Whether it’s date night or a time for some personal relaxation, a movie with good-looking actors and a large amount of action-oriented scenes will certainly get your blood flowing.
Among this year’s new releases, “I, Frankenstein,” is a film that will fulfill any empty space when it comes to hand-to-hand combat.
The cast included Aaron Eckhart, from “Olympus Has Fallen,” Miranda Otto from “The Lord of The Rings,” Bill Nighy from “Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1” and a handful of lesser known actors to bring it all to life.
In high school, most teachers require their students to read “Frankenstein.” Now, there’s a new movie.
Unfortunately, if someone wanted to really learn the story of “Frankenstein,” I wouldn’t suggest throwing the book under the bed and popping in the film.
Although, many references to the book made it into the film.
Specifically, memorable lines such as “it’s alive.”
The basic plot of the movie was the trial of good versus evil.
There is Frankenstein, portrayed as an actual human being instead of a large green monster as the original depiction goes, and there is the man with a scientist trying to recreate the process to build an army.
Besides the feud between Frankenstein and the man, there is a war between gargoyles and demons. The war should be invisible to humans but it’s hard to see how that’s even possible.
With any superhero movie, I’ve learned that there’s a fine line between creating a masterpiece and creating a corny imitation with an overabundance of fighting to mask the inability to really capture the story.
In this case, it’s about 50-50. Frankenstein isn’t really a superhero as much as he is a classic.
There were enough battle scenes to balance out the very obvious corny parts that just give you a strange uncomfortable feeling.
Storylines and character development are important subject matters that any viewer of the film will learn to overlook, especially because it’s not an extremely long film and the actors aren’t well-known.
It’s risky business to produce a title with a cast of people you’ve never seen before.
But don’t worry, students. The film makes up for the cheesiness with well-done graphics of demon destruction and gargoyle ascendance. You don’t have to read the book to know what’s happening at all times, and if certain parts don’t interest you, sit back and just admire the effects and the faces.
Story by Katrina Yarbrough, Staff writer
