feminist aka Frankenstein with Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale and Penélope Cruz

In November last year Guillermo del Toro depicted in films and starred on Netflix in its film adaptation Frankensteinwith Jacob Lordi as the “monstruo” and Oscar Isaac as the scientific “stain” on the skin and the unrepentant person who creates it.

A living dead man formed from the remains of corpses, the story tells of the criminals of society as the man plays the role of Lord God, of the paper monster as a witness to the demons of the society that brings him and on a deeper level, just like what we create, we also destroy our acaba.

The idea of ​​giving her a “message” to Frankenstein was not new, and in 1935 there was a film starring Boris Karloff in which such a thing happened, though the romance never allowed it to flourish. More than 90 years later, the actress and filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaaltras su éxito tras la camera con Dark hija (2021), gives this monster’s companion new life, convirtiéndola en heroina feminista del #MeToowith an explicit mention, although the film was set in Chicago in the 1930s.

He insists on the romantic dimension of the monster, “poor” Frankenstein, condemned to exile and solitude by his own conditions, Christian Bale she puts skin to skin as she questions a “local” doctor (Annette Bening) who “builds” her a new way to dispose of corpses.

In keeping with the story’s usual gothic aesthetic mixed with this Chicago that looks like Batman’s Gotham, the new story turns out to be an unredeemed punk girl named Ida (Jessie Buckley) who unleash all your destructive instincts when you find yourself completely dead and need to use it. Still, yes this time, the romance between Frankenstein and his prosperous new life to balance.

A tiras con la vida

It takes place during the “Prohibition” period, which banned alcohol in the United States from 1920 to 1933, giving enormous power to mobsters who sold it, such as the famous Al Capone, Gyllenhaal builds dark Chicago humming streetsguys with stetson hats and pistols easily in a world of corruption and lust.

The ex-concubine of the head of the lower funds, among many other abused women, this criminal He is a mix between a classic gangster and Jeffrey Epstein in a way that caters to the economic weakness of young women to satisfy their instincts. Similarly, enunciate your words often and shorten your tongue for pure sadistic pleasure.

Ida/BucKley is a Tarantino-esque “furious rookie”.a type of Harley Quinn (a comic character played by Margot Robbie), an anti-system and scribbler who sets out against this cruel and sad world, accompanied by Frankenstein/Bale, who follows the play with more passion than conviction.

And while, as in the classic story, the “monsters” are blinded by a society that juggles books on their doorstep, in this case the appearance is considered to be bad because it has a landscape aspect. por su parte Penelope Cruzbecoming an aspiring police detective (her female status unknown) and her corrupt partner (Peter Sarsgaard) in a few more steps, though always one step further.

From the Mafia to the Fred Astaire films (which also made it home), from pure classic terror with this grungy and dirty laboratory where corpses are reanimated in the presence of brutal police officers, Novelty! how are you an unforgettable rollercoaster that goes through all parts without stopping too much at any station.

It plows through the film with power, with this Buckley going through the twists and turns bit by bit it pays offnot because you have to exploit until you exploit too much and all is fury and anger and chaos. The film contains some spectacular moments such as the opening scene or the frequent and late night club scenes.

Gyllenhaal wanted to make a movie that was like a punch in the eye, a kind of delirious war cry #MeToo y, although good ideas do not fail them, at the end it comes to the fore with a pile of strong plates to those with the clearest direction.