“Frankenstein” redefines the lines between “Victor Frankenstein” and the “Monster”

“Frankenstein” redefines the lines between “Victor Frankenstein” and the “Monster”

Sarah Chaudhry, The Statesman’s Arts & Culture Editor, alongside the “Frankenstein” (2025) movie poster. The film premiered in theaters on Oct. 17 and adapts Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” (1818). SARAH CHAUDHRY/THE STATESMAN Disclaimer: I have never read “Frankenstein.” And caution, spoilers! You must live under a rock if you’ve never heard of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” (1818). For a long time, Shelley’s story has been twisted into a common m…