The Island
The Island: The Unexpected Frankenstein
This weekend I watched the movie I, Frankenstein, and I was thinking to myself “Wow, this movie is a complete butchering of Mary Shelley’s original novel. Then I began to think about all the influences the original Frankenstein has had in Hollywood, the good and the bad. I started with the obvious, the sequels: Bride of Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein, Frankenhooker, etc. etc. Then I thought about the not so obvious, movies like Blade Runner and Robocop, or shows like Star Trek: TNG and Almost Human. Then it hit me, “What about The Island? I mean sure, it’s a little too much Michael Bay and the second half of it is all action, but the essence of Frankenstein is definitely in there. Incidentally enough, there is an actual movie called Frankenstein Island which is a completely different concept.
CINEPHILIA MEDIA 