HiveComb

Ha, yes, that's what I recommend to people as a better retelling of Frankenstein than the new Frankenstein movie, particularly in the female agency afforded Bella that isn't developed enough in the modern retelling by Del Toro. That's why it disappointed me - the female lead was changed, her death changed, but I wanted more of her and her thoughts. I loved Poor Things and saw the movie twice and read the book - yet funnily enough, in the last hour of writing this story, didn't even think about it. For weeks I've been thinking about what if Elizabeth fell in love with the monster? And then I wanted to push it further - what if she was a creator? What if she loved her creation? What if she fell in love with her, how would she manage? How would they live? Could they live? And then, isn't she as bad as Victor, in control of her creation by not telling her the entire truth? But what if the lie was a kindness? What if love came first, above all else?

Poor Things is brilliant! It's one of the best movies I've seen in the last few years.