Frankenstein (and Hugo Dramatics)

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Frankenstein, 2025 movie. Probably I have at some point watched a movie for the Hugos that I wasn't going to watch otherwise and enjoyed it, but generally I am not terrible at knowing what I like, and boy was I not Goth enough for this. Gorgeous costumes but so tediously over-the-top and on-the-nose dialogue-wise, except for when the dialogue didn't make sense at all (I don't think Elizabeth's dying words made grammatical sense, let alone plot sense). And I just did not at any point care. (And I'm a little hesitant to say this in case one of them was someone's native accent, but it seemed like everyone was doing a weird voice?) The odds were not great that someone was going to make a movie in 2025 with something new or interesting to say about the Frankenstein story, but I think that's what it would have taken, for me. Otherwise, it was just an opera (familiar story, heightened/overwrought/unrealistic plot beats, lavish sets and spectacle) without any cool singing, and for me I need the music. Or emotional investment. Or something.

Cut for ranking discussion:

So the real question is, how am I ranking it with respect to Mickey 17, and I think my answer is that I was more interested in Mickey 17's project even if it ultimately didn't deliver. Leaving me with:

Sinners
KPop Demon Hunters
Superman
Mickey 17
Frankenstein
(not watching Andor)

KPDH was a delight and I regret that I can't simultaneously rank it and Sinners first. I would guess that more Hugo voters saw Sinners than KPDH and that it will win, but the power of nostalgia and franchises is strong in the Hugos so I wouldn't count out Superman either.