Man is the True Monster.
Frankenstein is a 2015 updated adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, directed by Bernard Rose, the same guy who directed Candyman starring Xavier Samuel, Danny Huston, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Tony Todd.
The story is set in Los Angeles, and told from the perspective of the Monster. Abandoned after creation, he is confronted by violence from the world around him and must learn how to cope with the horrifying reality of humanity.
This movie provides examples of the following tropes:
- Accidental Murder: Adam kills Wanda, a friendly prostitute, by snapping her spine. Then he accidentally kills Eddie, the blind homeless man and his only friend.
- When Victor tries to kill Adam, Elizabeth tries to stop him, only for Victor to accidentally slice her neck open.
- Blind and the Beast: Eddie befriends and takes pity on Adam, in which a bond forms for a short time. It takes a tragic turn, however, when he and Wanda are accidentally killed by him.
- Boom, Headshot!: Office Banks shoots Adam in the head to avenge the cop he brutally kills. Unfortunately, this does not kill Adam. Adam later returns the favor.
- The Cameo: Tony Todd appears in this movie as a blind homeless man who Adam befriends.
- Does Not Know His Own Strength: Adam doesn't realize until it's too late that his inhuman strength has deadly consequences.
- Disposable Sex Worker: Wanda, though not by intention as explained above.
- Frankenstein's Monster: With a more modern take.
- Parental Abandonment: Adam is abandoned by Victor and Elizabeth.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: After having been deemed as a failure and abandoned by his creators and being treated as a monster during his wanderings, Adam pursues the people who have done him wrong and get revenge for their cruelty.
- Self-Immolation: Adam does this to himself along with Elizabeth's body.
- Setting Update: The film adaptation takes place in modern day Los Angeles.
- Shoot the Dog: A literal and tragic example. The stray dog that Adam befriended get shot by police trying to arrest him. In response, Adam beats the cop to death.
- That Thing Is Not My Child!: When Adam refers to Elizabeth as his mother to authorities and she is brought in to see him, she denies knowing who he is.
