[Shewolf]
+.♦.+ Diamond Dust +.♦.+
At first when I saw the Frankenweenie, I knew that they would had the same story as the old one.
But when I saw the commercials this week, I took a double take about how they added a Monster Turtle and a vampire cat. gonk
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Victor's not the only one who ends up with some "monster pets" so to speak. There's something chaotic and supernatural about the lightning that revives dead pets, and each time it does something different. There's a science fair coming up and all the kids are jealous when they learn that Victor brought Sparky back to life, so they want their own.
As for conflict, it's basically about people fearing what they don't understand, and accepting misfits. There's an eccentric new science teacher that all the kids really like, and with the science fair coming up, the kids become preoccupied with their science projects and experiments. One kid gets hurt and the town erupts in controversy, taking an anti-science stance for the usual "save the children" BS you see in real life. This only escalates when Victor brings Sparky back and all the other monster pets go on a rampage throughout the town.
Seriously, this is one of Burton's best films in a long time. I'm shocked that everyone is so bleh about it. I've found Burton hit-or-miss myself, but this is a seriously good film, and much better than the last two monster-themed kids movies.
ParaNorman was good, and
Hotel Transylvania was alright if a little too childish, but this film beats them all.
I'm a huge monster movie fan, and it's largely what I talk about more than anything else. This film is highly recommended. Don't be so jaded and cynical. Yeah, it's Burton, but this is Burton at his best.