more Frankenstein 2025 burbling: I love how the angel is St. Michael
Victor sees himself as conquering and slaying death. it makes perfect sense. first of all, literal war is a huge sub-theme of the movie's exploration of People treating Other People Like things. secondly, he prayed to St. Michael to guide his steps and his steps were guided by a sense of battle, only for him to realize that going into the world as if constantly fighting with it leads down a destructive path. the logical end of war, of battle, is death- literal, or figurative death of the spirit
it's up there with Bride of Christ/Frankenstein in symbols I will be rock-tumbling in my mind for ages to come













