Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Kenneth Branagh's 1994 adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel is a faithful gothic horror focused on themes of scientific hubris, creation, abandonment, and tragic revenge. It prioritizes atmospheric storytelling, character drama, and the monster's pathos over any modern political messaging. No identity politics, diversity quotas, social justice lectures, or progressive agendas; the all-white, period-accurate cast and universal human themes (prejudice against the "other") align with the 1818 source material, not contemporary wokeness.