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Frankenstacular Dark Drama
Halloween is just around the corner, folks. In time for this scarily-fun occassion, I decided to see Frankenweenie this weekend. Opened in theatres on October 5th, this Disney black-and-white film is directed by Tom Burto, with voice talents of Charlie Tahan, Winona Ryder, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara and Martin Landau. As for the box office, the movie is not doing so bad at all. It's only been on for three days.
I like how the kids characters' were adapted from other movie characters. The protagonist kid Victor is a son of the Frankensteins. Edgar "E" Gore, is assumed to be the son of Hunchback of Notre Dame's Igor. The black-and-white concept adds up to the old setting and horror-like atmosphere. The drama was so moving in the story. I'm personally a pet-lover and the scene of losing Victor's dog made me shed tears.
It was supposedly a comedy horror-film, but I felt that it was more of a dark drama. I saw it as a mad-scientist themed, crossed the boundary between life and death. I should say It's more for mature kids. The scene where Sparky the dog, after he came to life again, walked to the pet cemetery and laid down on his grave actually made sense. He was technically soul-less. It would still lead him back where he belonged -- the grave.
The end was not frustrating at all. I don't want this post to be a 'spoiler alert 'so I will leave it all up to you. Like I said, it made me cry - not once, but twice. But in the end, it brought smile to my face and made me love my dogs more.
Overall Rating: 7.5/10