Frankenstein has long been a tale about loving something that the world calls wrong and absurd. Guillermo del Toro understands that idea better than most. The Shape of Water fans already know how he turns monstrous looking creatures into such innocent and pure beings that it almost feels sacred. He goes back to the beginning in this one. He takes a look at Mary Shelley’s original question and asks it in his own voice. But this time in a way that feels almost ethereal, visually. This new Frankenstein is hardly the cold and gothic version we’ve known before. It’s warmer and more human than the humans in the movie themselves. Del Toro doesn’t focus on science or horror. That's not his priority here. He looks at the emotions that govern grief. And how it drives creation and the subsequent guilt that follows. He focuses on the beauty of trying to bring something dead back to life. The movie mirrors The Shape of Water in spirit. They are tales of the absurd and of love that dare to show how tenderness and monstrosity can live in the same body.Disclaimer: This article reflects the writers' opinions. Readers' discretion is advised. Frankenstein and The Shape of Water as twin parables of love and monstrosity View this post on Instagram Instagram PostDel Toro's new movie is about a man who cannot accept loss. And what happens to such a man? He decides to play God. Love saves a lonely woman in The Shape of Water. Love ruins a lonely man in Frankenstein. These stories show people who reach across impossible boundaries to touch something beyond what they are made of. It heals in one movie. And it burns in the other. Del Toro uses this contrast to explore the thin line between devotion and destruction. Frankenstein is made of the exact thing that made The Shape of Water so moving. Del Toro’s camera lingers on faces and on hands reaching out to one another to feel the skin of the dead and the alive. He takes horror and makes it heartbreakingly beautiful. The monster becomes a symbol of longing. Del Toro’s storytelling makes you see that both of these movies are speaking in the same language of empathy and the pain of wanting to be understood. Frankenstein has small moments that move you. Certain pauses, looks, dialogues speak more than the words in the movie. Del Toro treats monsters as mirrors. The Amphibian Man reflects Elisa’s hope. The Creature reflects Victor’s grief. It ultimately delivers the thought that love can either heal or destroy depending on how it's held. These horror movies are not the traditional kind but that's already established. These are lessons or parables in the sense that they teach about kindness and about love.So when you watch both the movies, you start to see them not as separate stories but as twin parables. One ends in peace, the other in pain, but both speak of the same truth. Stay tuned to Soap Central for more updates and detailed coverage.