Del Toro’s decision to transform this ending into one of forgiveness and endurance trashes this philosophical core, as hopeful sunlight spills across Shelley’s wasteland.

We see monsters and humans and learn that humans are the real monsters.

We first see red on Victor's mother. Then she dies, leaving her (red) blood on him. This is symbolism for how she left some of her nurturing nature onto him (not to say Victor is in any way nurturing, but he does "birth" the creature). This nature we see later in Victor's red gloves, the night the creature comes to life. His obsession with bringing... See more