I'm not sure, but it would seem that the director tried his darndest to create something honestly special and enthralling, but it would seem that it just didn't happen. A few notable problems being that:
1) There's obviously quite a lot of suspension of disbelief that must happen... unfortunately, though, when trying to comment on society, you should not be creating another world to create the comments in.
2) Where's the sympathy for the monster? It was the central theme of Mary's entire book, yet there is no feeling of pity for it.
3) When working in low budget movies, and trying to create a honest-to-goodness good work, it's generally best to avoid limbs being ripped off for no good reason (why would the monster bother to rip off it's own arm to attack someone when it is surrounded by steel pipes and machinery?)
Okay, I'll quit... While making the list, I realized there are a lot more things wrong then I had originally thought. Interesting idea that just didn't work (why does it remind me of Hellraiser 4: Bloodlines?? I don't think that's a good thing...)
1) There's obviously quite a lot of suspension of disbelief that must happen... unfortunately, though, when trying to comment on society, you should not be creating another world to create the comments in.
2) Where's the sympathy for the monster? It was the central theme of Mary's entire book, yet there is no feeling of pity for it.
3) When working in low budget movies, and trying to create a honest-to-goodness good work, it's generally best to avoid limbs being ripped off for no good reason (why would the monster bother to rip off it's own arm to attack someone when it is surrounded by steel pipes and machinery?)
Okay, I'll quit... While making the list, I realized there are a lot more things wrong then I had originally thought. Interesting idea that just didn't work (why does it remind me of Hellraiser 4: Bloodlines?? I don't think that's a good thing...)
