“Am I to be thought the only criminal, when all mankind sinned against me.” (Mary Shelley, Frankenstein) Lisa Frankenstein is an amazing movie, and this quote really details how Lisa felt all her life. Lisa, the main character of this film, had a good life before the murder of her mother. After this event, Lisa moved in with her friend Taffy and her family and while Taffy meant the best for her, her family, and even the people at school treated her like an outsider. Lisa visited an old graveyard near her home, and sat by Frankenstein’s grave, which gave her comfort. That’s why, when he came to life, Lisa felt so comfortable and happy.

Lisa’s mother had recently been murdered and Lisa was sent to live with her friend Taffy’s family. Taffy’s mother didn’t really like her, and it was shown through her behavior. Before a party Taffy invited Lisa to, shown is how Lisa used to go to a graveyard and sit by the grave of Frankenstein. At the party, Lisa gets drugged and is harassed by her lab partner Doug. That night, Frankenstein comes out of his grave. He goes to her house and has an altercation with her before Lisa figures out who he is. Lisa works to get him to look normal. One day, Janet, Taffy’s mother, is arguing with Lisa in front of her closet before Frankenstein comes out and stabs Janet with a sewing needle and cuts her ear off. Throughout the movie, he does this a few more times, because the cut off parts are able to provide him with his own body parts. Lisa is able to sew these onto him to make him more human. Another plot throughout the film is Lisa’s fascination with a boy named Michael. Lisa had a crush on him but found out Taffy had been sleeping with him after Lisa went to his house in hopes of sleeping with him as well. While arguing with the two, Frankenstein came in and cut off Michael’s private parts. He did this purposefully because he was falling in love with Lisa and wanted to be with her. In the end, after falling in love and getting married, Lisa told Frankenstein to kill her by putting Taffy’s faulty tanning bed on high to electrocute her. While many believe she’s dead, Lisa is still alive in the arms of Frankenstein.

Frankenstein coming to life was a very positive change for Lisa. Before him, Lisa was very much overshadowed by Taffy. Taffy was a cheerleader, she had boyfriends, had won many awards, and was overall more liked than Lisa. To me, I viewed Lisa as the known burden for Taffy’s family, with many at school and at home not caring for her. After her mother’s murder, everyone didn’t really care for her and wanted to move on. This really affected Lisa because she felt left behind and ignored. After Frankenstein, he introduced her to new styles, which we see her as more comfortable in and more confident. He showed Lisa ways to ignore and get rid of the people who didn’t like her or took her for granted. He showed her real love and burdensome affection. She felt like she fit in. This is why we see the love between the two as very devoted and real.

Another plot point I’d like to go down is how used Lisa is by her friends and classmates. After Lisa was drugged, and Doug was ‘helping’ her, he still tried to force Lisa to sleep with him just because she wasn’t fully conscious. Doug was the very visual of what you think of when you say nerdy. Glasses, out-of-trend clothes, etc. Even though he wasn’t a popular kid or someone most people would think of, he still took advantage of her. Lisa got her revenge in the end, killing Doug and cutting off his hand for Frankenstein. Another person who used Lisa was Michael. Lisa grew to have a crush on Michael after they met at the party and he treated her like he liked her. He spoke with her at school and at Lisa’s place of work, and really seemed like a nice boy. Unfortunately, he was only using Lisa to get to her friend Taffy. Taffy seemed unbothered by the fact that Lisa was angry with her. In fact, Taffy tried to victimize herself by saying boys only liked her for her body. What the heck, Taffy!?! Continuously throughout the movie, Taffy makes herself out as a victim and it’s really annoying! Anywho, since Frankenstein had major feelings for Lisa at this point and was angry Lisa wanted to sleep with Michael, he came into the house and cut off Michael’s privates. Great job Frankenstein! Revenge for both Lisa and the viewers. This was also a way for Lisa to get back at Taffy because she feared Lisa so much after this.

Finally, I want to talk about the relationship between Lisa and Frankenstein. Lisa was alone and spent time at Frankenstein’s grave. I think that after he came alive, he consciously knew about Lisa and went to find her, which began their actual relationship. After he first killed Janet, Lisa grew a big liking for him, because he did something for her, which she never had done before. And since Lisa knew that he didn’t want to use her and instead do something for her, she was able to get revenge on Doug. They continued their adventures, and near the end where we know for sure that Frankenstein and Lisa are sharing feelings, he kills Michael because he both hurt Lisa and was the man she liked. (Possessiveness at its finest) He purposely took Michael’s privates so he could make love to Lisa, and finally he killed her so that she and him could live together forever.

This movie is so amazing and I’m so glad I got a chance to watch it. I rate it a 5/5 and completely recommend that you watch it. If you like minor horror with romance, definitely watch because you will not be disappointed!