Van Helsing

Van Helsing is my favorite monster movie. There are many reasons that I love that particular adaptation of the Dracula story. In the setting of 1887 Transylvania there is a vampire who hires Doctor Frankenstein to help him bring life to his unborn vampire children. In doing so he creates a undead “monster”. The monster hunter Van Helsing is sent to stop this from happening by any means necessary. There are many monsters in this story. There is of course Dracula, Igor his nasty assistant, Dr Frankenstein and werewolves. You almost cant blame the werewolves because they are not in control of their own behavior when they phase. However, the one that everyone calls monster is one of the best characters. he was delivered a terrible fate. he could have made his existence easier by just going with the flow but made a decision to not allow himself to be used and hid himself away. He was over joyed at the idea of having a friend and did everything in his power to help others and keep Dracula’s children from being born. I love that his character is one of the few real monsters in the movie.