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Mary Shelley\u2019s iconic 1818 novel, Frankenstein<\/strong>, might have served as the primary inspiration for Guillermo del Toro<\/strong>\u2018s latest horror film, but there\u2019s a horrific incident from the filmmaker\u2019s past that also influenced his upcoming feature. In a recent interview, the Oscar winner revealed that his father\u2019s unfortunate abduction in the 1990s played a significant role in his conceptualization of the Oscar Isaac-led flick.<\/p>\n While speaking with Entertainment Weekly<\/a> at the ongoing\u00a0Toronto International Film Festival, Guillermo del Toro noted that he added the theme of forgiveness to his Frankenstein movie after having an extensive discussion with his father about the latter\u2019s kidnapping.<\/p>\n \u201cMy father was kidnapped in 1998, and when he came back, he didn\u2019t talk about it,\u201d the Mexican director said before adding, \u201cThen before he passed, I said, \u2018We have to sit down and you gotta tell me what happened.\u2019 That was very important for me to understand the man.\u201d<\/p>\n In the aftermath of this conversation, Guillermo del Toro learned the significance of forgiveness, which he later incorporated into his Frankenstein flick. However, the movie does not explore the simple concept of one person pardoning another. Instead, it focuses on \u201cforgiving someone and forgiving yourself into\u00a0being,\u201d as per Del Toro.<\/p>\n The acclaimed filmmaker further explained how his gothic horror feature deals with the subject of forgiveness by saying, \u201cWhat you realize is a grudge takes two prisoners and forgiveness liberates two people. I thought I could make the movie, but then I went,\u00a0\u2018No, thank God it didn\u2019t happen until now.’\u201d<\/p>\n Notably, a gang of Mexican criminals had executed the kidnapping of Guillermo del Toro\u2019s father in the 1990s. According to UPROXX<\/a>, the Hellboy director did not have enough money to pay the $1 million ransom to ensure his father\u2019s freedom back then. Nevertheless, he was able to retrieve his dad safely after James Cameron shelled out the required amount from his own pocket.<\/p>\nGuillermo del Toro explains how his father\u2019s kidnapping influenced Frankenstein<\/h2>\n