I just watched it. Is it woke, I don't recall seeing a black person in it. So the casting represents the population of Europe at the time. Is it gay or feminist, not really. Victor has weird attachment issues with his mom and the creature, but nothing overtly gay or feminist in it. I didn't see anything really pushing a modern progressive message.
It has Del Toro's gothic aesthetic. There were shots that showed deep green lighting I think are in every Del Toro movie. It has a lot of gore. People are treated like blood bags throughout the movie.
I think it's a good movie with some pacing issues. I think some parts are too slow and other parts happen quickly with little build-up. My biggest gripe about the movie is the Elizabeth character. She really doesn't add much and her instant attraction and love for the creature is weird. And personally I don't understand the fascination with Mia Goth, I think she's odd looking and a fair actress at best.
TL:DR - Frankenstein is a decent adaptation with gore and no overt modern progressivism.
While that's probably the subtext, my male mind interpreted it as Elizabeth being a bleeding heart who saw the monster as something innocent. And indeed, it was at first. Dangerous, but a true blank slate. A newborn baby in the body of a juggernaut. Her infatuation of the creature coming from maternal instinct rather than lust.
Of course, that's what I saw in it. What Del Toro intended, and what the female audience will get out of it are probably very different.
That's fine until her death scene where she starts talking about falling in love so quickly and all
That's a fair assessment of what could have been intended, and a good faith interpretation.
Mine was more of the pessimistic impression based on current cultural trends.