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Here are my brief comments about seven of the articles that are posted online:
1 - "Werewolves and White Trash," opengravesopenminds.files.word…
Why do werewolves get "second billing" compared to vampires? I suspect it's because there are many more books written about vampires.
2 - "No More Than a Wild Beast or a Brute," opengravesopenminds.files.word…
A 19th century werewolf novel portrays "Wagner the Werewolf" as a violent madman. This novel has none of the appeal of Bram Stoker's "Dracula." Perhaps vampire books have been more popular because many vampire characters are depicted as attractive.
3 - "The stubborn beast-flesh grows day by day back again," opengravesopenminds.files.word…
While H.G. Wells had transformations in "The Island of Dr. Moreau," no characters that were originally human turn into animals. I'm not sure how this 19th century novel is related to "transhumanism" today.
4 - "The Beast Without," opengravesopenminds.files.word…
The werewolf films from the 1970s mentioned in this article aren't well known.
5 - "Rabid Bitches and Fanged Whores," opengravesopenminds.files.word…
19th century novels with female lycanthropes? Even more obscure than the films.
6 - "Wild Sanctuary: Running into the Forest in Russian Fairy Tales," opengravesopenminds.files.word…
I wonder why they didn't also mention the role of bears in Russian folklore.
7 - "I’m Hairy on the Inside," opengravesopenminds.files.word…
If you are defining a werewolf as a human who turns into a wolf, most movie werewolves don't meet the definition. Their transformations usually result in a monster that doesn't resemble an actual wolf.
www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk…
www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-be…
www.theguardian.com/culture/20…
Here are my brief comments about seven of the articles that are posted online:
1 - "Werewolves and White Trash," opengravesopenminds.files.word…
Why do werewolves get "second billing" compared to vampires? I suspect it's because there are many more books written about vampires.
2 - "No More Than a Wild Beast or a Brute," opengravesopenminds.files.word…
A 19th century werewolf novel portrays "Wagner the Werewolf" as a violent madman. This novel has none of the appeal of Bram Stoker's "Dracula." Perhaps vampire books have been more popular because many vampire characters are depicted as attractive.
3 - "The stubborn beast-flesh grows day by day back again," opengravesopenminds.files.word…
While H.G. Wells had transformations in "The Island of Dr. Moreau," no characters that were originally human turn into animals. I'm not sure how this 19th century novel is related to "transhumanism" today.
4 - "The Beast Without," opengravesopenminds.files.word…
The werewolf films from the 1970s mentioned in this article aren't well known.
5 - "Rabid Bitches and Fanged Whores," opengravesopenminds.files.word…
19th century novels with female lycanthropes? Even more obscure than the films.
6 - "Wild Sanctuary: Running into the Forest in Russian Fairy Tales," opengravesopenminds.files.word…
I wonder why they didn't also mention the role of bears in Russian folklore.
7 - "I’m Hairy on the Inside," opengravesopenminds.files.word…
If you are defining a werewolf as a human who turns into a wolf, most movie werewolves don't meet the definition. Their transformations usually result in a monster that doesn't resemble an actual wolf.
Beauty and the Beast
See http://www.cinemablend.com/news/1622580/watch-the-beast-transform-in-exciting-beauty-and-the-beast-clip
More accurately, it's a brief eye-centered morph. I wonder if this morph is meant to be part of a much longer transformation scene.
The Red Turtle
Here's a humanized turtle film that doesn't feature ninja turtles:
>"The Red Turtle" is dialogue-free, aside from the hero’s occasional inarticulate shouts of frustration and rage . . . . The castaway builds a raft and tries to sail back to civilization, only to have his journey stopped before it begins by a giant red-shelled sea turtle, which destroys his makeshift vessel—and each subsequent one he constructs. Man and reptile stay locked for weeks in a strange standoff, until, about halfway through the film, the sailor awakens to discover that his reptilian foe has been transformed into a beautiful woman . . . .
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Remaking An American Werewolf in London
See http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/max-landis-write-direct-remake-american-werewolf-london-945058
I wonder if the new film will feature a significantly different transformation sequence. "An American Werewolf in Paris" used an odd "backward knee" design for its CGI morphs.
The Wolfman Film in 2018
See http://sciencefiction.com/2016/10/14/universals-wolfman-howled-new-writer-got-dave-callaham/
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I assume the reconceptualization from wolf to wolfman owes to the limitations of makeup eighty years ago. Strange the pendulum would stay there, though, rather than swing back at least halfway.