Wednesday, September 30, 2015

What's next a Werewolf in the White House?

There was a time when monsters weren't funny. Before the hilarity of: Twilight, American Werewolf in London, Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein, etc. Werewolves roamed the Earth, coming out at night, making the body their possession. What was worse, becoming a Werewolf or getting eaten by one? I think most people would rather take their own life then eat a loved one. Times have changed, we no longer fear what we once did. Now we make satire, I think perhaps the best example of this (there are many) is The Werewolf of Washington. The story of a Hungarian Communist Werewolf biting the Press Secretary of the United States as he heads back to the U.S. While our lead player Jack  (the wolf) loses control, he seems to have some control over those he kills, mostly rich white folk with a pentagram on their hand (there is a running joke about people mixing up Pentagram and Pentagon.) There are a couple times he breaks down like a little puppy around those that he sees as weaker. This phenomena of taking the scary and turning it a little more "human" is strange to me. The beginning of the film takes place in Hungary, where people dress from a long lost time. No one seems to have a problem believing in a Werewolf, When Jack gets to the U.S. He soon realizes his predicament and tries to tell anyone who will listen what he is. But the Americans refuse to listen, it can't possibly be real. There is a metamorphosis (and it is glorious), no "illusions" or "hallucinations". No eating of babies, I mean this Werewolf runs around in a suit. I'm not sure how much more we can change the lore of the wolfman. I almost went with Altered States as another example of how we have changed our views on the Werewolf (although he is more of a Neanderthal), if anyone has seen that I'd love to hear their views on it. Jason Bateman was in Teen Wolf Too. Scott Baio was from .Charles in Charge.  Practical Magic had Nicole Kidman. The Craft was with Fairuza Balk.

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  1. Thanks for the clarification on pop culture references, Mark!

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