The depictions and interpretations of Werewolves and Wolf Men
Cinematic interpretations - and misinterpretations - of Wolves
That very first "Werewolf film" (1913) was not merely the first ..
In stark contrast, a very dynamic and even poetically spiritual
in the cinema didn't begin with Universal Pictures' classic 1941
film, THE WOLF MAN. The genre was in fact already fairly well
established for three decades before Lon Chaney, Jr. was to be
transformed and memorialized. The cinematic debut as a first
supporting role for any Werewolf, was in a very short silent film
that ran for 18 minutes, THE WEREWOLF, released in 1913 ..
it's thin story line being based on old American Indian legends
which tell of people being able to be transformed into wolves.
and Werewolves have been consistently inconsistent .. so that
even the mythical aspects that Canus lupus has inspired in us
have over time been extrapolated to such mythical proportions
and absurdity... to an extent that obscures actual mythic lore.
it was also the first of many which would play with established
beliefs and notions .. mangling the traditional lore and legends
of the Werewolf. Perhaps in the sense that an infant should be
held blameless - during its messy diaper phase, this particular
film (produced during the early infancy of the cinema) might be
forgiven for getting messy. In any case, it gave rough treatment
to the intricately woven and wolven traditions of the indigenous
inhabitants of America, who supposedly inspired the storyline.
relationship existed between the Amerindians and the wolves
that they shared a lost world with .. to an extent that this is a
topic explored separately in another section of the WOLFsite.
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