Cooper Wolfman

As human society and technology evolve our entertainment industry evolves with them. This can not be more apparent than in the transformation scenes of the two Wolfman movies, The Wolfman (2010) directed by Joe Johnston and The Wolfman (1941) directed by George Waggner. In the 1941 version of the movie, the filmmakers had limited technology to make the transformation as scary as they could make it. They take you almost frame by frame as Larry Talbot removes his clothing one piece at a time to reveal a hideous transformation occurring. We see his nails grow and his legs sprout a heavy fur coat, but the rest of the horrid transformation is left up to the imagination.
In the newer 2010 version of the film, the transformation is much more intense. During the scene where the doctors are trying to prove that he won't morph, the viewer is presented with a much more grisly transformation. “Kill me!” echoes throughout the audience hall as the first snap, crackle, pop of bones begins. His shoes are ripped off by his growing sharp toenails and the shifting of his bone structure. The viewer watches as his big toe breaks and turns into a paw, his teeth and jawbone structure morphs, and the whole time he gradually grows fur. As the viewer watches Larry Talbot physically morph, he mentally changes as well. His human mentality is being taken over by a bestial rage.
These two transformations show how the idea of the monster is growing and evolving as well. Its no longer a subtle horror that contains human elements, but a much more grisly and ghastly visage. The human side of the 2010 monster is almost but completely gone. The monster is bigger, badder, and way more destructive, as can be seen by the way he easily rips his victims limb from limb. The violence of this is now much more accepted in our society than it would have been in the 1940s.