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Wolfman (2010) Wolfman (1941)
It's been 69 years since director George Waggner made the first Wolfman movie. Technology and filmmaking have evolved ever since. Because of this reason director Joe Johnston remade the movie. There are certainly a lot of differences between both movies, but what strikes the viewers the most is the transformation from man to werewolf.
In the 1941 version, you see Larry Talbot struggling with fear, shame, and uncomfortability towards himself. He hides from people and does not know what is going on. As he removes his clothing, the frame present a change in his feet and nails, when in a different scene you see the changes in his face. the filmmakers were able to present this change by good editing. They changed his appearance frame by frame.
On the other hand in the 2010 version of Wolfman, Lawrence Talbot has a different reaction to the change. He fells angry, it seems as if the anger of the wolf is causing this change. You see a sense of unconfortability, but no fear. In the scene in which the doctors are examining what changes the full moon could make him have, he is angry and seeks revenge. The visual effects in the scene are made thanks to CGI. It is all computer animated. The advantage of computer animation is that you are able to see all the changes in his body, starting from his feet to his eyes. There is detail, and the transformation is more real.
Both portray the transformation of the Wolfman using the technology that each time frame had in their power. The 1941 version could not presented more perfectly that they did. But the 2010 version has too much computer animation, which makes it look a little bit fake.
The evolution of technology is allowing the filmmakers to do anything, including making a man go from human to werewolf.
Carla, you might add that in the 41 version, Lon Chaney Jr. was always the character as man and wolf, but in 2010, the monster scenes are all CGI, so the actors are not playing the monsters.
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