The difference that digital media makes in the way these two characters look is glaringly apparent. The modern, Benecio Del Toro, version use of computer graphics and CGI makes for a much realer looking werewolf. When the original was made in 1941 they were limited to makeup and costumes to create a convincing wolf man. The technology gap is also very apparent when comparing the moment when the actors are shifting from man to beast. In the modern version, the viewer sees Lawrence Talbot change into a wolf with terrifying detail. We see his face elongate, his teeth grow, and every other change as he grows into a wolf. The 1941 version just uses camera tricks so that the hair and teeth gradually appear onto the actors face. The most significant effect that digital media has had on the newer version is in how the monster moves. In the newer version the filmmakers used CGI to make the wolf man move inhumanely fast, as opposed to the original in which the monster moves at a normal speed.
Christopher, you must put your LAST NAME in your blog title. Kehoe Wolfman Then and Now, and you should add more tags to your labels. Realer isn't a word the comparative form of real is more real. Remember, it is comparatively easy to create a CGI. What goes on in 1941 film has to deal with the available technology. Wolfman can move inhumanly fast in 2010, because the image is not a person.
ReplyDeleteYou need to put your last name in the title: Kehoe: Wolfman Then and Now.
ReplyDeleteYou also need more labels for your post. This post is a little thin. You need to develop your comparison in terms of your response to each film as well.