Viking Wolf on Netflix friday

[Thrillerboy]

Originally Posted by howlingfan

I watched the movie last night, and it was just a paint-by-numbers plot of everything else we've already seen. It literally felt like the screenplay was written by AI software after it viewed every other werewolf movie. I was able to predict what the next scene was going to be based on what came before. As for why the actress didn't get nude during her TF scene, well, she's supposed to be 15 or 16, right? (though I believe the actress is older, like in her early 20s or maybe 19). Disappointed? Again, I must point you here:

https://subscribestar.adult/rose-crowley-werewolf

The writing of the movie as a whole was definitely the weak point. It was very clear that they were going for an homage to the mythos of AAWIL, with their own slight spin on things. One of the biggest issues plaguing the movie is that they focused far too much on the procedural cop drama aspect of the plot, which relegated the protagonist almost to a side story. The family drama also was not explored enough, which muted the impact of the climax of the movie. More focus should have been placed on the girl, and her changes. Not just for our tastes, but from a storytelling standpoint.

Maybe you're okay with what was there, but there's no reason to go after people that weren't. I would have been okay with this one if there had been 20 seconds more to the TF beyond what was in the trailer. Doesn’t need to be a recreation of AWIL at all. But that TF was rushed, and the rules made no sense. Like they tried to blend 'Ginger Snaps', 'AWIL', and 'Company of Wolves' all together in one quick shot and it becomes incoherent with the setup. Multiple iterations of that film seem to be mixed together and different versions of the TF from each are represented in one print.

The rules of their version of lycathropy also weren't clear. She didn't change until she looked at the moon, but only changed a little the first night, and finished changing the second night, but never changed back. So it's a permanent wolf type but only if you stupidly look at the full moon after being infected? If that's how werewolves work in that world how would it not just be a plague of wolves or people staying indoors at night to never trigger their changes?

Lastly, how does someone cast a gorgeous girl like that in a role where she turns into an animal permanently? No undressing during the transformation, or before it, and no nude reverting scene? A huge part of why werewolves are cool is it's an excuse to get the character naked. So in every sense this movie was just wasted potential.

You're overthinking/analyzing things. She didn't change by looking at the full moon; she looks up and notices the moon as the changes start affecting her. The first night of the full moon she partially changes and attacks her friend/love interest, and by the next morning, we are shown that her facial structure has already started to change to a more animalistic form. The same things happens on the train: She's trying to keep her head down, and ignore what's happening, but she notices the full moon just as the changes start again. They're not "activated" by looking at the moon, it's the filmmakers holding our hands to let us know the change is about to start. You know, like hundreds of other pieces of werewolf media do?

I will readily concede that the filmmakers screwed up by releasing the video showing the transformation elements. That definitely spoiled the intrigue when the movie finally came out. Also, yes the scene was definitely rushed. This, again, highlights the mistake they made in having it take place on a bus. You've already resigned yourself to film in such a constrained fashion. The lighting, though, is just fine. They did a good job of establishing the scene of being on a bus at night, while still making sure you can see every element of the transformation. Go back and re-watch scenes like Ginger Snaps or The Dark and compare how they use the lighting in those to this. We didn't get the "conveniently moving light source that obscures things we don't want you to see" that so many filmmakers fall back on with this.

The last part is just your own personal tastes being used to critique the scene, and it's an unfair take to use. I will die on the hill that nudity doesn't make or break a tf scene. It's awesome, and hot to see, but the whole point of transformation is watching the body contort, stretch, and change into something different. Tits and ass are a bonus, not a requirement. Otherwise, we'd all just watch normal porn and move on with our lives. It's awesome seeing someone as beautiful as Rose fully nude and transforming, but I feel the weakest parts of her videos are when she just stops cold and starts masturbating. Yes, I get it: Hot girl diddling herself. I'm attracted to it myself, but it does take away from the transformation itself. The part of her last video where she says, "Are you fucking kidding me?" to the idea of masturbating was such a hilarious throw in.

The skin ripping stuff is just something I've come to terms with that people are always going to be overly squeamish to. It's whatever to me; I can understand the change being presented as being so intense that you're ready to claw through your skin to find relief (which, of course you find none). It's an aesthetic choice, at the end of the day, but it isn't the right or wrong way to do things, despite what people here insist on.

At the end of the day, there's a vocal contingent that does little more than form an echo chamber of negativity, and it's exhausting. Yes, we are starved for consistent and consistently good content. Yes, some of the stuff that does get put out is a disappointment. However, it's exasperating when people tear down the stuff that does have some level of quality, even if it's flawed. I don't even want to know what this community would do if we didn't have Rose making her stuff, and thank God that she is as gracious as she is, because some of the same negativity and nit-picking pops up on her videos in the comments sections. I think people in the community as a whole need to take a massive step back and gain some perspective.