i think werewolves are a sort of representation of mans dual sides, the rational and civil mind, and the irrational and primal mind. not that werewolves in their gestalt form or wolf form are evil and ruthless killers, just that they are more primal. i mean that , werewolves were almost DESIGNED to physically manifest our dark and evil sides, the loss of self-control when we are enraged or endangered.
now, the modernized version of werewolves that we are trying to pinpoint here, and my personal view of werewolves, is a calmer view. a view that werewolves aren't really monsters to be hunted and killed. now, the way that we are describing them is more of a misunderstood beast, which is denying an important part of werewolf mythos; that werewolves represent a manifestation of our primal mind.
i think that werewolves should have a reason to be viewed as evil aside from the human paranoia instinct. have werewolves be more primal, more like a real wolf than normal humans. have them react with a full-on fight-or-flight response when they sense danger without rational human thought to judge the situation once in a while.
remember, werewolves represent what we fear in ourselves. they are human, in some ways more than normal humans. they are not entirely evil, nor entirely innocent.
and to the director, if he reads this: while you make the movie, think of werewolves not as wolves, but as a living, breathing manifestation of everything you fear about yourself and the people you know and love. this will keep you true to the foundation of werewolf lore.
EDIT: damn, i just realized how redundant i was. i said i wasn;t very good at writing things down cohesively!
~Celtwolf
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