1981's An American Werewolf in London has a lot more to say with its ending than you might think.
The Big Picture Before the credits even begin to roll over the opening frames of An American Werewolf in London, there's a cast of gloom hanging over the film. It's dedicated to Jim O' Rourke, a producer who died during the making of the film – a portent, in a way, of what's to come. As the first strains of Blue Moon fade in, it seems as though we're being warned.
An American Werewolf In London Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. Now, David is alone in a strange land, traumatized by what he's witnessed. Worse yet, hospital personnel don't seem to believe the true nature of what killed his friend. All of a sudden, this is no longer just a film about werewolves. After all, the question is not whether David is a supernatural creature, that's cleared up quite quickly when an undead Jack visits him and fills him in. The question is what David will do about it.
He's also transformed by it, quite literally. If the werewolf curse was passed to David after Jack's death, its lingering physical effects could be seen as a metaphor for how trauma changes us. It makes us unfamiliar even to ourselves, afraid of our memories. In a very literal sense, David is no longer in control. The joy of a new relationship with nurse Alex Price has convinced David that he's imagining the curse.
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