Freeway

I know, I know, light years late on this post... but I really did have a response I wanted to share! First off, I thought it was so hilariously awkward to see Reese Witherspoon play such a role and I loved how the movie had a humorous take. The "Hey officers, what's up?" line killed me. In class, we ( and by we, I mean everyone else... my lack of extensive film knowledge often inspires me to keep quiet ;) ) discussed how a more grizzly looking wolf could have been appropriate. I disagree completely. I find the Bob Wolverton-type predator to be the scariest of all. It's much more unsettling to imagine that some people who appear put together and trustworthy could secretly be dangerous. (I thought the Ted Bundy comparison was spot on.) Also, I think that whole type of predator is the basis of the original Little Red Riding Hood. The wolf in those stories IS well spoken and IS often dressed in gentleman's clothes to show that you can't trust appearances. If the wolf was portrayed simply as grizzly and obviously dangerous, LRRH would be seen as a much more gullible (and stupid) character than she really is, which would change the moral of the story. The original LRRH builds around the concept of "not everyone is who they appear" and I think Freeway did a good job of doing the same.