Line #6 Film/AreWeMonsters


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tagline}} They hide beneath our skin]].]]
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4	''Are We Monsters'' is a British fantasy drama film released in 2022 by Seb Cox films.
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6	After losing her mother in the woods, an inexperienced [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] seeks guidance from a folklore enthusiast and a pair of hunters turned mentors. But with an upcoming blood moon, the stakes are high, and some will prove to be more supportive than others.
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8	The movie can be watched for free on [[https://watch.plex.tv/movie/are-we-monsters Plex]] and [[https://tubitv.com/movies/695256/are-we-monsters Tubi]].
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10	!!''Are We Monsters'' provides examples of:
11	* AlternateIdentityAmnesia: Werewolves have their minds go into a dreamlike state (as Maya narrates, said dreams are more like nightmares) as their bodies mutate into grotesque [[NonIndicativeName un-lupine]] monsrosities that can only hunt and devour.
12	* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: After a werewolf hunt gone wrong in the beginning, Everett and Connor's father shoots himself before [[spoiler: Maya]] can kill or turn him, his last words begging Everett to run.
13	* BittersweetEnding: Sweet enough to ''almost'' be considered a SurprisinglyHappyEnding. Everett is [[spoiler: unable to convince Connor that Maya should be spared, thus to atone for contributing he lets himself and Connor get killed by the blood moon werewolf.]] On the other hand, Maya now [[spoiler: accepts she is more than a monster and while Luke may have been turned into a werewolf himself now, it saved his life and he no longer has to fear dying, thus the two can now live happy together]].
14	* CallAPegasusAHippogriff: The only parts of a werewolf that can be considered "wolflike" are the fangs, claws, and glowing eyes. Otherwise they're hairless save a few strands on the head and mainly humanoid with [[BodyHorror disturbingly long necks]], which, along with the fact they still turn during night hours and attack people, are more reminiscent of [[{{Youkai}} the Rokurokubi]].
15	* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Luke]] is shot and mortally wounded [[spoiler: by Everett and Connor by the start of the climax]]. Then just as [[spoiler: Maya in blood-moon-werewolf form attempts to leave the forest to terrorize the nearby town, Luke comes up alive and well for an IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight]]. Turns out [[spoiler: he'd been turned into a werewolf himself just before he could die. The only reason he wasn't transformed by the blood moon is because now that he's immortal he no longer has to fear dying]].
16	* OrificeInvasion: [[spoiler: Connor]]'s death. The [[spoiler: blood moon werewolf uses its semi-corporeal form to enter him]] through the mouth so it can [[spoiler: break every single one of his bones]].
17	* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: They follow the classic full-moon transformation, AlternateIdentityAmnesia, and SilverBullet tropes, but the only lupine quality it gives them are the sharp fangs, claws, and glowing eyes. Their human forms are also invulnerable to non-silver wounds until a Blood Moon, where their werewolf form becomes a manifestation of their worst fears.
18	* RogerRabbitEffect: [[spoiler: Maya's blood-moon werewolf form in the climax]] is portrayed by incoherent animated scribbles amongst the live-action setting.

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