I think the werewolf visions that Diane had were a metaphor of the fear she has of ending up like her sister. Her sister clearly trusted those guys she was with, but they raped her. Her sexual attraction to and love for Jack is scary to her, because she's making herself vulnerable and that reminds her of how vulnerable her sister was.
shareMy interpretation is different.
I felt like the werewolf was supposed to be a metaphor for the intense desire to consume another loved individual into yourself - a type of way of joining essences in a way young and immature people don't know any way how.
Jack and Diane are in bed and trying to have sex. Diane feels uncomfortable and upsets Jack. JJACK leaves the room and sleeps in another room. This is the first time the werewolf appears. This werewolf eats Jack's heart, whereby we see it is in fact Diane. This was her subconscious guilt for hurting Jack and also her intense desire to take Jack into her. Remember that a few minutes earlier, on the bed, Jack had said she wanted to unzip herself and put Diane inside herself. These feelings were manifested as a werewolf.
The second time the werewolf appears is when Jack feels vulnerable in the dark room with Diane. This time Jack turns into a werewolf and consumes Diane. This was the manifestation of the feelings Jack felt when she was vulnerable and knew she was going to lose Diane forever. This was her way of consuming her love into herself to be joined and deeply integrated.
Also, I don't believe it is even certain that Karen exists. I believe "Karen" is the name of Diane's sister. We never see Karen as Diane talks to her on the phone. I don't recall anyone else hearing her voice on the phone as Diane and her talk either. We didn't see Karen on the bus in the beginning of the movie. The bus driver didn't confirm there was a Karen. The aunt didn't say Diane was going to France because of Karen. The girl in the video who got raped was obviously wearing a red wig. We never see Karen when Diane does move back to France. And the phone call from Karen to Jack could have easily been Diane. They have the same voice, and we never see Karen when she uses the phone at all.
All we have is Diane saying there is a Karen. For all we know, Diane may have made up Karen as an alternative personality to help her deal with the fact that she was raped, or she very well could have had another personality at the time of her rape because of the red wig anyway.
And lastly, why have a sister to the main character who is not only talked about a lot, but also is an exact physical resemblance to the main character if it wasn't going to make it clear if she ever existed in the first place?
Anyway, just my take on it.
The sister, Karen, is real. Later in the movie there is a video of her sister getting raped. I think part of whole werewolf thing to was because Diane was afraid to be vulnerable because she doesn't want to end up like her sister. Karen trusted those guys and was vulnerable with them and look what they did. Diane doesn't want that to happen to here either. The werewolf is both a way for Diane to "have Jack's essence", but also a way to protect herself.
shareNo. You are wrong. Did you read anything I typed in my previous post? I already explained that the girl with the red wig could have been Diane. Nowhere in the entire movie is it ever confirmed that Karen truly existed.
Also, I already explained the deal with the werewolf. Diane wasn't the only one who turned into one. Jack did TOO. Guess what? That means it isn't just about Diane's emotions. It is about both of them individually.
I argued my case very well and gave sufficient information to back it up, so either contribute with equally valuable information or don't bother contributing. We need opinions or conclusions based on the relevant information given to us - not some not-well-thought-out opinion based on faulty details that I have already squashed.
I still don't quite get this movie but there is a picture shown early on with two identical girls so I do believe Karen is actually real.
shareThe aunt acknowledges Karen's existance, describing Karen as a sweet girl & going so far to say "you know what they say about twins, they're opposites." (Or something similar, going off memory.)
I have never doubted Karen's existance in the world of the film and believe the filmmakers wanted to show the world only from the eyes of Jack & Diane. We wouldnt have seen Karen's rape had neither Jack nor Diane seen it. We are only privy to what they know & sometimes limited even in that.