tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post2192466182112254791..comments2024-03-05T04:01:05.933-05:00Comments on Fascination With Fear: Vital Viewing: The Wicker Man (1973)Christine Haddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-87228729259641125992012-04-04T13:58:13.709-04:002012-04-04T13:58:13.709-04:00WICKER MAN was for years a movie I tried to see wh...WICKER MAN was for years a movie I tried to see when I was a teen, but videostores never stocked it. Finally got to see it - on VHS, back in the day - and loved it immediately because it's like nothing else! I've read the novelization and it has lots more on Howie's prudery and religious nature, particularly in his relationship with his wife. It makes what happens to him even *more* horrifying!Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-58788110459597993072012-03-14T21:10:59.506-04:002012-03-14T21:10:59.506-04:00I definitely think this is one of those films that...I definitely think this is one of those films that one either loves or hates. It is certainly different, but for me that is why I am so enamored with it...Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-22047363041353548452012-03-14T08:55:28.321-04:002012-03-14T08:55:28.321-04:00As much as I want to like this film, it never did ...As much as I want to like this film, it never did much for me. It is wonderfully done all around, but the story failed to move me. I even went back to it about a decade ago to see if my age changed how I felt. Nope. It still did nothing.Doug Brunellhttp://www.amazon.com/NOTHING-MEN-ebook/dp/B005NTW7IQnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-27715374404658738442012-03-13T08:08:18.370-04:002012-03-13T08:08:18.370-04:00TFC: The last moments of this film are the ultimat...TFC: The last moments of this film are the ultimate payoff, yet so disturbing. We knew something was coming...but the surprise of what did made the whole film worthwhile. I think even if you weren't "into" the movie, the ending had to be satisfying. (Except for Howie, that is.)<br /><br />Scared: I think there are things in every religion that are frightening in their own ways. This film says a lot in subtle ways, even without the in-your-face ending. Love it.Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-145650474152005022012-03-12T18:51:00.114-04:002012-03-12T18:51:00.114-04:00I'd imagine that The Wicker Man is saying a lo...I'd imagine that The Wicker Man is saying a lot about what British society meant after the failed revolutions of 1960s, but I don't know enough about the politics and history to say for sure. Is it just a stark warning against free love and paganism? Or are we supposed to celebrate the burning of the policeman? Been too long since I saw it. Fun stuff.Scaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033642677551133433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-4957759398940284362012-03-12T10:02:19.247-04:002012-03-12T10:02:19.247-04:00I like the point the film makes, what you believe ...I like the point the film makes, what you believe in will largely depend on what society you were born. <br /><br />Had we been born in Summerisle, we would probably be worshipping the sun and sacrificing people to the sun god as well. <br /><br />How powerless do we feel during the last few minutes of this film, its a dreadful feeling. We simply cant do anything as spectators. And the smiles of the people of Summer Isle as if this is all perfectly fine. So chilling! So powerful! It speaks volumes about what belief systems will get you to do once your hooked on them.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.com