Review of The Wicker Man (2006) by Rev.rikard — 04 Sep 2006
LaBute sends Cage's character into an alternate reality that consists of some of the same structures that order human life, but the substance of those structures is so surreal they are unbelievable.
Horror only works when the audience can identify with the characters and events on the screen. These characters and events do not have to be void of exaggeration or imagination. Yet, they must not be so disconnected from the human experience that we witness a "campfire scary story.
" All of the ingredients were there for LaBute to terrify us: isolationism, brain-washed conformity, rejection of individualism, and a schizophrenic religious world. Yet, in the end the actual wicker man is a metaphor for the movie; the structure is there for horror with no real substance.
This review of The Wicker Man (2006) was written by Rev.rikard on 04 Sep 2006.
The Wicker Man has generally received negative reviews.
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