☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
The Wicker Man (1973) -- R. Hardy
Edward Woodward is a
deeply religious (Christian) cop who is called upon to investigate the
disappearance and possible murder of a young girl on the Scottish island of
Summerisle. What he finds there deeply
conflicts with his values and views -- a thriving community of pagans led by
none other than Christopher Lee (in a great performance). Although somewhat cheesy at times, the movie
doesn't hold back and shows the members of this rural farming community (in
real Scottish locales) really honoring the rituals of the ancient past (for
example, at one point, a teacher exclaims to her young pupils that the may day
pole is like a giant penis symbolizing the fertilization of the land). To say
more about Woodward's quest would spoil the fun, but the movie does tilt into horror
by the end.
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