The Wicker Man (1973) pagan ritual

The Wicker Man (1973) pagan ritual

IMDB 0070917
IMDb Rating 7.6

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When a young girl mysteriously disappears, Police Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) travels to a remote island to investigate. But this pastoral community, led by the strange Lord Summerisle (a brilliant performance by the legendary Christopher Lee), is not what it seems as the devout Christian detective soon uncovers a secret society of wanton lust and pagan blasphemy. Can Howie now stop the cult's ultimate sacrifice before he himself comes face to face with the horror of The Wicker man?

It must be stressed that, despite the fact that it was produced in 1973 and stars Christopher Lee, The Wicker Man is not a Hammer Horror film. There is no blood, very little gore and the titular Wicker Man is not a monster made out of sticks that runs around killing people by weaving them into raffia work. Edward Woodward plays Sergeant Howie, a virginal, Christian policeman sent from the Scottish mainland to investigate the disappearance of a young girl on the remote island of Summerisle.

The intelligent script by Anthony Schaffer, who also wrote the detective mystery Sleuth (a film with which The Wicker Man shares many traits), derives its horror from the increasing isolation, confusion and humiliation experienced by the naïve Howie as he encounters the island community's hostility and sexual pagan rituals, manifested most immediately in the enthusiastic advances of local landlord's daughter Willow (Britt Ekland). Howie's intriguing search, made all the more authentic by the film's atmospheric locations and folkish soundtrack, gradually takes us deeper and deeper into the bizarre pagan community living under the guidance of the charming Laird (Lee, minus fangs) as the film builds to a terrifying climax with a twist to rival that of The Sixth Sense or Fight Club. --Paul Philpott

My comment (spoiler alert): If you know that in America at least 1 percent (Svali), some say up to 10 percent (Jay Parker), of the population belong to the pagan Illuminati cult, then this film sheds new light on western society. In the UK the percentage may be even higher. What is depicted here as a strange anomaly in an otherwise Christian country, in actuality is much less rare than what most people think. This movie brings to light a very deep alchemical process within the spiritual core of western society, eventually leading to the rise of the antichrist, as predicted by the Bible. This alchemical process is going on within the souls of every human being on this planet, some are aware of it, some aren't. If you think that's just a funny hoax or a blatant exaggeration, then you may well end up like the policeman in the film - as the fool.

film: The Wicker Man (1973).mp4 - run time: 01 hrs 33 min 08 sec

tags: pagan, ritual, Christianity, sacrifice, sleuth, detective, death, witchcraft, sorcery, magic