No Hope November - Day 8 - "The Wicker Man"

It's that time boys and girls. Time for day 8 of No Hope November. A few lines of hope and inspiration to help you make it through the day. For this entry we head over the big pond, to the UK. I have a fondness for many diverse styles of movies from various foreign lands, and British movies are no exception. So let's take a quick look at one such movie, a true cult and occult favorite, the 1973 version of "The Wicker Man." This sucker is so bizarre. So esoteric. So freaky. Ed...ward Woodward from The Equalizer plays a staunch Christian detective that is sent to a small island near Scotland to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. The inhabitants of the island are some seriously spooky pagan cult members that practice weird rituals and do some messed up crap. The leader of the island is named Lord Summerisle and is played superbly by the legendary Christopher Lee. He is intense and disturbing and brilliant as usual. As the investigation deepens we are led into a spiraling nightmare of madness. The detective begins to discover that things are not how they seem on the surface. I don't want to spoil too much of this movie, but I will say it is truly odd and bothersome. If you enjoy that British sensibility and feel of things like "The Prisoner," then Wicker Man is something you would enjoy. Strange, spooky, eerie, foreboding. Watching this makes me uneasy and sick to my stomach. What a treat! I hope you enjoy The Wicker Man as much as I do.