Now those calling this film crap need to stop watching horror or anything remotely symbolic. Stick to your empty calorie action flicks.
This film is a horror movie on the surface, but really a commentary on both masculine vs. feminine and wild vs. civilized.
The men in this film abuse, oppress, subjugate, rape and even murder, the women around them who question their authority. This film is not misogynistic, the male characters are. Look at the end, the husband and son die horrible deaths. The mother, because she was weak and betrayed her own gender by not protecting her daughters from the husband, paid that price with her life. The oldest daughter was saved because she freed The Woman, who represents feminism and strength against male oppression, thereby freeing herself from the shackles of it. The female child is innocent, still untainted and will be raised to be strong.
The next aspect is wild vs. civil. The Woman represents the ancient, uninhibited side of human nature. Dark, unrelenting, unsympathetic to those around her. She kills without remorse, but also to survive. But she does not hide who she is by living a lie. She represents the truth and cruelty of nature.
Chris Cleek represents some of humanity. People who hide behind an exterior of normalcy, education, manners and society. They are just as vicious and cruel as The Woman, but have learned to keep their baser desires in the dark. These people are the serial killers, abusers, rapists and psychopaths of the world. Nature's instincts that could not be tamed. Chris's downfall was his betraying Nature, which is yin/yang, male/female. By violating the women around him, he violated Nature and, The Woman (Nature), paid him in return.
Now, this film does have its flaws. I was not a huge fan of the soundtrack. I would have preferred something more darkly symphonic, but I truly enjoyed this film very few I watch actually have a message to convey. I recommend it for both true horror fans and those who think outside the box.
This film is a horror movie on the surface, but really a commentary on both masculine vs. feminine and wild vs. civilized.
The men in this film abuse, oppress, subjugate, rape and even murder, the women around them who question their authority. This film is not misogynistic, the male characters are. Look at the end, the husband and son die horrible deaths. The mother, because she was weak and betrayed her own gender by not protecting her daughters from the husband, paid that price with her life. The oldest daughter was saved because she freed The Woman, who represents feminism and strength against male oppression, thereby freeing herself from the shackles of it. The female child is innocent, still untainted and will be raised to be strong.
The next aspect is wild vs. civil. The Woman represents the ancient, uninhibited side of human nature. Dark, unrelenting, unsympathetic to those around her. She kills without remorse, but also to survive. But she does not hide who she is by living a lie. She represents the truth and cruelty of nature.
Chris Cleek represents some of humanity. People who hide behind an exterior of normalcy, education, manners and society. They are just as vicious and cruel as The Woman, but have learned to keep their baser desires in the dark. These people are the serial killers, abusers, rapists and psychopaths of the world. Nature's instincts that could not be tamed. Chris's downfall was his betraying Nature, which is yin/yang, male/female. By violating the women around him, he violated Nature and, The Woman (Nature), paid him in return.
Now, this film does have its flaws. I was not a huge fan of the soundtrack. I would have preferred something more darkly symphonic, but I truly enjoyed this film very few I watch actually have a message to convey. I recommend it for both true horror fans and those who think outside the box.