What is with Wicker Man?

Question

I'm and just so cofused. Could someone fill me in on how this movie worked and what the problem was? I'm just clueless.

Thanks!

I appreciate comments - I clearly understand that its junk. I'm just curious to find out what is with the movie. Thanks.

Answer 1

Let me tell u i saw that moive on previews and i thought it was scarry so my friend and i saw it and when the movie was done i had no clue on what was going on or even wat the movie was about. I did not really like it. But anywayz i hope this information gives a u a better understanding about the moive.


*Sergeant Neil Howie (Woodward), of the fictitious West Highlands Constabulary, is sent an anonymous letter recommending that he investigate the disappearance of a young girl, Rowan Morrison, on the remote Hebridean island of Summerisle. He flies out to the island and during his investigations discovers that the entire population follows a neo-pagan cult under the island's owner Lord Summerisle (Lee), believing in re-incarnation, worshipping the sun and engaging in fertility rituals and sexual magic in order to appease immanent natural forces.

Howie, an extremely devout and conservative Christian, is increasingly shocked by the islanders' behaviour; yet, he is attracted and repelled by the alluring and sexual Willow (Ekland), the landlord's daughter. He receives no assistance in his search from the islanders, who initially deny Morrison exists and then say that she recently died. Howie persists and uncovers evidence suggesting the girl was a victim, or perhaps is soon to be a victim, of human sacrifice. Delving deeper into the island's culture, he disguises himself as Punch, a principal character of the May Day festival, to uncover the details of the ceremony. The islanders are not fooled and at the end of the festival it is revealed that the girl is alive and unhurt; the letter was part of a ploy to bring Howie to the island for him to be the sacrifice, which they believe will restore the fertility of their orchards.


Edward Woodward as Sgt. Howie.As Howie is seized by the islanders, Lord Summerisle drolly notes that the sacrifice will be especially effective since the engaged Howie, like Punch, is a virgin, is simultaneously wise and a fool, comes as a King (a representative of Her Majesty's government), and comes to the place of sacrifice of his own free will. Howie admonishes Lord Summerisle that if his sacrifice does not work, the next year, the islanders will have no choice but to sacrifice their king – Lord Summerisle. Summerisle appears certain that sacrificing Howie will work. Howie is forced into the belly of a large hollow wicker statue of a man, which is set on fire. In the final shot of the film, the islanders surround the burning wicker man and sing the Middle English folk-song "Sumer Is Icumen In" while the terrified Howie shouts out Psalm 23 and implores divine vengeance on the island and its inhabitants.

Answer 2

Okay so the cop (Nicolas Cage) went to this island to help his ex wife find her little girl who has gone missing. He is told by the islanders that she never existed although he finds lots of reasons to believe that this isn't true. He suspects that they are hiding the girl and plan to sacrifice her to thier god because when the girl was their "Harvest Queen" they had a bad season and didn't make enough money selling thier honey to cover thier costs. So he finds the girl and tries to save her. By this point he has found out that she is his daughter. But here we have the twist. It turns out that his suspicions were wrong, the islanders weren't planning to sacrifice the little girl. Instead they plan to sacrifice *him* And they do. They overpower him and hoist him into a giant staute made of wicker. They then set the "Wicker Man" statue on fire with Nicolas Cage inside it. He (we have to assume) burns to death.
The movie requires a few leaps of faith and one reviewer declared it "a hilarious accidental comedy" meaning that it so bad it was funny.
At the very end of the movie we see two girls from the island (one of them the ex-wife we met before) in a club on the mainland. The idea is that they are hoping to find nice, helpful gentlemen to impregnate them so that next time they have a bad season they can lure *him* to the island and sacrifice him. The moral of the story is Don't Help Anyone.
I hope this answers your question but if not I'll try and clarify whatever you want to know.

Answer 3

Don't bother. It's crap. I gave up halfway through. Go find the real one with Christopher Lee from the early '70's - 108-min version only - it's the only version worth bothering with. Nick Cage claims to love the original Wicker Man, but he needs his butt kicked for making this lousy remake.

Answer 4

To make this stupid movie short

They tricked him then burned him then he was dead the END