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Tradition is a top priority on the Scottish island of Sommerisle. For example, on “May Day,” when the small sworn community meets for a pagan ritual. Neil Howie is on board this year, although the policeman from the mainland has little sympathy for paganism on the island right from the start. No wonder, as he actually went on a summer trip to search for a missing girl. But what turns out to be the solution to the puzzle at the end of the film should have remained undetected by him.
This much is certain: MIDSOMMAR would never have existed without this acclaimed 70s Brit horror. As a classic of folk horror that looks for the creepy in the traditional, THE WICKER MAN in 1973 provided the blueprint for effective genre scares at cheerful, sun-drenched folk festivals. The horror that lies beneath the pretty surface proves to be extremely effective even a good fifty years after the film was released: The spectacle at the end remains in the memory of even the hardened. Thanks in part to Christopher Lee as Lord Summerisle, who delivered a great performance, THE WICKER MAN must be seen again and again.
