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A joyful song, a missing girl, and a village that never stops smiling—until the flames rise. We head to Summerisle for a spirited, scene-by-scene dive into The Wicker Man, exploring how folk ritual, music, and community turn a simple investigation into a study of belief and power. We talk first impressions, why the soundtrack feels playful instead of ominous, and how that choice keeps the horror at bay until the final minutes. Then we walk the full arc: the maypole lesson, the graveyard rites, the class beetle trick, and Lord Summerisle’s velvet-gloved debate that makes Howie’s certainty wobble without ever blinking.

Christopher Lee’s performance gets the spotlight—equal parts gracious host and high priest—while Edward Woodward channels a man built from rules and bracing for sin. We unpack the infamous May Day sequence: hand-made masks, the sword-star “execution,” the hobby horse chase, and the reveal that flips victimhood on its head. The conversation tackles whether the ritual “works,” how folk horror replaces jump scares with social consensus, and why an adult martyr becomes the “right” sacrifice when a community is cornered by failure. Along the way, we dig into production lore—lost negatives, competing cuts, and fall shoots dressed as spring—and how those constraints made Summerisle feel lived-in and unsettling.

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