I'm talking about the movie The Enchanted (1984) Directed by Carter Lord. Some movies from that year are easy to recall; Amadeus, Ghostbusters, Dune, or The Terminator.Unlike them, This movie I neither recall hearing anything about, nor do I recall seeing it playing it in any theater. Spoilers Ahead, Should you give it a chance? Sure why not, if you are in the mood for strange. Whats the story? Young Royce Hagan, played by Will Sennett, returns to the backwoods of Florida (?) To settle on the land his pappy gave to him, and to start raising livestock. He is greeted and welcomed by his long time, family friend Booker T, played by Julius Harris. Booker knows the land, and it's legends, and is not happy when he sees Royce, becoming involved with Twyla, a strange young lady, played by Casey Blanton, Daughter of an odd clan called The Perdrys'
They seem to be living out of time; Vegetarian, and pagan, and willing to do a hard days work. I thought it interesting how the movie contrasted the work-a-day chores and tasks of clearing the land, with it's fantasy elements.
Once Twyla decides to move in with Royce to, um, build their nest, things really do get strange. The movie excelled in strangeness for example; While shot in the wilds of Florida's backwoods, the score was totally electronic.
Ultimately, the details of the plot, are for the birds. The movie succeeds brilliantly in presenting alien's posing in human form, Much like in the contemporary movie, "Under the Skin" (2013) Imitating in a sense, the ways of humans, but still being alien. As alien as the pod people from "The Body Snatchers" The ending of this movie is in keeping with the over all strangeness, Motives are meticulously concealed. Plot points left up in the air. ; The strange aliens were at one with nature, so why the need to chase the daughter from the nest? There seems to be a Paradox here; One could critique the message of the beings at peace with the earth, as opposed to the humans who slaughter of livestock, It was graphically depicted; lots of animals went down in this story, I do not recall seeing a disclaimer from the American Humane Association. That is disturbing. I do not believe the larger animals were sacrificed for this production, but I can understand those who are disturbed at the realistic depictions.
The character Twyla reminded me of some Art majors I use to date, in my college days, hard to say why Royce was drawn to her. Anyway,
Seven and a half stars out of Ten, for the mind blowing, "What just happened" ending.
They seem to be living out of time; Vegetarian, and pagan, and willing to do a hard days work. I thought it interesting how the movie contrasted the work-a-day chores and tasks of clearing the land, with it's fantasy elements.
Once Twyla decides to move in with Royce to, um, build their nest, things really do get strange. The movie excelled in strangeness for example; While shot in the wilds of Florida's backwoods, the score was totally electronic.
Ultimately, the details of the plot, are for the birds. The movie succeeds brilliantly in presenting alien's posing in human form, Much like in the contemporary movie, "Under the Skin" (2013) Imitating in a sense, the ways of humans, but still being alien. As alien as the pod people from "The Body Snatchers" The ending of this movie is in keeping with the over all strangeness, Motives are meticulously concealed. Plot points left up in the air. ; The strange aliens were at one with nature, so why the need to chase the daughter from the nest? There seems to be a Paradox here; One could critique the message of the beings at peace with the earth, as opposed to the humans who slaughter of livestock, It was graphically depicted; lots of animals went down in this story, I do not recall seeing a disclaimer from the American Humane Association. That is disturbing. I do not believe the larger animals were sacrificed for this production, but I can understand those who are disturbed at the realistic depictions.
The character Twyla reminded me of some Art majors I use to date, in my college days, hard to say why Royce was drawn to her. Anyway,
Seven and a half stars out of Ten, for the mind blowing, "What just happened" ending.
