Working-around-in-the-woods slasher films are as formulaic as they arrive, however Nash presents the woods of “In A Violent Nature” in a totally new approach. The wilderness is gorgeous, and the plush, serene forests set up the locale as an unassuming place for peaceable adventuring. There is no harbinger warning of the doom awaiting within the woods, the timber aren’t shot in a strategy to spark paranoia from the viewers, and there is a dedication to filming in broad daylight. However within the underbelly of the forest are indicators of decay. Nestled behind the idyllic cabins the place our unsuspecting victims are celebrating a weekend away is a rundown home belonging to a trapper who retains getting in bother for leaving his bear traps out, a burned-down tower the place a firehouse as soon as was, and a few rotting carcasses from animals caught within the traps and by no means retrieved. It is a reminder that even probably the most stunning environments might be breeding grounds for destruction.
There is no want to cover our slasher, Johnny (Ry Barrett), within the darkness as a result of we’re following him each step of the way in which. The movie does an exceptional job at placing you within the mindset of the killer, excitedly anticipating the inevitable, and making an attempt to determine simply how he’ll kill this group of pals as he approaches his prey, quite than being caught off guard when it occurs.
Nash additionally correctly chooses to current the movie in lengthy, uninterrupted pictures and not using a rating, save for diegetic music popping up every now and then. It additional emphasizes that this can be a film not concerning the individuals making an attempt to outlive, however concerning the character doing the killings. Throughout a Q&A I attended after my screening on the Overlook Movie Pageant, Nash cited Gus Van Sant as an inspiration and it reveals. The intentionally sluggish pacing is admittedly an actual check of persistence, and I fear that these watching the movie at house are going to be unable to struggle the urge to verify their telephones whereas they await Johnny to traipse by the excessive grass so as to recognize the no-holds-barred carnage he is received in his again pocket.