In a Violent Nature (2024) #485

 

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"In a Violent Nature" is gem in the horror genre, offering the audience a unique viewing experience that doesn't follow typical slasher film sensibilities. From the very beginning, the audience literary follows Johnny, the unstoppable juggernaut who is revied from his slumber after a golden locket is removed from his resting place within a worn-down fire tower. Most people seem to love or disklike this film for its long continuous scenes, I personally enjoyed the slow pace, I love the title, and I appreciate this unusual storytelling technique.

Johnny's reign of terror begins almost at once after a golden locket it found and taken from the fire tower, crawling his way up from the ground like the reanimated corpse that he is. The thieves are gone but he overhears an argument nearby. He follows the voices and finds a local that is setting illegal hunting traps around the nearby forest. Johnny enters the home and faces a mirror, where he looks into a mirror and has a slight hallucination of his father taking to him about his mother's locket. The spell is soon fades and Johhny finds a locket that looks similar to his, but before he can take it, he comes face to face with the trapper and chases him into the woods. The trapper becomes caught in one of his traps and Johnny kills him. He returns to the house only to discover that the locket is not his, so his search continues.

Now night, Johnny comes across a group of campers huddled around a campfire. One proceeds to share a local legend, which happens to be about Johnny's death. Johnny waits patiently until the next day to slowly kill each camper one by one, deliberate and effectively, one of which is extremely unusual and graphic.

Overall the movie is great for one viewing, enough to appreciate the unique storytelling technique that was used. The audience is given a simple, standard story that stays on course, a few kills, and some interesting traits for the villain that helps flesh out his character. It could have used some more violence to live up to the title and some additional character development, although that may have felt like padding to an otherwise straight forward film.