![]() ![]() "Cock" vore involves the prey being eaten by the pred's penis. ![]() A very common type of vore art, especially among artists who do not wish to do artwork displaying the predator's midsection becoming very distended. In a Violent Nature will come to Shudder later this year.Macro vore combines macrophilia and vore by featuring a predator much larger than the prey, often large enough for the prey to be bite sized. In a Violent Nature may not spawn a franchise of Johnny resurrections, but there’s a good chance that every slasher that comes after it will take small bits of influence from the things In a Violent Nature does well. It won’t exactly fill the trashy slasher hole in your heart, and it definitely isn’t for the “Friday night at the movies” crowd that most slashers are aimed at.īut for horror fans, it’s a rare treat and a fantastic exercise in taking a genre in the opposite direction that everyone else has tried. In a Violent Nature is good, it’s just good in a different way than you might expect from its premise. It’s hard to imagine finding a meme anywhere in a movie paced this slowly, but Johnny’s cold, dead, monstrous hands clasping around a necklace that says “#1 Motherfucker” is at least pretty funny. We all know Jason had to be lurking just past the treeline during various scenes in the Friday the 13th franchise, but what exactly did he overhear while he was stalking his victims? Most memeable moment This isn’t exactly a single quote, but watching Johnny lurk just outside the light of his teenage victims’ campfire while one of them tells his friends (and the audience) Johnny’s creepy origin story is an outstanding moment that casually reframes nearly every slasher ever made. Even so, the craft and uniqueness of In a Violent Nature make it well worth a watch. There’s no grand ending to cap off the story, which may be fitting for seeing the monster’s side of the story, but isn’t quite satisfying for an audience. But without the visceral release of tension in jump scares or surprise murder, the film feels like a constant build that never actually fully pays off. ![]() In a Violent Nature’s endless forward locomotion and our slasher monster’s unflappable determination keep things interesting, and the tight 94-minute run time makes sure the story isn’t dull. Yes, but it might not be able to quite transcend that premise. Does In a Violent Nature live up to its premise? It feels more like a nature documentary approach to horror, with a slasher villain as a true animal kingdom predator, stalking through a beautiful forest and watching his prey from the foliage. But that still doesn’t really describe what In a Violent Nature is going for. It’s hard to describe this movie better than its press release does: It’s been labeled as an “ambient slasher.” It’s a slow, methodical movie, with sparse dialogue and not much character development. The movie is full of gruesome kills, but Nash mixes the specifics up enough (from beheading to drowning to axe-throwing) that you never quite know what’s coming next, so the action never gets stale. Of course, this wouldn’t be a slasher if there wasn’t some slashing, and In a Violent Nature has plenty of that, too. In a Violent Nature makes these traveling scenes feel vibrant, purposeful, and intense, rather than like the drag they could have easily been. Following a slasher-movie villain - part Jason Voorhees, part Michael Myers - mostly means watching him walking around, which seems perfectly intuitive when you see it on screen. This beautiful photography is a huge bonus to the movie, considering that most of the run time is devoted to Johnny walking from one place to another, lumbering in determined pursuit of his victims. Long stretches of In a Violent Nature are still, quiet, gorgeous shots of nature - sometimes with a killer lumbering through them, sometimes not. Writer-director Chris Nash seems to take inspiration from Michael Myers’ slow but deliberate stalking in the Halloween movies. Instead, it’s worth talking a little bit about the vibe of the movie, which is mostly pastoral, rather than bombastic and quick. The way In a Violent Nature reveals its plot is a huge part of the fun of the movie, so no spoilers here. ![]() In a Violent Nature follows Johnny, a hulking creature who has been dead for years, as he seeks vengeance on the most recent group of teens to bring him back to life. We’ll update this piece when there’s more information about the movie’s release. This initial report on In a Violent Nature comes from our team following the premieres at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. ![]()
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