The 1973 Wicker Man Is Way Darker Than You Think

'The Wicker Man' explained. A video essay (with spoilers) about the dark deeper meaning of 'The Wicker Man' (1973) directed by Robin Hardy and starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt and Christopher Lee. In this video I get into its deeper themes and symbolism. I consider the repaganization of Summerisle, May Day, martyrdom and more. Check out 321 here: https://321course.com/tt Join our online Discord community:   / discord   Support the channel:   / thomasthorogood   The Wicker Man breakdown, The Wicker Man movie review, The Wicker Man explained, The Wicker Man analysis, The Wicker Man deep dive REFERENCES 'The Wicker Man' (1973) MUSIC 'Yonder Hill and Dale' by Aaron Kenny 'Yacoby' by Schwartzy 'Greeting the Day with a Smile' by Doug Maxwell 'Through and Through' by Amulets 'Amazing Grace' by Cooper Cannell TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Summerisle vs Howie 01:55 Repaganizing 11:03 May Day 17:24 Martyrdom 21:05 Is Howie flawed? 25:43 Sacrifice ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright Disclaimer: under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, allowance is made for 'exceptions to copyright' such as... Criticism, review, quotation and news reporting Caricature, parody or pastiche I believe that the use of content in this video/thumbnail is fair use. If any content owners would like to dispute this, I will be glad to immediately remove the content in question. I do not wish to infringe on anyone's content ownership. Contact email: [email protected]