Gaia (2021)

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"Got a bit weak near the end there."

My Top 30 Foreign Horror Films (Non-USA) (30 movies items)

"South Africa"

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"Plot: A park ranger stumbles across a duo of survivalists with an unsettlingly slavish devotion to nature. The lines between normalcy and something far more ominous become immediately blurred and it soon is evident to our hapless protagonist that the men's motives are far from those of civilized people. "Gaia" captures the notoriously elusive aura of cosmic horror and rides it towards its ominous conclusion. Along the way strangeness abounds. From eco-horror to surrealist nightmare and then so"

Movies the giraffe watched in 2021: November (50 movies items)

"First viewing - Nov. 12th This is one of those films that makes me wish I did hallucinogens, because it would be even better that way no doubt. There are some outstanding visuals throughout, some of which that get really trippy. I love the creature designs, even if they are mostly rendered in CG. I dug the story for the most part, this exploration of man versus nature mixed with philosophy/religion. It didn't fully come together for me though and overstays its welcome just slightly, which means"

“Part eco-horror, part body horror, part surrealist mindfuck, and all Lovecraftian nightmare, Gaia is an intense atmospheric offering from South Africa that proves you can offer terror on a cosmic scale without a Hollywood budget.

The film follows a park ranger who stumbles across a father and son duo of survivalists with an unsettlingly slavish devotion to nature. The lines between normalcy and something far more ominous become immediately blurred and it soon is evident to our hapless protagonist that the men's motives are far from those of civilized people. Both her body and mind begin to succumb to the will of something darker...something older...something with a plan.

Gaia begins with a foreboding shot of the grandeur of the wilderness that serves as a harbinger of t” read more