In this multi-part conversation series, we’ve curated a handful of movies, from among hundreds of options, to explore how moviemakers transform the natural world into the antagonistic face of on-screen villainy.

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Referenced media in INTRODUCING REVENGE OF NATURE:

• “Jaws” (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
• “The Birds” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963)
• “Contagion” (Steven Soderbergh, 2011)
• “Dersu Uzala” (Akira Kurosawa, 1975)
• “The Fly” (David Cronenberg, 1986)
• “Triangle of Sadness” (Ruben Östlund, 2022)
• “Roar” (Noel Marshall, 1981)
• “The Edge” (Lee Tamahori, 1997)
• “Snakes on a Plane” (David R. Ellis, 2006)

Audio quotation in INTRODUCING REVENGE OF NATURE:

• “Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4
• “Jaws” (Steven Spielberg, 1975), including “Main Title “Theme from ‘Jaws’)” by John Williams, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwiqKSfnPp8&list=PLocqHZj7MJflfxg3wL_F7UDmve4AUSjyp
• “The Birds” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963)