Starring: Mario Casas, Adriana Ugarte, Macarena García. Technically speaking, the tree in this children’s classic doesn’t have ruinous intentions, per se—it’s the rope swing that’s attached to the tree that breaks, sending one of the book’s two young adventurers, Leslie, into the moat (creek) around Terabithia (an imaginary kingdom). _____ Trees pays homage to the 1975 classic, Jaws, whose infamous characters, plagued by the threat of a killer great white shark, have been replaced with a cast haunted by a menacing great white pine tree. The horror genre has seen its fair share of nasty trees, but few have been quite as brutal as this one, which comes to life in the darkened forest and assaults an unsuspecting victim. Trees are significant in many of the world's mythologies, and have been given deep and sacred meanings throughout the ages.Human beings, observing the growth and death of trees, and the annual death and revival of their foliage, have often seen them as powerful symbols of growth, death and rebirth. From angry willow trees to spiritual baobabs, we round up 5 famous trees that make an appearance in movies. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated as of 1/1/21) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated as of 1/1/21) and Your California Privacy Rights. The Whomping Willow (Harry Potter) Appearing in both the Harry Potter books by J.K Rowling, and the Harry Potter films, this magical willow grows in … 19 - Trees 2: the Root of all Evil (2004) The tag line is the best part of the movie. We encourage you to read our updated PRIVACY POLICY and COOKIE POLICY. The family bands together and uses its rudimentary construction knowledge to build the most awesome tree house of all time. To revisit this article, select My⁠ ⁠Account, then View saved stories. ), but it can be forgiven for giving us one of the great cinematic trees. (Thank you, Dad!). Is it possible to get high from reading a Wikipedia plot summary? Both the Weasley family’s flying car and Harry’s broomstick crash into it, but, like many trees on this list, it’s also the site of an occasionally useful secret passage. “Well, how would you like to have someone come along and pick something off of you?” he says in a grumbly bartender baritone. It’s a badass battle and a heartwarming moment of human-tree teamwork—almost as heartwarming as this homemade compilation of the scene to Rush’s 1978 hit, “The Trees,” from the album “Hemispheres.”. Lesson learned: just don't go visiting abandoned cabins in the middle of nowhere – there could be evil trees afoot. DETAILS. To no one’s surprise, the hollowed-out home is both well decorated and appropriately pasted with twee wallpaper. Here’s just a few movies in which trees were made to do something more than look enigmatic in their silence. It fell during a rainstorm and flooding on January 8, 2017. This movie makes the title above this paragraph look stupid (two â fromsâ in a row â whatâ s that about? 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Watch all you want. 6/13 The Apple Tree in The Wizard of Oz (1939) Like Sirius Black, the Willow’s status as enemy or friend has shifted from book to book. The more robust, Wikipedia-informed plot: the fairy, Crysta, shrinks a gentleman who works for the forestry company, Zak, down to her size. Watching a horror movie like this one certainly makes people think twice before walking into the woods at night. When the rain comes and puts out the fire the forest revives and celebrates the wedding. Spoiler alert of souls: the tree survives the humans’ efforts at destruction. How about them apples! © 2021 Condé Nast. Wes Anderson décor: quirkiness you can count on. As it is a 90s-era children’s movie, there’s also a wacky animated bat voiced by Robin Williams. Sadly, the tree was knocked down by strong winds in July 2016. All rights reserved. 20 - Contamination .7 from 1993 is an indie horror film with more killer roots, and with little value, but it rounds off our list of killer plant movies. Sticking up for his abused tree ancestors (Garden of Eden, anyone? 17 - The Guardian (1990) gnarled tree roots gone bad! In this depressing 1993 film, the mentally challenged Arnie Grape (Leonardo DiCaprio) enjoys climbing in the tree by the lake and demanding his friends to ask, “Where’s Arnie?” as he sticks his head behind its branches. In the second installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Ents—a typically peaceful and wise band of tree people—join together with the Hobbits to get revenge on Saruman, whose armies cut down their beloved forests. So it’s no surprise that this year’s Hallmark Hanukkah movie, “Love, Lights, Hanukkah” features many more Christmas trees than its title would suggest. “Just buy the tree, O.K. With Charlotte Gainsbourg, Morgan Davies, Marton Csokas, Christian Byers. A jealous stump threatens two trees that are in love by starting a forest fire. The Xanadu of elevated tree sanctuaries, the Robinsons’ leafy pad is just one more reason to be jealous of a beautiful family that is stranded on a beautiful island. Palm Trees in the Snow. ), the talking apple tree from The Wizard of Oz rips an apple from Dorothy’s hand after she plucks one off his branch. JOIN NOW. Also known as The Tunnel Tree, it was one of the US's most famous trees drawing thousands of visitors annually. Okay...Haven't seen this in a long time. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. A twisty, knotty thing, Hangman’s Tree is the hangout of the Lost Boys, stars of both Hook and the original Peter Pan, in which handicapable antagonist Captain Hook destroys the tree with a hidden bomb—though it’s eventually rebuilt. 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