Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Bermuda Island’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains minor spoilers for the motion picture, ‘Bermuda Island’.
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One thing that we can all agree upon right now, is that we are living in some supremely tense and angry times. For our political centers are wrought with battles over old ideologies and common sense, and that seems to be trickling into the everyday world, and the vitriol doesn’t end there. Since there are fights being waged over fundamental science and the classes continues to battle with one another over what is right and what is fair and that makes life right now, completely, and utterly exhausting to say the least. Because it just seems as though, these fights are never ending in nature.
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If anything, it just seems as though they’re getting worse by the minute and that brinksmanship and cruelty will become the norm to solving problems over discourse and understanding. Which in turn has all of us wondering… what will it take to stop the fighting and maybe bring forth a little peace and a little progress? And it just seems as though, no one has the answer to that at the moment since tensions and rhetoric are at an all-time high. But believe it or not, the solution to our ails is far simpler than we give it credit, and it just so happens that a brand-new horror film from the Mahal Empire takes the times to explore how we fix this in a bleak and terrifying manner, and that makes Bermuda Island, quite the fascinating ride. 

For this is a motion picture that plunges us into the midst of a harrowing situation. One where we join a tense flight heading toward Puerto Rico. For this flight is filled with a powder keg of individuals. A criminal kingpin, overzealous and egotistical law enforcement agents, and some of the worst of the worst of the world. Such as a Karen. And delays in getting underway and concerns regarding everyone’s individual plans being interrupted, has indeed brought forth the tension in question. The kind that is thankfully not allowed to boil over. Simply because this flight, has ventured into a segment of airspace that harbors a unique phenomenon, one that is going to transport them to an unknown island where their problems mean nothing. For this place, is filled with living nightmares that hunger for fresh victims and if these people want to see another day, figuring out a way to survive and defend against the onslaught of these monsters, will have to be their top priorities.

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Which at first glance, is a plot that seems deeply mired in action and horror over anything philosophical, and there are elements to back up that line of thinking. After all, there’s a lot of machismo in this group of survivors and they even have guns and they are not afraid to use them when the creatures that live in this place pop up. And those creatures, are what handle the hardcore horror elements no problem. For they are alien in nature and fierce and evil, and they are eager to plunge their claws into all the soft spots of the human body to enjoy a warm meal. Which brings forth some stunning gore and uncomfortable moments as people succumb to these creatures in a manner, savage enough, to make you want to turn away from the sights before you. 
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But make no mistake about it, beneath the gore and the gunfire and the sense of adventure present when they arrive on the island, is that brilliant commentary on how we end the current stalemate in our world. To which the film simply states, we have to be objective and humble and truly realize… it’s just us on this tiny little world. There are no extra humans on a colony in space. Just us and we must recognize that there are real threats out there. The kind that doesn’t care about what God one worships or whether or not one voted red or blue in an election, or one’s stance on facts. Which means that what matters most is our survival and if we were to put that other nonsense aside and truly unify, we would achieve wonders and conquer incredible tasks.

Which is a message that the film expresses in a supremely bleak and devastating manner but going that route from a storytelling perspective truly hammers home the point and gives one pause and makes this a bold film as well. Since most horror stories don’t go as dark as possible to make their point apparent. But this film does, and it deserves a round of applause for doing so, because impactful moments and bleak storytelling are synonymous with good horror and that’s what this movie is. Good horror, through and through, the kind that entertains and makes you nauseous and leaves you with plenty to ponder upon, and hopefully this particular tale of terror… makes it mark and makes us think twice, the next time we want to fight over the silly stuff.

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