(Director Boorman pursued the same complex eco-message heme of man vs.nature in other films, includingZardoz (1973)andThe Emerald Forest (1985).) As they progress further and further along in uncharted territory down the rapids, the men ""rape"" the untouched, virginal wilderness as they are themselves violated by he pristine wilderness and its degenerate, inbred backwoods inhabitants.He disapproves of her nephew""s romance with his daughter because of Mortimer""s published literary work and anti-matrimonial viewpoint in:Marriage: A Fraud and a Failure:No man with this published attitude on marriage should ake any man""s daughter any place at any time.A scientist confirmed a positive DNA match in the blood sample: "The blood""s loaded with Chimera," proving to McCloy that Ambrose had both the virus and the anti-virus.She was transported into Freddy""s boiler room, with dripping water and heavy rusted chain links hanging from the ceiling.Meanwhile, news and radio reports from the mass media emphasized the panic and threat of attack by mindless hordes.