Hey Guys, it’s Ryan here from explained. In today’s video, we will be watching a
movie titled “Serpent” from 2017.
What happens when a cheating wife gets trapped in a tent with a venomous snake and her husband
? Let’s find out. Turn on subtitles and spoilers ahead.
The movie starts with Gwynneth returning from her workplace. At the parking lot, She feels
like she’s being followed by someone. She finds a red rose on her car, which she throws
on the ground. Gwynneth is a married woman, but she hasn’t been faithful to her husband;
and the man who she cheated on her husband with has found out that she is married, and
has been trying to get a hold of her ever since.
At home, Gwynneth’s husband Adam is preparing dinner. Adam is an entomologist; a person
who specializes in the study of insects. He informs Gwynneth that he has been given a
grant on a very important research, which means that he will spend more time away from
her.
Gwynneth gets sad to hear this, but she doesn’t say anything to try to make him stay. She
tells him that she is proud of him. But the relationship between them is falling apart
and they both know it. Gwynneth then goes to take a shower and she
receives a phone call from the person who she has been having an affair with. He even
leaves texts suggesting they should meet again. Gwynneth is stressed out with all of this,
and in a matter of seconds she decides to take action.
In order to save their failing marriage, she tells Adam that she wants to go with him on
his research trip. Adam says that he can’t abandon his research partner and friend Pete
who has been working together with him. He tells her to think about it really carefully,
but Gwynneth repeats her wish and Adam has no option but to give in to his wife’s wish.
The couple then make arrangements at their work, and it gets decided: Gwynneth will go
on a research trip with Adam in hopes of saving their relationship.
Adam gives her new shoes and tries to tell her that this will be a big step for her.
The place they’re going to is isolated and far away. Once they go there, there’s no
turning back. They’ll be there to validate and protect a rare insect species recently
claimed to be seen by some locals.
Next day, the couple drive to their destination, and they’re both happy at the prospect of
spending more time with each other. They soon reach a place from where they’ll start their
hike.
They get their things from the car and start on their journey. As they travel through the
very dangerous track, Adam sees a baboon spider and shows it to Gwynneth.
After leaving the spider back where they found it, they continue on their hike; BUT, they
forget to take the bag which contains all the necessary medical items.
After a while, they stop to rest. Gwynneth takes a quick dive in the water, while Adam
cuts a wood piece into a makeshift knife. They spend too much time resting, so they
decide to camp there for the night and Adam sets up a tent. The couple seem to be happy
with each other’s company, and pretty soon they start to get intimate. Gwynneth is happy
with her decision of ending her affair and trying to be loyal to her husband.
While Adam is still sleeping she gets up and goes outside to delete all the messages she
got while they were hiking. But the light from her phone attracts some birds. She goes
back inside the tent without deleting anything, and lays beside Adam.
But what she doesn’t know is that while she was outside, a snake entered their tent.
In the middle of the night, Adam wakes up and realizes that there is a snake in their
tent. He wakes up Gwynneth and tells her about the situation. He warns her not to move and
also to be as calm as possible. Adam finally sees that the snake that entered their tent
is a black mamba. He tells her that it’s a very venomous snake which can kill a person
within 20 minutes.
Gwynneth starts to get nervous, and Adam tells her to stay calm. As long as they don’t
disturb or cause any threat to the snake, they’ll be okay.
He then devises a plan where Gwynneth has to adjust a little and he’ll be trying to
put the sleeping bag over the snake. But as they try to do this the snake moves towards
Gwynneth’s leg which freaks her out. Adam uses Gwynneth’s phone as a distraction;
drawing the snake away from her. He continues to draw the snake towards himself and succeeds;
but then the snake sits on his chest, and at any time it can bite him in his heart which
will kill him within just 5 minutes.
Adam realizes the danger that they’re in and he tells Gwynneth that he can try distracting
the snake, and then she can run for her life. He wants to sacrifice his life in order to
save her. He says that he can hold the snake’s neck and then she can try to get outside the
tent. But Gwynneth refuses this idea and tells him that she won’t leave him alone.
The snake slowly moves away from his chest and they get some sort of relief. Gwynneth
grabs the wooden stake that Adam made, and she wants to kill the snake with it, but Adam
warns her against it as he knows how dangerous this can be. He tells her that this can cost
them both their lives.
Just when Gwynneth tries to find the snake, Adam sees the text messages from the man who
Gwynneth was cheating with. Adam is shocked, he simply can’t believe what he’s looking
at. Gwynneth is still unaware that Adam has found out the truth. She tries to use the
wooden stake to cut through the tent so they can both escape out of it. Meanwhile, Adam
composes himself as he has a bigger threat ahead of him.
The snake once again stands before Gwynneth, and this time Adam tells her to try and kill
it. But Gwynneth is too nervous and can’t gather enough courage to do so.
The snake once again moves to her legs which starts to scare her. Gwynneth asks for help,
and Adam tells her to think of it like a spider or a tiny insect. That way she’ll keep calm
and won’t startle the snake.
Adam asks her why she came on this trip with him. Gwynneth stays silent for a few seconds
and then she reveals to him that she is actually pregnant.
Adam gets taken back to hear this as he asks how long she has known this for. While the
snake is moving between them, Gwynneth doesn’t reply back to his question, and Adam doesn’t
know what to make of it.
The night slowly passes, and in the morning the snake is still moving inside the tent.
Adam is still thinking about why she didn’t tell him about the pregnancy. He thinks that
Gwynneth is hiding more things from him other than her affair. He checks her phone and asks
her why she didn’t tell him about it. Gwynneth knows that Adam has already seen the text
messages and asks him to put her phone down. Adam believes that the reason behind Gwynneth
wanting to come with him must be something else than trying to spend time together.
Gwynneth uses the wooden stake and manages to cut a small hole in the tent. The snake
slowly moves towards it, but it has no intention of leaving the tent through it.
The snake again starts to move around their body, and they realize that if they want to
survive, they have to think of something else.
She asks Adam if anyone will come to save them. Adam replies that it will take 2 days
for his friend Pete to reach them, which is a long time for them to just stay still inside
the tent.
He looks around and comes up with a plan. He says that he will try to kill the snake,
and then Gwynneth can get outside. After that, she will hike back up and find the bag with
the medical kit. If Adam gets bitten by the snake, she can try to save him with the medical
kit. But Gwynneth is too nervous, and says that she cannot climb back up to find the
bag.
Adam hands her phone back and tells her that even if she doesn’t find the bag, she still
has to move and try to get help. Adam is focused on trying to save her life and the child inside
of her, even if it means that he has to die.
Adam slowly moves forward to try to kill the snake which also gets in attack mode. He is
about to attack the snake, but Gwynneth tries to get in his way to stop him. Before the
snake could make its attack, Adam grabs her and holds her strongly.
The snake gets calm, but Adam can no longer hold his frustration in. He confronts her
about her affair and the baby.
He gets close to her and asks if the baby is even his. Gwynneth replies that she doesn’t
know. Adam gets furious to hear her answer, and he aggressively grabs her neck. Gwynneth
struggles to breath, but Adam doesn’t let go of her. So, she bites on his finger and
then Adam finally lets her free.
Gwynneth catches her breath and she firmly puts her hand on Adam and tells him that she
has always loved him. After a while, they realize that the snake is slowing down, and
is moving away from them.
They rush and hold their sleeping bag as a barrier to keep the snake away from them.
Adam says that one of them should hold the snake away, and the other should run to get
the bag.
Gwynneth suggests that she should be the one to get the bag as she is a better runner.
Adam feels that she's lying and she just wants to save her own life. He asks if the other
guy would also do this for her: if he would risk his own life to save her.
Gwynneth reminds him about how he almost killed her earlier. She assures him that the baby
inside her is his, but Adam doesn’t believe it. Gwynneth says that no one will know about
this, and the baby can be their secret. Adam is stuck between whether he should risk his
life to save her or not.
In the end, he decides to trust her. He will corner the snake, and then Gwynneth can get
out. He asks her to come back in case he gets bitten. But before they could make any move,
Gwynneth notices the snake moving towards their side through a small opening. She rashly
decides to take action and attacks it with the wooden stake. With this, Adam gets distracted
and the snake manages to escape out of the barrier. They have managed to anger the snake
and when Gwynneth tries to attack it she gets bitten by it.
Adam moves fast and covers the snake with his sleeping bag. He cuts through the hole
in the tent and finally manages to get himself and the snake out of it. The snake is out
but it's still aggressive and begins to attack him. Adam dives into the water, but the snake
follows him there as well. He struggles to get the snake away from him, but he too gets
bitten by it.
Meanwhile, Gwynneth is struggling inside the tent. She grabs her boot and uses the shoelace
to try prevent the venom from spreading in her body. But she notices that she isn’t
even bitten; so she unties the shoelace from her arm. However, it’s all her hallucination,
and she starts to see multiple bites in her arm. She drags herself out of the tent and
tries to suck the venom out of her body; but it is of no use, and she is in a desperate
need of medical help. Her hallucination starts to get worse as she sees a crying baby in
front of her.
Adam, on the other hand, has somehow managed to get to the place where they left the bag
yesterday. But he has been bitten multiple times. Just like Gwynneth, he too starts to
hallucinate and sees the same insect which he came to look for. Adam gets amazed but
pretty soon he realizes that he is in fact been bitten by a black mamba.
He composes himself and finds the bag with the medical kit. Inside the bag, he finds
an antivenom, and instead of saving his own life, he takes it to Gwynneth.
She starts to cry as she sees that Adam has also got bitten. He tries to use the antivenom
on her, but she refuses to take it. Adam tells her to take it and save her baby. He injects
Gwynneth with the antivenom and sacrifices his only chance at saving his life.
Gwynneth cries as she realizes what Adam has done for her, and Adam lies beside her awaiting
his eventual death.
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