The Taking is a cinematic experience of light and sound. Its a film made with balls and intellectual muscle. In this film you will discover horrific art told via grisly images and two tales of woe. The experience begins with Carl who seeks to murder his best friend and adulterous fianc. Unexpectedly, he awakens in a wooded wasteland. He has no idea as to where he is or how he got there. A sinister family now holds him captive along with another victim named Jade. Theyre subjected to arcane rituals and are left tied to a tree for several days. When Carl looks back on their grisly experience in the forest, he comes to the realization that theyre not just in the woods; rather, they are in a place where people go to fight the vices living inside of them. The losing of this fight is something far worse than death; its the utter damnation of ones very soul.