History Main / NatureIsNotNice

* This trope is a central theme of ''Literature/StateOfFear''.

* Berstuk, the evil god of the forest from ''UsefulNotes/SlavicMythology''.

* The Everfree Forest from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.

-->-- '''WernerHerzog''', ''GrizzlyMan''

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The truth is, nature isn't cruel; it just doesn't care about you. The forest is a big scary place in which you can get lost, or killed by disease or wild and ferocious animals. The desert has only about a hundred ways for you to be injured or die. The jungle is even worse. Even a lake or a river is a dangerous place for a person who isn't prepared.

The truth is, nature isn't cruel; it just doesn't care about you. The forest is a big scary place in which you can get lost, or killed by disease or wild and ferocious animals. The desert has only about a hundred ways for you to be injured or die. The jungle is even worse. Even a lake or a river is a dangerous place for a person who isn't prepared. This trope comes into play when a work's creator chooses to use that fact, that nature is full of disease, natural disasters, parasites, predatory animals, killing and other ghastly things, rather than romanticizing it or portraying nature as harmonious or maternal. The focus is on the horror, danger, amorality, and ruthlessness of untamed nature.

The truth is, nature isn't cruel; it just doesn't care about you. The forest is a big scary place in which you can get lost, or killed by wild and ferocious animals. The desert has only about a hundred ways for you to be injured or die. The jungle is even worse. Even a lake or a river is a dangerous place for a person who isn't prepared. This trope comes into play when a work's creator chooses to use that fact, rather than romanticizing it or portraying nature as harmonious or maternal. The focus is on the horror, danger, and ruthlessness of untamed nature.

Contrast GhibliHills; inversely related to AllNaturalSnakeOil.

* ''IntoThinAir,'' both book and film vs. This is about a guided tour of Mount Everest gone terribly wrong. The book is nonfiction, the film based on it.
* ''TheLifeAndTimesOfGrizzlyAdams'' uses this trope as a primary source for action as Adams and his friends often have to rescue visitors who learn the hard way that the wilderness is a dangerous place to be in if you don't know what you're doing.
* In some ways, this is the heart of early gameplay in ''{{Minecraft}}''. There is no real enemy or driving plot; it's just your struggle to survive in a hostile wilderness where the wild animals happen to be monsters.
* Creator/WernerHerzog appears to be of this opinion, as can be seen in several of his films. His ending narration to ''Film/GrizzlyMan'' perhaps puts it best.
* The Everfree Forest from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.

* This is the reason Green magic in ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' isn't a "good" color. There are many cards that reflect the lifegiving and nurturing facet of Mother Nature. There are also many cards that reflect Mother Nature's brutality.

* Cassie from ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' learns this in ''The Secret''. Disappointingly, the lesson doesn't stick.

->''"And what haunts me, is that in all the faces of all the bears that [[FriendToAllAnimals Treadwell]] ever filmed, I discover no kinship, no understanding, no mercy. I see only the overwhelming indifference of nature. To me, there is no such thing as a secret world of the bears. And this blank stare speaks only of a half-bored interest in food."''

->''"Nature is fucking hardcore"''.\\
--''[[http://www.cracked.com/article_15816_the-5-most-horrifying-bugs-in-world.html The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World]]'', ''Website/{{Cracked}}''

* Cassie from ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' learns this in ''The Secret''. Disappointingly, the lesson doesn't stick.

* The Everfree Forest from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.

* Creator/WernerHerzog appears to be of this opinion, as can be seen in several of his films. His ending narration to ''Film/GrizzlyMan'' perhaps puts it best.

->''"Nature is fucking hardcore"''.
-->-- ''[[http://www.cracked.com/article_15816_the-5-most-horrifying-bugs-in-world.html The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World]]'', ''Website/{{Cracked}}''

* WernerHerzog appears to be of this opinion, as can be seen in several of his films. His ending narration to ''GrizzlyMan'' perhaps puts it best.

-->-- ''[[http://www.cracked.com/article_15816_the-5-most-horrifying-bugs-in-world.html The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World]]'', ''WebOriginal/{{Cracked}}''

* WernherHerzog appears to be of this opinion, as can be seen in several of his films. His ending narration to ''GrizzlyMan'' perhaps puts it best.

* In some ways, this is the heart of early gameplay in ''{{Minecraft}}''. There is no real enemy or driving plot; it's just your struggle to survive in a hostile wilderness where the wild animals happen to be monsters.

-->-- ''[[http://www.cracked.com/article_15816_the-5-most-horrifying-bugs-in-world.html The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World]]'', ''Weboriginal/{{Cracked}}''

-> Nature is fucking hardcore.
-->-- ''[[http://www.cracked.com/article_15816_the-5-most-horrifying-bugs-in-world.html The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World]]'', ''{{Cracked}}''

* ''TheLifeAndTimesOfGrizzlyAdams'' uses this trope as a primary source for action as Adams and his friends often have to rescue visitors who learn the hard way that the wilderness is a dangerous place to be in if you don't know what you're doing.

* The Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, Nature is the antagonist here as the protagonist has only the titular hatchet to avoid dying in the Canadian wilderness after a airplane crash.

* ''TheLifeAndTimesofGrizzlyAdams'' uses this trope as a primary source for action as Adams and his friends often have to rescue visitors who learn the hard way that the wilderness is a dangerous place to be in if you don't know what you're doing.

* ''IntoThinAir,'' both book and film vs. This is about a guided tour of Mount Everest gone terribly wrong. The book is nonfiction, the film based on it.