The Witch Reviews

The witch es parte de un grupo de películas que me resultan particularmente desagradable. No necesariamente por aspectos cinematográficos o narrativos que puedan ser medidos por argumentación sobre la lógica interna de la obra, si no por el propósito final al que este tipo de argumentación sirve. De hecho, diré que en un inicio mis opiniones eran opuestas, pues el filme parecía querer tratar sus temas desde una perspectiva intelectual, pero a medida que avanzaba me di cuenta que todo lo que había hecho no era mucho más que un panfleto de propaganda pagana y anti-cristiana.

Cualquier planteamiento sobre "el pecado en el ser virtuoso", "naturaleza humana" o sobre "Los limites de la fe" son solo presentados, más no se exploran de ninguna manera y resultan solo ser elementos para apantallar, para darte el mensaje de que el pecado y el egoísmo son lo único que puede salvarte del dolor de la existencia. En un mundo donde Dios ha abandonado al hombre, solo queda adorar a cualquier ser que ofrezca un placebo para sobrellevar el dolor, sin importar si esto lleva a la miseria a otros o te vuelve un ser ruin, pues como no hay nadie que pueda juzgarte, estás en tu derecho de pisar la vida y memoria de cualquier persona, siendo el argumento "pues ellos me lastimaron, no son santos de nada".

Es una película hecha desde el odio y el deseo de corromper y destruir la fe. Una película nihilista, derrotista y de principios dogmáticos, haciéndola por automático una obra que va en contra de los principios del arte.
Irónicamente, en lo que respecta al aspecto visual y sonoro, la película está muy cuidada y bien trabajada. Hubo mucho cuidado con la representación de los escenarios, costumbres y elementos simbólicos, teniendo un buen sustento para la comprensión de su propósito. Si quisieras verla desde una visión más casual; es una película que en efecto consigue ser aterradora, tétrica y que juega muy bien con su lenguaje visual y sonoro para generar tensión e inquietud al espectador.

No la recomiendo para otra cosa que no sea morbo. Si solo se busca apagar la cabeza y asustarse por la emoción, pues es pasable, pero desde una vista más centrada en el desglose de su propósito, es nefasta.

A zealous man and his family are cast out of Puritan society after a difference of opinion about scripture and left to fend for themselves in the wilderness. The facade of piety soon gives way to the destructive nature of their personal demons which a coven in the woods exploits to their ends. But what will bring this family to its knees, dark and Satanic evil or their own natures?

To say "The VVitch" is brilliant is, quite frankly, an understatement. To be fair, it is not a film for everyone. Attention spans the size of a gnat will most likely not enjoy this meticulously paced affair. Gorehounds and those that obsess with slashers might as well hit stop before they play. This is not a slight on a viewer's intelligence but rather a fair warning to those expecting something else. For those of us that love a thick atmosphere, excellent character work, and a slow boil that builds up to an ear-piercing scream (not to mention beautiful cinematography, an excellent score, and an amazing cast)...well, this one is for us.

The VVitch is not just a film about the supernatural condemnation laid upon a family left to survive in the wilderness. Mind you, it would of been a great movie with that simple structure given how well it depicts this side of the whole affair, but it's a far better movie for what it aspires to say (and achieves) as a condemnation of the negative effects of oppressive piety and the corrupting nature of personal sin/guilt.

In many ways, the more horrifying aspects of this film are seeing how raging zealotry is used as a crushing hammer, how paranoia and resentment will foster enmity among those that love each other, and how an innocent scapegoat can be bent and twisted by the overbearing nature of other people's sin. Not to insinuate that the ethereal world doesn't dig its cold claws into you. On the contrary, the film balances this personal horror with the disturbing with expert ease that draws a stunning parallel between both which, ultimately, leads to a stunning conclusion for the annals of horror history.

This one is a classic, through and through.

To be honest, this movie was not really a high priority for me but since it was recommended by another listal member and since it seemed to be intriguing, I thought I might as well check it out. First of all, even though the poster looked pretty good, at the same time, in my opinion, it gave away too much information and was still rather misleading. Anyway, even though the damned thing didn't really blow me away, it still turned out to be a very beautiful and well made vintage horror movie. Furthermore, a tale about witchcraft works much better when it is set in this time period since superstition was really common back in those days. Finally, the cast was also pretty good, especially the kids. And, yet, to be honest, I never really cared much about this story though. Sure, it was creepy enough and they didn't go over the top like so many underwhelming horror flicks but, at least as far as I was concerned, it was still missing something to becoming truly remarkable. Maybe it was because the characters were rather poorly developed or maybe they should have made the whole thing more ambiguous instead of being so literal. Anyway, to conclude, I thought it was a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

I have been meaning to watch this. I've heard many good things about it. That it's not your typical horror movie. It's a slow burner with a different style to it. That's it doesn't really on jump scares, but it tries to be genuinely creepy as hell. This looks to be the first outting for writer director Robert Eggers. I swear a lot of first time directors are really making a name for themselves as long as they aren't associated with The Asylum or something similar to that. So let's see what flavor tea this turns out to be. Not sure what that was all about but okay. Oh that was creepy. I like the ominous music. That was a bit weird and uncomfortable. Wow that was uh definitely different. This is definitely a very artsy sort of film. The imagery is definitely ominous. This family is a different kind of dysfunctional. Hey kid what the hell you doing? Wow that was some pretty intense atmosphere. As the movie moves along things get stranger and stranger. The imagery is disturbingly beautiful. I thought the acting was really well done even from the children. There were some nice little twists near the end. It's not a typical horror movie, but when it comes to witchcraft I thought this displayed it quite nicely. It's surely unique and freaky. I'd say it was good, but not the greatest or scariest.