Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages review
Posted : 2 years ago on 20 March 2022 02:58(YT) Docu witchcraftsexploitation in early stage, pedagogic, effective, dramatic in its reconstruction, naif and with a coda on contemporary psycology...
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A classic
Posted : 10 years, 3 months ago on 26 December 2013 11:51Since it is such a classic, I thought it was finally to time to check it out. Eventually, it is quite a weird flick, some very old documentary (about 90 years old) dealing with some even older superstitions mainly involving witchcraft in the Middle-Ages. It is rather funny that it is considered a horror flick when it is supposed to be a documentary. I mean, there were some rather eerie stuff, I’ll give you that but it doesn’t really qualify as ‘horror’, at least, that’s my opinion. Honestly, the whole thing feels pretty dated nowadays and you might wonder if it was really scientifically accurate. Still, even though the educational aspect might be questionable, it was still an interesting watch and it has definitely some historically value. It is also striking that the makers were rather dismissive towards the Middle-Ages beliefs but the way they put ‘hysteria’ on some vastly varied mental diseases was quite priceless (of course, in the 20’s, psychology was a rather new science). To conclude, I’m not really sure if it is really a great flick but it remains a very intriguing watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you want to see something really different.
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Monsters Mash #2 Haxan
Posted : 11 years, 6 months ago on 23 September 2012 06:13It's Indianastar Monsters Mash 2012, Now we come to one of the most controversial silent films in history
Haxan: Witchcraft through the ages it was a german expressionist film from 1922 it was not a narrative film but a documentary a documentary about hell is broken up in four parts the first half deals with the basic ideal of hell the second half shows witches and Satan trying to bring a women to them the third half takes place in the middle age I'm not going to explain the rest of it because the film will get way to confusing and I might spoil it a gorgeous looking film and it very creepy in it's own way. That's the beauty of silent horror movies they didn't need lines from a script it was up to the audience and the actors facial expression to tell the story. Unlike today's horror movie which need loud noise to scare you if it not that then grossing you out. but Haxan is something different is a great horror film with chills and atmosphere and if your looking for somethin' different halloween check this one out because it awesome.
- Stay tuned for Nosferatu!
Haxan: Witchcraft through the ages it was a german expressionist film from 1922 it was not a narrative film but a documentary a documentary about hell is broken up in four parts the first half deals with the basic ideal of hell the second half shows witches and Satan trying to bring a women to them the third half takes place in the middle age I'm not going to explain the rest of it because the film will get way to confusing and I might spoil it a gorgeous looking film and it very creepy in it's own way. That's the beauty of silent horror movies they didn't need lines from a script it was up to the audience and the actors facial expression to tell the story. Unlike today's horror movie which need loud noise to scare you if it not that then grossing you out. but Haxan is something different is a great horror film with chills and atmosphere and if your looking for somethin' different halloween check this one out because it awesome.
- Stay tuned for Nosferatu!
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