The WITCH MOVIE REVIEW 2016
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Directed by
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: Robert Eggers
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Written by
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: Robert Eggers
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Starring
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: Anya-Taylor Joy,
Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie
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Classification
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: 14A
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Genre
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: Horror
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Country
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: USA
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Language
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: English
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In this remarkably made and scary brand-new horror movie,
the age-old principles of witchcraft, black magic and ownership are
innovatively united to tell the intimate and captivating story of one
household's shocking unraveling in the New England wilderness circa 1630. New
England, 1630.
Upon danger of banishment by the church, an English farmer
leaves his colonial ranch, moving his partner and 5 kids to a remote plot of
land on the edge of a threatening forest - within which prowls an unknown evil.
Unusual and upsetting things start to happen nearly immediately - animals turn
malevolent, crops fail, and one child vanishes as another ends up being
seemingly possessed by a fiend.
With suspicion and paranoia mounting, relative implicate
adolescent daughter Thomasin of witchcraft, charges she adamantly denies. As
scenarios grow more treacherous, each member of the family's faith, loyalty and
love become tested in shocking and unforgettable methods. Writer/director
Robert Eggers' launching feature, which premiered to great honor at the 2015
Sundance Movie Festival - winning the very best Director Prize in the United
States Story Competition - painstakingly recreates a God-fearing New England
years prior to the 1692 Salem witch trials, in which religious convictions
tragically relied on mass hysteria.
Discus about About The WITCH:
Remember the name Robert Eggers: His launching movie, The
Witch, is a crafty calling card overflowing with charm and terror. Eggers pulls
us into the supernatural with refined shrewd and careful interest to
information.
The setting, a separated New England farm, circa 1630, seems
to rise out of the mist. Farmer William (Ralph Ineson) and his partner,
Katherine (Kate Dickie), deal with a crisis when their unbaptized baby, Samuel,
the youngest of their 5 children, goes missing while in the care of his
sibling, Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy). Is Samuel the victim of cultish ritual? Is
Thomasin a witch? Taylor-Joy, an authentic acting discover, keeps us guessing
while she shatters our nerves.
Eggers astutely mixes the reasonable and its opposite,
putting everybody under suspicion. Caleb (a magnificent Harvey Scrimshaw), the
oldest child, makes much of his godliness. And when the twins, Mercy (Ellie
Grainger) and Jonas (Lucas Dawson), befriend a goat they call Black Phillip,
well-- holy shit!
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More Review The WITCH Movie:
Sin, misfortune and mere human weak point become equivalent
in "The Witch," a wonderfully crafted and extremely unnerving
horror-drama from first-time director Robert Eggers. Calling itself a "New
England Folktale," the movie introduces us to an early American household
whose banishment from their nest leads them into a wilderness that is both
symbolic and genuine.
As they established a brand-new house, the household numbers
7, though not for long. Ralph Ineson plays William, the patriarch whose
spiritual zeal was obviously too strong for his neighborhood (which is stating
something). His other half, Katherine (Kate Dickie), appears a stalwart sort,
but her strength is checked by a series of dreadful events. One is the
mysterious disappearance of her newborn-- poof!-- whilst under the care of the
earliest daughter, Tomasin (an enchanting Anya Taylor-Joy). It's the first
indication that something is exploiting this currently troubled household.
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Tomasin is our heroine. She's a blonde charm whose ripening
body does not go unnoticed by her sibling Caleb (Harvey Scrimshaw, who provides
an amazing efficiency in a crucial scene) and whose inherent goodness puts her
flawed daddy to shame. As the crops fail and stress mount (Ellie Grainger and
Lucas Dawson play twins of excruciating brattiness), Tomasin discovers all eyes
turning suspiciously to her. She's never heard of Salem, however she naturally
grasps that this is a desperate scenario.
It will be interesting to see how "The Witch,"
with its genuine period discussion, rich detail and primal importance will fare
with audiences, especially more youthful ones for whom the scary genre
indicates lighthearted spookfests like "Paranormal Activity" or
grisly fare like the "Sinister" flicks. That stuff can be good for a
couple of jolts, however there's a difference between exactly what's
frightening and exactly what's truly terrible. The former classification
includes loud noises and flickering lights; the latter consists of the
unthinkable, the incomprehensible. Like, say, staying in the middle of nowhere
with parents who might desire to kill you.
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