tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post2019353364840787120..comments2024-03-05T02:57:43.309+01:00Comments on cinematic corner.: The ending of The VVitch is one of the most stunning things you'll ever sees.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-64449537186322895032021-01-02T15:24:46.728+01:002021-01-02T15:24:46.728+01:00That was my thought also: the use of the special e...That was my thought also: the use of the special effects with witches actually flying at the end seemed out of step with what had come before. I think there must have been a better way to handle the ending. But I still love the film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-55785222619826660152019-10-19T16:08:07.284+02:002019-10-19T16:08:07.284+02:00Thank you! Yes, that ending shot is truly stunning...Thank you! Yes, that ending shot is truly stunning and memorable. I wonder if The Lighthouse has a similar grand finales.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-13063618008947161752019-10-19T16:07:22.396+02:002019-10-19T16:07:22.396+02:00Yes you wouldn't, we know how little empathy y...Yes you wouldn't, we know how little empathy you have for the female point of view.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-41555823678526014312019-10-19T16:06:38.320+02:002019-10-19T16:06:38.320+02:00All throughout the history women have been prosecu...All throughout the history women have been prosecuted, shamed, killed just for being women by weak men who couldn't control their own desires. Look at what happened in Salem. Look at what is still happening in the world where women are told to dress a certain way or else they will be killed. <br /><br />That fear comes from men being weak and unable to control themselves. And it has been like this since the beginning of the world. <br /><br />it's not a trope, it's something that exists.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-20959248801159415282019-10-19T15:55:49.735+02:002019-10-19T15:55:49.735+02:00Where does the trope of 'the fear of unbridled...Where does the trope of 'the fear of unbridled feminine power' come from?<br /><br />I hear it referenced often, but never with any establishment. What is the power being declared? Why is it gendered? Why are people supposed to be afraid of it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-56610170768460568252019-07-19T19:32:48.267+02:002019-07-19T19:32:48.267+02:00I actually think the film didn't need the fina...I actually think the film didn't need the final shots. I think we could have seen the daughter go into the woods, and cut, credits. Thanks to this post, I understand the references and source material. But the film wasn't promising any big reveal as to whether there was a witch or coven in the woods. So to see a reveal and effects shot at the end seemed like a producer or studio messing with the ending (although I'm sure that was in the script). It wasn't needed. We get it. There is something in the woods. We didn't need to see it.Misterr Sterlinghttp://modifiedlimitedhangout.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-19336175537390920092016-08-17T18:26:59.645+02:002016-08-17T18:26:59.645+02:00Great in-depth review - I agree that witches have ...Great in-depth review - I agree that witches have been sidelined. I really enjoyed Coven even with all the hate it got. I doubt I will see this though as I tend to stay away from horror (too scared).Katie Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176992567322682222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-43851881037781612112016-06-27T04:44:02.333+02:002016-06-27T04:44:02.333+02:00I just saw the film. The final image was haunting....I just saw the film. The final image was haunting. I woke up in the early hours and searched for it, finding the animated gif on your site. Wow.<br /><br />Great review! I like the point that the young are especially vulnerable to the temptation of "seeing the world," something they desperately want to do...and the disillusionment of the old acts to protect them from this kind of error. As Thomasin floated to the treetops, I reflected that she'd soon be applying a homemade mortle-and-pestle to babies like her brother. Shudder...the idea that what happened to her is any kind of victory or "liberation" doesn't work for me.<br /><br />Another idea that resonated with me is that the excessively pure in intention actually create their demons. In a different kind of magic, I can imagine the feverishly pious prayers uttered morning and night do more to create wells of darkness in the adjoining wilderness than anything else. The slow zooms on the faces of rabbits illustrate the kind of feedback loop that occurs: I know, and I know that you know I know. And I know that....<br /><br />The movie very effectively channels the fear of unbridled feminine power. I wonder if Wilderness is essentially feminine. And the colonial proximity to Wilderness, her delights and traps, helped bring about a claustrophobic and essentially male hysteria focused on control. In the eyes of young women, they felt newly engulfed by the forest of bone and insanity that surrounded them.Mike Stantonhttp://ripsawridge.github.io/sitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-82646389452410467722016-06-13T10:07:26.709+02:002016-06-13T10:07:26.709+02:00I had to bookmark this post cos I hadn't seen ...I had to bookmark this post cos I hadn't seen the movie since last year. I just watched it yesterday, and wow, what a thought-provoking post sati! I really like your interpretation... you certainly put some thought into it... I would never have come to conclusions that you did, but after seeing the movie and reading this... I agree with you. In fact now I want to watch it a third time with what you've written in mind.<br /><br />Rant over :) I'm glad you liked this as much as you were expecting to. I too had been looking forward to it for a long timeepileptic.moondancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645198290574147035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-14767758225371972662016-05-09T00:00:44.287+02:002016-05-09T00:00:44.287+02:00What a gorgeous, brilliant post, Margaret. I love ...What a gorgeous, brilliant post, Margaret. I love everything about it. <br /><br />I finally saw it this film last week, and I was enthralled with it. I found the ending both disturbing and liberating, and I loved that ambiguity. <br /><br />And the final scene with the circle of witches was both creepy and unsettling and beautiful. I loved the way after the muted watercolor-like tones I'd seen throughout most of the film, the scene was warm and vibrant and full of light and color. Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02426349195171316268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-71939975203225392412016-05-03T17:41:49.024+02:002016-05-03T17:41:49.024+02:00Thank you! I'm so glad so many people love thi...Thank you! I'm so glad so many people love this film in blogospheres.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-49369120593823670312016-05-02T20:00:12.280+02:002016-05-02T20:00:12.280+02:00Wonderful review and analysis! I loved this movie ...Wonderful review and analysis! I loved this movie and thought it was quite incredible. The ending was beautiful and wild and mystical. It felt like the perfect cap on the film to me. Jesshttp://www.frenchtoastsunday.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-69549034020008770382016-05-01T17:33:51.389+02:002016-05-01T17:33:51.389+02:00Thank you so much! So glad you liked the movie!Thank you so much! So glad you liked the movie!s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-7967903869086558322016-05-01T14:25:02.619+02:002016-05-01T14:25:02.619+02:00Wow three times! It wasn't even in theaters he...Wow three times! It wasn't even in theaters here yet and I had to experience it on the small screen :(s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-38308000562546461122016-04-30T22:37:39.601+02:002016-04-30T22:37:39.601+02:00This is a great review. I love how much you dig in...This is a great review. I love how much you dig into, and expertly explain, the witch folklore. This review made me like The Witch even more. Great work!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-37626952125161225632016-04-29T22:01:33.223+02:002016-04-29T22:01:33.223+02:00I saw it three times in theaters and I always hear...I saw it three times in theaters and I always heard people saying "that was the worst movie" afterwards. But i bet you anything they'll still think about it on occasion unlike other stuff that they don't have a problem with.<br /><br />But I personally loved it all three times and think the ending delicious. Not because it's Satanic but because religion is so often oppressive. NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-83354614225472839702016-04-29T20:50:11.025+02:002016-04-29T20:50:11.025+02:00Thank you so much! So glad you also enjoyed the mo...Thank you so much! So glad you also enjoyed the movie, so sorry the audience was shitty I read it was the case with a lot of peoples.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-8340708616193265172016-04-29T17:05:40.248+02:002016-04-29T17:05:40.248+02:00Thank you!
Just don't rewatch it with your ki...Thank you!<br /><br />Just don't rewatch it with your kid :) No but seriously, I think it is worth revisiting!s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-24590495028339158632016-04-29T16:56:29.891+02:002016-04-29T16:56:29.891+02:00Well it kinda reverts the cliche horror trope whic...Well it kinda reverts the cliche horror trope which I adored...I know a lot of people had issues with the movie, some of them because of the audience they saw it with so a lot of people didn't particularly like the film.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-3897376626880792292016-04-28T20:35:26.938+02:002016-04-28T20:35:26.938+02:00Thank you! I just adored that ending, such an amaz...Thank you! I just adored that ending, such an amazing scenes.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-42850854466216113352016-04-25T21:22:10.584+02:002016-04-25T21:22:10.584+02:00Thank you! Yeah I was watching it and thought this...Thank you! Yeah I was watching it and thought this is seriously raw, old-school filmmaking. Very impressive movie.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-79302163173714253612016-04-25T17:53:12.546+02:002016-04-25T17:53:12.546+02:00"But we all know she will live deliciously.&q..."But we all know she will live deliciously." YESSSS!!!!!<br /><br />Great, great post. I was having severe writers block when I was supposed to review this; you summarized everything up perfectly.<br /><br />What I wanted to write about was how STUPID my audience was...basically boo-ing at the end of the film, because they were too ignorant/closed minded/not delicious enough to grasp the ending. I think they were waiting for some monster pop out or something. It really frustrated me that the majority didn't grasp the big picture. Courtneyhttp://www.onthescreenreviews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-63468232422439208292016-04-24T23:01:11.034+02:002016-04-24T23:01:11.034+02:00Gosh, what a fabulous post! I couldn't get eno...Gosh, what a fabulous post! I couldn't get enough of this film, I just loved how daring it was. The fact that Eggers actually went there with that ending is jawdropping. One of the best endings in recent memory.Aditya Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-13253613115490526702016-04-24T23:00:59.353+02:002016-04-24T23:00:59.353+02:00Quite the compelling read, Sati. Honestly not even...Quite the compelling read, Sati. Honestly not even sure how I feel about the film looking back, but I really loved your review. I didn't approach it nearly the same way you did, but had I, I think I would have enjoyed it a lot more (outside of the surface level things I tend to dwell on).<br /><br />I don't know if Thomasin ends up happy with her decision, but she couldn't have been less happier than she was with her family, I suppose. It's an interesting discussion, though. And one I'd be ready to have...if I ever see this one again.<br /><br />(which I won't)m.brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-76159741074228828772016-04-24T19:09:50.550+02:002016-04-24T19:09:50.550+02:00It's so interesting that you had such a great ...It's so interesting that you had such a great experience watching this movie...I really didn't get on with it at all and almost fell asleep, so I loved reading a different perspective on it. I found the ending to be a bit silly, but by the sounds of things perhaps I just didn't "get it" if that makes sense!<br />cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15682902097409673635noreply@blogger.com