The Witch (2016) - Explained
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“WHAT DOES THOU WANT?”
“What can thou give?”
*Exotic Butters*
Vixon Von Trollington HAHSHHDJSJAH
ans jam also to go with it. !!!!!!!
No pancakes tho 🤔?
Is that an original 1982 Lithuanian Lard?
CRAIG!!!
We need a prequel about the mastermind who sold this family Black Phillip.
Ha, ha, exactly...
Im dying lol
666 likes. 😈
I just want to see more Black Phillip. Prequel, sequel, concurrent events at another house in the next woodland clearing, doesn't matter. Black Phillip deserves to be up there with Damien Thorn, Regan McNeil, and Rosemary Woodhouse as elite icons of supernatural horror
No, lol
Another fun little fact is that you can clearly see ergot growing on the family's crops. Ergot is a type of fungus (the black spots in the crops, which were shown from time to time) which causes all sorts of symptoms, including hallucinations, mania and distorted perceptions. It is theorized that ergot fungi played a part in witch trials. It is a neat little addition to the movie, knowing the family was gradually consuming more and more ergot.
I just watched the movie for the first time. Great point about the ergot--and I noticed that the corn was displayed everywhere--as a decoration...
What a fantastic catch!!! I did not notice that, but i see it now!!! 💜✨
That, and it has been blamed for the inciting incident that started the Salem witch trials. The girls that claimed to be tormented at the start of it all might have eaten irgot tainted rye. Nice historical reference.
Ergot has the same effects as LSD. Ergot contains precusor to lysergic acid
Well it wasnt Ergot that caused black Philip to turn into Satan
Don't own a goat named "Black Philip." That's the real lesson here.
Guano Guy 😳🤣🤣🤣🤣
Amen to that my dude
instructions not clear
I bought a toaster and married a goat
@solivagant You do so at your own risk.
Jr Beans jfc why 😭😭
My theory: they build their home in the wroooong fucking place
Lol, no shit.
lol there was something in that water that made them trip balls
Jonathan Hernandez dude, something in the goat milk
lol
LMAOF....
So much like Hereditary: slow demise of a family who can't change what's going to happen, and a demon/devil/evil in charge the whole time.
we're always in charge until we give up our will to chose.
@Tomjo5 People have assumed the supernatural is to blame for what is actually natural many times.
Yep and both sucked
General Horse only God is supernatural, that is, above nature as creator. Demons are fallen angels, creatures.
@Tomjo5 umm...the entire Salem witch trials? Lightening being God's wrath? There are too many to list down here....
7 characters
7 deadly sins
Father who hides his mistakes and wrongdoings, pride
Son who romanticises over his own sister and lays with the witch, lust
Mother jealous of her daughter becoming a woman, envy
Daughter who chooses the taste of butter and a pretty dress and seeing the world, greed
Younger daughter who causes destruction of the family relationship tearing them apart, wrath
Younger son who forgets his prayers and is literally carried around, sloth
A baby who always needs tended to and fed, gluttony
Very well noticed !
See now, that's a theory.
See now, that's a theory.
thats a pretty cool idea, most of it seems to fit except for gluttony with the baby. a human baby is pretty much defenseless and useless on their own. they cant feed or defend themselves. they do need a mother or guardian to feed them
That's a great theory, but I feel like it needs fleshing out. The baby representing gluttony is a bit off, I feel like there's some other subtext we're missing.
I’m late but I’ll add my thoughts. I saw their separation from the town as a sheep being separated from the heard. It becomes vulnerable to the wolf. That’s when the family becomes the target of evil. Notice, every time the father says he is headed back to town, that’s prevented. First when Caleb hears him saying he’ll leave the next day to sell the sister, again when he says he’ll leave and take Caleb to the doctor. Again when he says he will take Thomasin to be investigated as a witch. All attempts to rejoin “the flock” are thwarted. Keeping the family isolated was the first step. Second was to slowly isolate Thomasin from her family “flock” And we know that her mother never looked at her the same after the baby was killed. The mother is the protector of her children. Even in the animal world, you don’t mess with mama bear’s cubs. The death of the baby effectively eliminated her biggest protector. Caleb was willing to go out into the woods and disobey both parents so that Thomasin wouldn’t be sold. To protect her. He was killed next. After that we have the father praying to God to save his remaining children. He was the next to die. Then, finally the mother. We know she blamed Thomasin for the baby and turned away from her daughter. But near the end, we hear her admit she didn’t feel close to God anymore either. So she was never a threat to Evil’s plan. She wasn’t protecting her daughter anymore and she didn’t feel close to God anymore. So she was really a non issue until she went mad, and tried to kill her daughter. And by forcing Thomasin to kill her own mother, she is now someone who has not only murdered, but murdered her own mother. She probably sees herself as damned to hell at that point, no matter what she does. So if she is, if you can’t beat’em join’em, you know? I think it’s really about how we’re most vulnerable when we’re isolated from support.
loved this analysis. ♥️
So true the last sentence. When she accepted the devil’s bargain I remember thinking like ‘Well damn can you blame her?’ She has nothing left and was betrayed by those supposed to protect her. Go get that butter girl! 😂
Pretty sweet analysis, thanks
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@@hangoutwithme346 "Go get that butter girl!" made my day HAHAHAHA
This is one of my favorite horror movies. So quiet, so serene, yet terrifying. I find this type of horror much more effective than abusing jumpscares and sound effects.
any recommendations?
@@jackieweaver3884 I thought the autopsy of Jane doe was original and interesting. Hereditary, midsommar, anything by Ari Aster. Rosemary's baby, the re-make of suspiria... I also really enjoy the neon demon by Refn, but I feel like people have a love/hate relationship with that movie. One of my all time favs must be Perfect Blue, although it's more thriller than horror in my opinion.
@@ettena93 I watched the Autopsy Of Jane Doe, it wasn't scary as such but I liked it! Same for The Witch & Hereditary. The concepts are fresh and new. Thanks for your recommendations
@@jackieweaver3884 Hope you find something you like! As I mentioned, perfect blue is an excellent movie. It's from the late 90's and is animated, but it's so well done. I believe Black Swan was heavily inspired by it.
@@ettena93 I'll watch it and let you know! Thanks, be safe!
I loved The Witch. It didn't hold your hand, it didn't explain anything, you either got it or you were left behind. The subtle terror is one that is both rewarding and truly frightening. I had to go out and buy this film as I don't see the masses enjoying it, and the thing disappearing. It is good to see somebody talking about it!
Ripper X I absolutely loved this movie, but part of me wished it hadn't ended up being a supernatural film. I think it would have been more interesting if at the end she had joined a human satanic cult rather than actually having real supernatural powers. Otherwise great movie though
For me, the supernatural aspect is what made is so rewarding. I do not subscribe to all of the theories presented in this video, I see Thomasin as doomed from the very beginning. She doesn't fit in, and it is all right there, from the way that she looks at others, to the way that she addresses others, there is no way that she can fulfill her obligations to a husband once she reaches adulthood. She is the hero, and you are rooting her on, but it's like cheering for the underdog.
Celab is without sin. His father is a failure, but I think that of all of the characters, it is Celab that would had mastered his environment, in-spite of his father not being able to teach him. It was Celab that held the family in check, the witches knew it, that is why they eliminated him. Once this was done it set off a chain reaction.
Black Philip wasn't the devil, it was a vehicle, the true forces at work throughout the entire film are the witches. In folklore, one doesn't choose to be a witch, one is born one. Thomasin was always a witch but fighting her natural instincts. If her father would had chosen a better life for his family, Thomasin would had still been doomed.
All around them are omens, the witches are in the background, spinning their web. They influence all events with subtly and manipulation, their only goal is to extract their sister. She wants to resist them, to resist the temptations but she just can't. Great film! I love a movie that allows two different viewers to see different films.
Ripper X VVitch*
Gah....this movie is SO good. Just watched it last night and can't stop thinking about it.
Everything is just perfect...the cinematography, the period-accurate dialogue, every actor, the story...the whole damn thing just _works._
The tone and visual themes reminded me a lot of Lars von Trier's 'Antichrist.' Wet black twigs under an overcast sky...very gothic and elemental.
Endings are always tough to pull off....but the sheer catharsis at the very end hit me hard. This whole movie is beyond perfect.
Ripper X it’s almost like you didn’t watch the film at all. You contradicted everything the film was. “Caleb was without sin”
Disobeyed his parents, and was shown staring at his SISTER’s boobs. If anyone acted normal in that family it was the father the entire time. He was the only rational one from a religion sense by far. Black Philip was the devil, as it was explained by the children and he transformed at the end of the movie therefore confirming it.
Watching the movie with subtitles: *Goats Bleating*
My favorite was "[women ooh in unison]"
[attempted whistling] [ominous music intensifies]
[ominous farm animal noises] almost killed me and my boyfriend
[omnius music]
But that’s what goats do...
People: if I went back in time I would enlighten people with my advanced knowledge
Reality: stoned for witchcraft.
Or getting locked up in a mental asylum
🤣🤣🤣
Reality: Couldn't explain shit , was ridiculed and bullied
That’s why you go back with AR-15’s.The entire continental army isn’t outgunning a modern rifle with their mini blunt cannons lol
@@AustinfromNashville This guy doesnt know what longbows are.
so this isn't really a theory, rather an extremely well analyzed explanation of the rooted symbolism behind the movie!
Still technically theorising because it isn't definitive, but the whole "Ryan's Theory" is the name of the show.
Ghost he's telling for that time period and how religion played a big part in one's beliefs and how they related to everyday life.
Yes, but don't forget, they would have been in England during (well, after really....but not much) the reign on Elizabeth the First, who was under terrible stress to do SOMETHING about these awful, horrid Protestants that were....wait, actually, she WAS protestant, so it was those awful, nasty CATHOLICS who....wait, the POPE was Catholic, and was also having his minions burn protestants alive at the stake......so it was an awful, nasty mess of hatred within their own country that was making everyone miserable, giving them ample reason to want to live elsewhere. The 'puritanical extremism' (I assume you're referring to Quakers here) had been known not much earlier in France in the form of Bogomils, who were upstanding, loyal to the crown French citizens who did nothing wrong except have a 'puritanical, extreme' view of the gospel, and believed the bible word for word. This wouldn't be so bad in itself, except that their non drinking, non gambling, up early and in bed at sunset lifestyle was making the king and his hard partying group of French bishops look bad....so they lined them all up outside of the city walls where they thought people were protecting them, and had them all disembowled. Wishing to avoid such unpleasantness, the Pilgrims, or puritanical extremists in England decided instead of being all religious in England (where EVERYONE ELSE was a SINNER and GOING to HELL!! at least according to the Puritans! who were not silent about it!) and getting disembowled, they'd just hitail it over to the new world .....
Which most of us learned in grammar School.
@@RyanHollinger Actually I think you basically got all the meanings and definitions of the film in a nutshell, thus why I said it wasn't a theory. You literally knew exactly what this film was from breaking it down.
Also I had no idea I replies!!!!!!
Why are people in the comments talking about this guy’s accent, y’all really just finished watching a movie completely in old English lmao
It’s modern English LOL. Even Shakespeare was modern English. Old English ended in 1066 with the Norman invasion.
@@so3594 Shakespeare is considered Middle English.
Aidan no Shakespeare is modern English. Middle English happened after the Norman invasion until late 1400s. Shakespeare was born in 1564. I’m saying this as someone who is an English Major and had studied Shakespeare and old English. But a lot of people think Shakespeare was old or Middle English so I get it
@@so3594 Early Modern English I see now
@@so3594 I have two English degrees, so I feel you about that frustration. Actual Old English was literally German. When I was student teaching, I gave a mini lesson about Early Modern English vs Old and Middle English by reading the Canterbury Tales aloud in Middle English
I love intelligent horror movies. Also I don't know if it's just the 17th century setting, but Puritans make everything 10x creepier
Tomorrow We Live agreed! Their take on Christianity is lacking all joy and comfort so of course it turns dark and fearful. There is so little of Christ in the dialogue, no Mother ( of course: Protestants).
I agree. Also, New England frontier makes everything 10x creepier. Put them both together, and anything is 100x creepier.
Dude, you literally have the british fascist party as your profile pic, you are in absolutely no position to judge what others make creepy.
I am not religious or from a puritan background, but holy hell is it ironic you of all people would say they make things creepy
@Damon Arndell Idk man, genocidal bigotry with colonialist ambitions are pretty creepy actually , you know, millions dead and stuff, yeah, smth like that.....
@Damon Arndell Just say you are a fucking fascist who finds fascists "inspiring" , you are subscribed to a dozen fascist channels, your pfp is typical of your types , stop dancing around like y'all do, it's fucking pathetic.
Don't forget that the mother represents the sin of avarice because she spends a lot of time regarding her precious silver cup and planning to sell her own daughter.
Also the boy's final prayer was really disturbing. It wasn't he was proclaiming his love for Christ, sounded more like he was in love with Christ.
Super late, but I feel like that was the Witch or Phillip taunting the mother. At one point she mentioned a dream where she had sex with Jesus, at least that's what I gathered from her description.
Pretty sure that was intentional. Also, apparently that was an actual puritan prayer, or so I've read.
didnt he say kiss me? thats how Jesus was betrayed by a kiss from Judas. devil got into caleb.
Wtf 🤒😶 I have to go back and listen again‼️
ever read St. John's the dark night of the soul or something?
I always thought it was strange how the mum grieved her newborn but then completely neglected the other 4 children she already had, causing them to all die or go crazy
Completely self indulgent, went to pieces
The baby was quite young, so it could have been partly postpartum depression.
Or when she was grieving her son's death but somehow not noticing that the twins behind her weren't moving.
That’s how grief works. It’s not rational.
Grief looks strange sometimes. If they had still been welcome in the village, other women would have helped bear the burden, look after the other children, clean, cook meals and give her whatever advice and comfort they could. The camera bares her grief wide open, no filters. Their isolation and repressed emotions coupled with grief would probably make me lose my goddamn mind.
"Where is the devil? Behind the rabbit?"
"It IS the rabbit!"
504? Fellow New orleanian?
Best. Reference. Ever.
He’s got a mean streak a mile wide
Look at the bones!
The Riddle Of Steel Forge that’s the foul tempered rodent u ever set eyes on!!
I took the wood chopping to be a symbol for wrath or pride instead of just masculinity, which the father showcases a lot towards the end of the film. He also seems to chop wood whenever he's angry at God or his situation.
The first time he chopped them he looked like the Jesus Christ lol all white cloth around his waist bare torso long brown hair wooo
thomasin also says to him at the end "what have you done for us except chop wood" and black phillip headbutts him into the huge pile of chopped wood, which falls on him. thought it was interesting
which ties in with the irony of him dying in the wood as well
that is what corrupted masculinity is
Black Phillip chose Thomasin to be his new witch worshipping him since the day they adquired the goat. it is mentioned by the mother, I think, that all their misery started since they adquired the animal, including the exile. Of course for the devil causing the family to be exiled was necessary in order to use all the family members to his will and have Thomasin to become his new witch without being judged if all that was had happened in the town they came from.
Delightfully devilish, Lucifer!
Black Phillip eats the lions from the lion's den!
A husband and wife accusing each other of witchcraft... sounds like a perfectly healthy relationship.
Well it's better than accusing each other of infidelity lol🤣
people acting as witchcraft isnt alive in well.....sounds like a perfectly healthy society.
@@truthabides3327 bruh 😂😂😂😂
@@truthabides3327 true bro
U don't even have the wisdom to realise witchcraft exists
"They will be stoned by stones", explicit just in case they were thinking on smoking some weed and get stoned the natural way.
lol
Everybody must get stoned.
ch
Oh my god.. that is actually pretty funny when you sit and read it.
So...a crack rock then?
I knew that goat was trouble from the start.
That smile.
That damned smile.
I sympathize with the poor girl. Monsters are made, not born. Hide behind righteousness all you like, there are shadows where the sun shines the brightest.
This movie had an almost Midsommar-esque affect on me. By the end of the movie I was almost happy for Thomasin to finally to be freed from her delusional family. I think it speaks to how religious groups are oft too quick to over spiritualize and demonize people/events that could be easily explained by logic or science (which more often than not, as scene in this movie, just pushes people towards the thing they are demonizing); the kicker of course being that in this case it actually was the devil/witches pulling the strings. Furthermore, the father's righteous pride being not only the reason for their banishment from their community but the catalyst/accelerant for many of the films events I think also comments on the rampant hypocrisy that's present in most extremely traditional/conservative religious groups.
@@animal1439 ??? U almost felt happy she went with the devil and became a witch??? Gotta be kidding me. Her family was crazy but at the end they were right. The devil was real hell he was the reason they all died. He used all that against them to take her. If the devils real than god is. With that being said is she really free? Once she dies she will burn for all eternity. Which is way worse than going through it with her fam until she got older lol. Who’s to say once she got older her life could’ve gotten better? I know it sucks at the time but it gets better.
@@purplesky4157 "Happy" definitely isn't the word I should have used, but it's hard not to feel her relief when she "emancipates" herself from her family. I'm not saying that becoming a witch is a "good" ending, it's fucked up, I just think it speaks to the movie's effectiveness when it can convince the viewer that the ending is almost bitter-sweet considering how fucked up it is. It's because of the movie's ability to manipulate it's audience that I referenced the movie having an almost "midsommar-esque" effect on me, because even though the endings to both films are fucked up, both endings feel correct for their respective characters in a really twisty and dark way. Super unsettling, but still feels like the "right" ending if that makes any sense.
@@animal1439 agreed
@@animal1439 Midsommar. Nail on the head.
sietan disguised as a sniek and thomasin accepted her fiet ? i get it now
😄😄😄😄😄
I had to do tons of retakes to understand what he was saying :/
Oi oi oi
The best part of the Fil 'em
doont fer'git tha beebee!
I've also heard a theory that each family member resembles a different Sin-- clearly the father is Pride and Caleb is Lust, but each of the other members has a primary Sin association as well. Interesting stuff.
Ironically, the purest and least hypocritical member of the family is Thomassen. At the beginning of the film, she prays and begs forgiveness for her 'sins', which really are quite trivial and not bad at all compared to everyone else. I saw this whole film as a recruitment campaign: the witches want Thomassen because she is so pure. Thus they create the state of the self-fulfilling prophecy that you talked about. At the end of the film, after all of the ordinary sinners are gone, the purest one of all turns to the craft and becomes The Witch. The title 'The Witch' isn't referring to the old witch in the woods, it's referring to Thomassen. Her profile is directly underneath the words on the posters. Or, well, that's just my idea... the director purposefully left it open to interpretation. :-)
"Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?" - Black Phillip
I laughed my ass off when he asked: "Wouldst thou like the taste of butter?".
I think it is quite a difficult film to follow if you don't know anything about historically-accurate witchcraft and don't have an ear for the language. But I think that's what makes the movie more artistic. People love a challenge, and obscurity and ambiguity are the biggest contributors to fear.
Tbh speaking as a actual practising witch the writer of this film clearly knew nothing about actual witch craft.
Historically-accurate Christian propaganda/fear-mongering against old religions, including the ones that practiced witch craft**.
@@RoCkbunny769 which is honestly weird since Eggers other movies are truly pro paganism
I could barely understand anything throughout the movie
I honestly couldn't understand their old English until I turned on subtitles. Sure it was annoying having to pause and read every 5 seconds, but I understood everything from there on out. :)
I think you're missing one key part of puritanism (and Calvanism) which comes up a lot in the movie: determinism. Puritans believed that, because G*d created everyone and is omnipotent, he already knows who is going to Heaven or Hell from the moment you're born, and you can't change it with your behavior. you either have grace in you, ie G*d's love, or you don't. If you do have grace and are going to heaven, you'll probably act in good ways and have good fortune, but merely going through the motions of acting good won't get you into heaven. So they lived in a state of constant paranoia.
God is omniscient, so yes, he knows who’s going to heaven and hell before it happens, he is not confined by time, space or matter, as he made it. As a pastor said once, “nothing has ever occurred to him” lol
Much like most of the Islamic world today?
hang1iderswing good catch! I noticed the father’s belief in predestination when the father and the son were hunting and the son kept asking if the infant who died would go to heaven or hell. The Witch was an interesting period piece but wasn’t much of a horror film
I'm a calvinist. To be so and understand it is the opposite of living in a state of paranoia. It's actually an overwhelming sense of peace for those whose faith is in Jesus.
That’s so sad to choose to live in fear like that
Imagine walking into a pub and sitting next to this guy, " so what's your thoughts on that witch movie" .....
Would though likest the taste of butter?
+Haatchii would thou like to live deliciously?
Evil sure does sound tempting. I like butter and I would love to see the world some day...
That's all it would take for me to join the dark side. Paradise for eternity or fuckin buttteerrrrr
+Haatchii The butter is made from dead babies. It's a reference to the youngest child first killed by the witch and mashed in that thing butter is made with.
+maersklandro Yep. They say that witches take a child, slaughter it, and boil the baby fat. Then they rub it all over their bodies so they can fly.
Not much of a horror movie fan, but I've seen a decent amount of horror films and I can definitely say this is my favorite horror movie ever. So fucking dark, mysterious, psychological, great cinematography, great score and amazing use of it, original story, symbolism, outstanding acting by the kids, and all of this done with a $1M budget. ITS A MASTAPEECE.
It is a masterpiece .I'm so happy now that there's the best Witch making man on the job . I love his Witches at least they look believable.Beautiful on the outside and hideous on the in.Reminds me of a few woman I've had the misfortune of looking upon. Beauty and the pea brain .
Thanks for elaborating, didn't think to turn on the subtitles until later on so I definitely missed some of this when watching just trying to hear the characters talk lol.
bro. i could hear a whole 3 words in the film
Excellent explanation . However do you think Black Philips target wasn't Thomasin from the beginning and everything was orchestrated to persuade Thomazin into surrendering her soul. Do not forget besides the fact that the story is built around an already wicked family, Thomasin is the only true victim along with the baby. But even the baby remained in God's grace as he didn't relinquish his soul. Thomas at the end she is the one to be corrupted and sign in the book. So what you are missing i think is that the true target was Thomasin from the beginning as her family was so wicked and unavailable to protect her that she was the perfect target to become another witch in the book
I wouldn’t call her a victim per se. Had she not chosen her words more carefully with the witch calling, and just let her brother go, or even told what happened, she would have been a lot better position pleading her defense
@@AustinfromNashvilleshe was, she was targeted and manipulated, didn't help that everyone was against her and those who weren't, died or turned against her
*Spoiler*
Another point is that at the end when Thomasine begins to fly, the last thing you see is her arms stretched out with a tree behind her. Maybe a reference to Christ on the cross?
That's how I saw it and was like "oh shit."
we all know that. he was just pointing out some possible photo negative symbolism.
murphyc The person was talking about the movie and what Thomasin did; not what people do in real life...
I see it as a homage to a 1798 painting of Francisco Goya titled Witches' Flight which has a blaring similarity in execution.
Which bible?
@murphyc Shut up, bitch.
They were all tripping on them rotten corn patties. Imo
No
Bru your profile is disrespectful. U don't know what you're doing
@@encore4962 his profile is barely anything 😂 chill out
@@bajabl looks like he's mocking jesus
Religion can be REALLYinteresting sometimes.
Roxasthesupersaiyan Really evil you mean.
+Justin Hopkins And Really Good as well. It depends on the individual
StarFish! and disturbing, but then again all myths of all religions are, in fact they are very similar like for example in cristian, mary got pregnant because of the spirit wich is represented as white dove ( a white bird) and in greek zeus transformed himself in a swan( a white swan, another white bird) and no one knows how in that shape and basically just by being close to her, he got castor and polux's mom pregnant with them...pretty sure here that there are more myths about white birds and divine pregnancies in other religions
nessy ness religion is like bad sex, it can be really stale yet some people enjoy it
😒🙄
say 'nekkid bb's again.
The way he said Baby cracked me up. Bb
Pls that's the cutest shit i've heard 😭
I'd argue that while black phillip was the main antagonist, the witch was also helping in tournamenting the family because of the presence of the hare. Like ppl already said, hares are one of the animals witches historically could transform into/hag ride/ have as a familiar. Would love to hear more opinions of what happened to the twins in the end, great analysis!
Very well put. I wish more movies of this quality were made.
I loved the movie but it gives a feeling of what's the point. There's no real resolution besides giving into temptation.
+corporatestatusbrah I am a devout Catholic, and I go to church and I've read the Bible... I've also seen the movie the Witch about 3 times and can agree completely with Ryan's theory about it. You see, this movie was based on 1600's New England Folklore and an old Wivestale called "the Cruciable", even though the director made the story up himself. Witchcraft, even now, tracing all the way back to the times of the Roman Empire has been seen as one of the most vile and hated upon thing's that a man or woman can practice. But replying to your comment; my point is that the Bible isn't meant to be taken LITERALLY. If it were, then God would have sent down Angels to Earth or had Qupid or someone from Heaven deliver a book called the Holy Bible. But no, instead the Bible was written by man. Jesus never said anything about Homosexuality, nor did he say that the urge for a man to get aroused when seeing a woman bare was an unforgiveable sin, and that's what Caleb was so worried about in the
+corporatestatusbrah movie when the father and him were hunting. So if we all sinned and after that first sin, we went to Hell, then yea, there would be no point to life, and I would say fuck it! Just let a Neutron star destroy us now! But the Bible was written by man. The only time it speaks of Homosexuality in the Bible is in the Old Testament by people who wrote on their own beliefs of the Roman and Prestigian Churches. So not to worry, lad. God is more forgiving than the Bible and media and the more famous figures of the Church makes him seem...
+Paleck Antin whats with this comment. Has nothing to do with any I wrote
+corporatestatusbrah Well you were just saying that there's no point because it always leads to temptation.... Idk that's what I got from it... Didn't mean to make ye upset... 🙄😒
"sneek" "seetan"
Grozero my thoughts exactly. His accent is creepier than the movie itself
grose zero “beebee”
Get over yourself.
Neeked
noided
The way we're supposed to see it: The Pilgrims fled religious persecution in search of freedom and liberty in the new world.
The way it was: The Pilgrims sought to establish a theocracy free of any oversight or checks on their preferred way of practicing their faith, consequences be damned. Consequences were indeed damned.
Fuzzy Dunlop perfect analysis
Nice video Ryan.
I want to mention two things I noticed that I found interesting (#2 is a spoiler):
1. As the family is leaving the village to go live in the wilderness, we see the three native Americans walking away from the wilderness, looking back at the family as the three walk towards the center of town. I thought this was an interesting metaphor that juxtaposes the way natives lives were changed by the arrival of Europeans while at the same time this family became more like the natives had previously lived (in nature).
2.
When Black Phillip is revealed in human/devil form, I believe he looks very much like the creepy looking Governor from the beginning of the film. I wouldn't be surprised if they were played by the same actor. He at least looked to be dressed very similarly to the Governor and the other town leaders we see at the beginning. I felt this was meant to represent the town's folk and how they were no longer following God's laws, so they could be seen as evil, or as the devil.
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it wasn’t
Where do you see him as the human? I watched it and all I saw was a black hand on her shoulder
Athena Jaxon You can see his nose, hat, boots and other small details of his clothes if you look closely
yes politics is evil of satan not religion as this video wants people to believe.
Was anyone else excited to hear Early Modern English being spoken?
Yes!
Well it kind of wasn't well done, the actors still spoke with modern received pronunciation accents
Yes!
I had to really listen to catch what the father was saying.
@@johncashrocks221 No way that northern Yorkshire accent the characters had was RP, mate. Defo rooted in the dialectic history of the north of England and fitting for the family's origins. The more typical accents we often associate with the early settlers of the English colonies in North America are those similar to current south and west country, as well as the east anglian English accent. This is similar to the more rural and earthy tones that we often associate with the 'pirate' accent, and would likely have been the most typical accent of the early settlers in the colonies. Scottish and Dutch accents, among others, would swiftly follow as more land became settled in the colonies and after the Acts of Union of 1707 between England and Scotland forming a single kingdom. Check out Ben Crystal's reading of Shakespeare in an approximation of Original Pronounciation if you want to get a more accurate taste of it. :)
The VVitch is a movie about what happens when evil completely triumphs over good. Truly terrifying...
Soon Forgot that’s a tendentious opinion that is not borne out in the internal logic of the film. You forget the actual agency of the evil VVitch in the Woods.
I don’t agree that ‘God has no control’ as Ryan posits but that the family has fallen victim utterly to the evil that confronts them. That’s horror.
A.Maximillian Jean-Pierre not really lol
i mean at the same time everyone in the family except for thomasin and the baby were absolutely horrible. so it was more like the battle of two evils
there was no good to triumph over, all was evil
@Soon Forgot
Agreed the director confirmed it.
My theory: The daughter was the prize. The witch in the beginning is old and possibly dying, so they needed to have her replaced for the sake of the coven.
Black Phillip/Satan was an observer, or he wasn't Satan at all, just a demon possessing the goat that is to act as a guide when she was ready. The younger sister also says she speaks with him, which makes me think that maybe they wanted her as well. (If I recall correctly, the movie doesn't actually show the younger siblings deaths.)
They couldn't just take her, so they set events into motion that'll cause her to go to them out of her own will. They make the family rip themselves to pieces using their own religious beliefs against them. Family gone, unable to return to the colony(how would one even explain that shit?), and an emotional wreck after killing her own mother...she goes to Black Philip and joins the coven in the forest.
storytellermich Jonas and Mercy were burning in the fire at the end. So technically we do see their deaths.
Ah, okay. I must have missed it. Still, it's likely the oldest daughter was the goal.
Justin Hopkins they were ? Oh thank god, I couldn't stand those fucking brats
Humans don't sell their souls to random demons, only to Satan himself. Black Philip was Satan. Also, the younger children were taken by the witch, and its them burning in the bonfire that we see as Thomasin joins the coven thus causing all the witches to fly. In reality it doesn't matter to Satan if a child is baptized or not they can still be sacrificed for their cause. A child under the age of accountability is pure regardless.
+Aaron Anders lmao!
Great breakdown, and great use of the images you found. Black phillip made me never want to look at a goat the same ever again
+Hussain Al-Khalil That evil-eyed rabbit stare tho...
+Hussain Al-Khalil Dude, you don't have to be afraid of goats. Just a fictional movie. Goats don't really have satanic forces.
+mjk121882 figure of speech brother for how the film affected me
+mjk121882 That's just what goats want you think mjk.
Black Phillip would have been goatmeat if he was mine. I have a big Holstein bull a bit the same. His name is hamburgers for a very good reason.
Tonight I watched this film for the second time and, once again, it went by so fast because it is so engaging and engrossing. And what a refreshing thing it is to encounter a fright flick that doesn't feel the need to spoon feed the viewer everything, that needn't rely on cheapo jump scares or needless loads of gore in every other scene. "The Witch" oozes dread, and gives us a deeply unsettling feeling that builds and builds, gets under one's skin. Every detail is intentional, whether it's lighting or sound choices, or compositions inspired by Goya paintings. There are few flaws, like a couple of period details that are hardly noticeable. Kudos to Mr. Eggers for his excellent movie debut, and I look forward to anything else he does, be it the forthcoming "The Lighthouse" or the possible revamp of Murnau's creepfest "Nosferatu" (a classic horror film that will be a century old in 2022).
Loved this horror. It's always refreshing to not be hit by jump scares every 5 minutes. This was chilling to say the least!
FINALLY! Logical people who actually appreciate this movie.
I loved that this movie used the super natural more as a tone, a feeling that something's wrong, rather than constantly focusing on the witch. It layers a sense of realism bc we only know as much as some of the kids. & even tho her & the devil were indeed there, it was more focused around paranoia & how the family destroys themself
What I really like about this film is that it exists on two different levels; both symbolic and through the context of the period. People claim that "ergot" played a major role in the Salem witch trials. Ergot is a fungus that manifests in spoiled crop and produce hallucinogenic effects not too dissimilar from LSD. In the movie, the family struggles with a bad harvest of corn. Corn, wheat and rye are some of the crops that do get infected with ergot.
The effects are actually drastically different from LSD. Ergot poisoning does have hallucinations as a symptom but it also made people violently convulse. It's more like a deliriant than a psychedelic. Ergot was blamed for, not just Salem, but the witch-hunts in general all over America/USA and Europe in the 17th and 18th century (though there have been witch-trials since the 14th century).
Imagine being from the 18th century and seeing someone shout about seeing fire, spiders and snakes before aggressively contorting their bodies in ways that looked utterly agonising. Witch-craft would probably be the first thing to come to mind back then.
The only thing which make me still shiver, is how Thomasin lost her innocence and youth, as soon as she signed willingly the satan's book to become a witch. It's an allegory on how devil triumph. Not by causing catastrophe, or "bad things". But simply by allowing oneself to lose his own faith and hope. It's the ultimate form of corruption.
The last scene still haunts me. The reaction on her face as she levitates filled with pleasure (presumably filled with powers from Satan) is simply heartbreaking. You can see her last self, as a young girl, as she becomes something "else".
This film basically gave me hope that the horror genre will live on. It's a perfect example of how a horror film can be great if it's taken seriously and some thought is put into it. I like that it didn't spoon feed you everything. It made you think a little and left a lot to viewer interpretation, which , in my opinion, is what makes a great horror film and is exactly what is missing in the overwhelming majority of horror movies today. I really like this director. He is really reviving the horror genre and giving it a respectable name again after decades of shitty teen screams and lame, predictible jump scares
terrific job. I am surprised by how many people dislikes the movie and saying the ending sucks (I saw it twice and on both sessions there were people laughing at the end). I think the film actually has some of the most powerful metaphors for religion fundamentalism and feminim emancipation. So thank you, I'll show your video to them ;)
Maybe the laughter you heard was merely _catharsis..._ Thomasin herself laughed hysterically as she levitated at the end.
I too felt a deep sense of catharsis at the very end...I was rooting for Thomasin. This film, more than any I've ever seen, did an amazing job portraying the deadly seriousness of Puritanical scapegoating and witchcraft accusations. You really feel for Thomasin....she's utterly oppressed by the religious zealotry of her family and her time....and there's _nothing_ she can do about it. She can't reason with anyone. So at the end she basically says 'fuck it all' and finally sheds the heavy burden of the religious shroud that had suffocated her all her life...hence the hysterical laughter and sense of total liberation.
me and my brother just watched this and as she was cackling and floating, I told my brother "well, I can't really blame her."
she literally had no option other than death.
@@stephengrigg5988 But from her perspective, she now has an eternity in hell to look forward to.
I feel like thats just them not understanding the movie, when i talk to my brothers its like they never even watched it
@@Myndir She killed her mother. I'm sure at that point she thought there was no redeeming herself in the eyes of God. So she turned to the one apparent constant, and he offered her relief.
A good ending? No, it's super messed up! But I certainly find it a fitting and frankly understandable one.
I love how this dude says, "babeh"
Senorgusanos same. So cute 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭🤗❤️
Biejbay
Its so cute when you say baby lol “beebee”
the Bible never says it was an apple.
thorin199
thorin199 it did
some say it's cinnamon
Its not a Fruit PERIOD! Its was the fruit of ones work and that work was the work of Satan. Hence why they covered their SHAME which was there genitalia which there were not ashamed of before the fall. Secondly upon them be banished God says "now lest they take from the tree of life they shall surely die" we all know that tree is Yeshua Ha Messhiach. So naturally the other tree was satan. I swear people refuse to study, it's a glorious thing to understand these dark sentences
thorin199 Evil and Apple in Latin are the same word Malus, so maybe that is why people may get it confused.
I like how you say the word baby..lol
Like Fat Bastard from Austin Powers
Ah et ah'beby.
Beby xD
The ending of this movie feels like a happy one. Thomasin can let go of her oppressed fate, become a wanton person who lives only for herself. It seems bad, but viewing it felt positively freeing.
@Soon Forgot can you link your source of said fungus. As far I'm concerned Robert Eggers has left the movie's meaning ambiguous and left to discussion
@@erickesquivel6150 same^^ i would want to see the link too plz. and i agree, the ending was satisfying for some reason.
Not a sex slave but supreme mortal power, which Satan grants in return for your soul.
She sold her soul to the Devil. She’s not free, she’s just in chains to a master who makes her think she’s free.
@@teacoon6399 you are wrong. Satan never use you as his servant but rather as his child and family. Satan gave her freedom, beauty, sex and power. She is a powerful beautiful woman that can do what she wants and live for hundreds hundreds years
This was an EXCELLENT review. I was so impressed. It was intelligent & in proper sequence. They're so many sh*tty reviews on UA-cam. As for the film; the BEST of 2016. I loved it. I read comments like "too slow", "bad accents", "dead baby." It's their loss because the film is excellent. Go watch those terrible comic book ripoff movies out every 5 minutes. The film was well researched & historically correct.
I saw this movie in the theaters didn't like it too much. But it stuck with me and I might give it a second go. I think people were misled by the advertising which indicated a faster paced movie. Also it's easy to read this movie as anti-Christian and it doesn't help when endorsed by Satanists. But this guy gave an interesting review. Personally, I would've wanted a faster movie with a little more entertainment to keep me invested. I nevertheless thought it was a well-made, well-acted but boring film the first time but I'm willing to see it again.
It is actually extremely neutral and an accurate time piece and take on 17th Century religious values. Thus, the movie is what you make of it. If you are very anti-religious, you are going to claim the movie to be "anti-religious" or "satanic", though a true theologian would/should credit the movie for its accuracy.
@@coyotefever105 give the film a second chance and be mindful that not all movies are mark walberg fast action films. Try enjoying films on a intellectual level and figure out yourself what is the meaning and symbolism of said film rather than expecting blood n guts every 5 minutes the film is only a hour thirty minutes long. Enjoy patience and don't become one of the dominating millenial impatient dumb asses that can't see film for it's art and story
T-Birdus Thoracis faster paced? Where’s the car chase shootout scene? Sorry couldn’t help myself
this is by far my favorite review of the witch that I've seen on UA-cam so far.
it's not a review
+GamingBoy oh right, it's more of a plot analysis. my bad.
next time you're in the supermarket picking up a tub of clover remember, people sold their souls for that back in the day
In all of the theories I've glanced over thus far no one has spotted one thing... The cloaked man-goat-figure in the final sequence is, with a little squinting, the 'judge' during the beginning of the film. I think this opening sequence is vitally important. Upon second viewing this came as a revelation to me. That settlement is being run by Lucifer and he orchestrated the banishing of the family as she, the daughter, was clear to him to be in essence entirely impure, and the family itself steeped in deluded overzealous belief. Easy picking's for His new recruit and also playful, toying with their starvation and physical/metal health ultimately aiding the girl to then join the dark side! Awesome! Best horror in years.
I like your theory but the Governor is a separate actor than Black Philip.
+Sam Loynes They are different actors. In the interview contained in the DVD the director says the actor portraying the human form of Black Philip is "the most beautiful man you will ever see" or some sort but it was kind of a shame that in order to keep it more mysterious he wasn't shown completely as well his costume that was the most expensive of the entire movie.
cloaked man-goat figure...? Lol that would have been awesome but no, it was still just a goat, I went back and looked
GZA036 A man appeared behind her.
Benjamin Roman k
What about that rabbit though?
+ZaytoonReport Another representation of the devil? Or maybe of the witch ?
+Vincent Bédard some legends state that Witches were capable of shapeshifting into animals. I just assumed the rabbit was the Witch, since the rabbit leads Caleb to the Witch's Hut
+Sentinel Productions What your describing is called a witch's familiar. :)
ahhh monty python, i love it!
I think the rabbit is the witch
Famous last words: "corruption thou art my father"
What did he mean when he said that?
@@delightk I could be wrong but shes saying something along the lines of "Father why are you Corrupted"
Very well done analysis!
I found The Witch to be profoundly disturbing.
The filmmaking style reminded me of Kubrick or Bergman...it remained with me long after I left the theater.
For me, it might be the best horror film since The Exorcist, because what's at stake is nothing less than the soul...in this case, the soul is lost.
Many people have been critical, saying The Witch really isn't that scary... perhaps they think that "jump scares" are what make a movie scary?
The Witch succeeds on so many levels...it's great to see the resurgence of well made independent horror films such as The Babadook, It Follows, and Goodnight Mommy.
I look forward to the DVD of The Witch, because there were some issues understanding all the dialogue. The subtitles will help with a few lines of dialogue.
Still, I think the serious film community may eventually agree that this film is a masterpiece.
Wow judging from the movies you mentioned, it's clear you know what you're talking about!
+lolipopscandy62 Thanks! I'm always looking for something new and original. Isn't it fun to see independent films with vision and ambition?
dean chiampas Definitely :) You should watch Spoorloos.
+lolipopscandy62 Thanks for the recommendation! Is Spoorloos the same film as The Vanishing?
Yeah it is :) (but the 1988 version not the earlier one)
This is the closest representation of witchcraft in film. Not the bubbly Wicca stuff, not entirely Satan but rather Baphomet.
+Butchie Sexton "Black Philip, Black Philip"... Baphomet, Baphomet
"A Dark Song"
Butchie true that, im so sick of fluffy wiccan witchcraft dominating everything -_- all the true occult stuff is basically underground again cus of it ugh
Baphomet have tits,a Dick,a pussy, wings, a torch in his Head, and It is not the devil
Daniel Maverick How can...it have a dick AND a pussy? How does that work? At first, I thought It represented transgenderism and anthropomorphic animals, things often seen by god as evil a corruption and perversion of his creations...but how can it have a Dick AND Pussy?!
Man you have to do “The Lighthouse” that movie was amazing and I know you would break that movie down to the T
I like it, very well-made, but I didn't think it was as good as "The Witch"
Moving channel has an amazing breakdown of Lighthouse as well as everything in Hereditary. Channel takes so much time researching with very little opinion. He’s working on one for Midsommer. Can’t wait.
Channel Novum is what I was referring to
At least that's how I made sense of it... I have an obvious soft spot for horror, so you can tell I really enjoy this kind of content. I'll revisit this film upon it's home release. Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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+Ryan Hollinger I have my own theory about this movie (beyond the theme of guilt) but I feel it would unmake the movie for people who haven't figured it out so I'm not going to share it. @_@
tugger Share it.............
+Ryan Hollinger Probably the theory that everything supernatural was a dream or delusion.
+Bio Shocked yes please share. i have been trying to figure this movie out for months now; since i've seen it. Didn't like it... but wanted to. I HATE it when horror movies leave loose ends untied, insisting that "you decide." UGH cmon! you made the bloody film, eggers.... WHY DID YOU MAKE IT?! WHATS THE POINT?!
+RemnantUprising I didn't think they were loose ends, I thought the value and importance that 16/17th century settlers, Quakers, Puritans, etc placed upon the spirit world, whether ghosts, saints, gods, witches, demons, was very real and to them, this was everyday life, not just emergencies. The first sign of any real paranormal activity was the apple coming out of Caelebs mouth, but thats just to us. To them, Sam missing, bad weather, bad crops, strange animal behaviour, spoilt food, lost items, lust, were just as real to them proving witchcraft was with them as the apple did to us, and though the line is blurred, I thought that was what made the movie GREAT, was that it was easy to empathize with the family, truly alone and without help in the middle of the New England woods in springtime, wild natives, wolves, bears, snakes, were all very valid and real fears back then.........
*SPOILERS - Each family member represents one or more of the Seven Deadly Sins:*
1. The father - pride (original sin of vainly believing himself to be the authority on holy life excommunicates the family from the protection of their plantation into a godless wilderness)
2. The mother - greed and wrath (wants the family all to herself as materfamlias and is very wrathful towards her daughter, urging her to be sold off, for what she perceives is a threat to her matriarchal status)
3. The brother - lust (secretly desires his sister sexually and is seduced by the Witch)
4. The twins - sloth (notice that they are always obstinate and must be constantly urged by their sister and parents into obedience, even falling asleep at one point in the film)
5. The daughter - envy and gluttony (by the end she envies another life where she isn't disrespected like property and decides to live "deliciously")
+Ramon Suarez if you would listen director interviews you would realise how wrong you are :D
Ice Carpenter What did he say?
A BABY HAS NO CONCEPT OF RIGHT AND WRONG, THEREFORE IT CANNOT BE GLUTTONOUS. An infant needs to eat- what the hell is wrong with you?
I disagree that Tomason was greedy- she wasn't. cant blame the girl for just saying eff it after all she went through. Besides what choice did she have?
The nut jobs in the village would have burned her even though she was innocent.
So she is actually the most tragic victim in this scenario.
when the father admitted that pride was his sin I sorta interpreted that as him saving his soul. I think he was absolved, and that's why black Phillip killed him, almost like phillip thought 'well I'm not gonna get this soul and he could save his daughter from coming a witch.. better kill him.'
Thank you, I really cannot stand listening to this guy's atrocious accent.
i was really confused throughout the whole movie, but watching this has now made me realize what a *masterpiece* it is
I personally feel that the movie told the story of a family losing their minds in isolation and ended with the last shreds of Tomasin's sanity being shattered as she wanders off nude into the forest to die of exposure.
But that does not account for the witch that shows up at the beginning of the movie. For your theory to be correct, we must accept that the director war purposefully trying to mislead us with a scene that did not happen and could not have been imagined by any of the characters, since none of them were present and only went into the woods later in the movie.
I was never in doubt that the witches were there and Thomasin became one in the end (good for her, also!).
The tell us that the food is contaminated with ergot, which can cause hallucinations.
Agreed..
I saw a movie about a dysfunctional family losing their minds in the woods due to isolation and starvation.
It was visually striking.. but a fail for horror.
Well it's called the witch not the farm
I kind of like the "ergotism/madness" explanation, but I think I prefer to suspend my disbelief and take it at face value - mostly. Though I also like to inject some Lovecraftian mythos into it, with the whole Christian angle being the family's interpretation of the eldritch horrors that are consuming them. Iä! Shub-Niggurath! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!
What I found interesting is that while it isn't a conventional horror movie, there are still some very apparent links to the genre (the film is set in a Cabin in the woods, for instance)
I feel sorry for Caleb because he gets a lot of unwarranted hate. Dude is coming of age in a Puritan society. He has normal teenage curiosities/awkwardness. He's not evil/lustful/incestuous. He's an awkward boy forced to make sense of a cruel and harsh world where religious fundamentalist rules are taken to the extreme. His sister is the only similar aged female he will ever encounter until adulthood because his family is persona-non-grata with the rest of the community. Being curious about her tits is not evidence that he is a pervert or a weirdo, the mf is 10-12 years old and lives in a society where ANY view of the body is sinful and shameful. Give the mf a break he's a curious 12 year old not a damn psycho pervert. He never expresses or evidences any unhealthy desires toward his sister, he is merely curious of her body. For a young man who has never been socialized with other young women, I can forgive him for this.
3 questions that I still have about the movie are: Did the twins in fact make a deal with Black Phillip? I noticed that when the family was praying for Caleb, the twins said they could not say the prayer, and it had been said that Black Philip talked to the twins. Question 2: What happened to the twins? It shows the father being killed , The mother being killed and Thomasine becoming a witch, but what actually happened to the twins? Last question, they showed the young witch that seduced Caleb and then the horrible looking witch towards the end...were they the same witch? In the scene where the witch kisses Caleb, they show her hand changing to look like an old, wrinkled hand which leads me to think that the witch created the illusion of being young and attractive to trick Caleb and then we see how she really looks at the end...or were they 2 different witches?
I think they did since he ended up being the devil and they chanted that song about him. The twins are "supposedly" in the fire in the end for the witches. Yeah, it's the same witch that was in the end. She was around when Black Philip was.
The witch that seduced cayleb was the same one both young and old. The witch killed the baby and used his blood to basically make herself look younger to lure cayleb in. That's why her hand looked old when she grabbed his head...she didn't have enough blood to complete the ritual
Apparently at the end with the witches and the fire they are using the families bodies to light to fire, perhaps that's where the two young kids went
i want a black phillip romantic comedy spin off where he moves to new york to try to get his big break on broadway.
This movie made me want to repent my entire life
It made me want to buy a goat
@@MarioBario O.o what are you. Some kind of furry?
we all should
I think this movie is meant to be left open for our own interpretation. people who are disagreeing and getting angry honestly have no right. witches were known to rub their broomsticks with something called, "flying ointment." it's said that witches were able to fly to the Sabbath on their brooms with the help of the ointment, which was made from various poisonous herbs, and a fatty base. after she kills thd baby, she's seem rubbing the blood and innards all over herself, and stick. Normally when babies were sacrificed to sstan for rituals, they were stabbed in the head with a large needle, and then burned. none of those things happened. I think it's called the witch because it's about thomison becoming a witch. black Philip turned her family against her, and then killed the only person who was on her side.(her father) I'm pretty sure the picturd on the cover is thomison as well. I'm not saying the witch in thd woods had zero involvement, but I feel that it was more black Philip than anything.
Exactly: "people who are disagreeing and getting angry honestly have no right" - Remember folks, this is ONE PERSONAL INTERPRETATION OF MANY. Anything is valid, but nothing is invalid.
The thing is the whole witches fly on broom sticks thing was created by Christianity. In paganism a witches broom ie a besom is for clearing away negative energy (that is literally what it's for).
@@NeloBladeOfRanni show me the evidence of brooms in pre-christian magic or tradition... There are other things, staves and spindles - but it being a broom is newer concraption of superstition and seem not to have really been a part of the practices of actual cunning men and women. The christian conception of the witch flying is a cultural misinterpretation of the shamanist'esque practices of going places with your soul or mind that was also common in pre-conversion northern european spiritualities as well as still around for centuries there after.
It really hits different in 2022. Religion like this is making a come back. Vote, or we will end up like this again.
The first time I viewed this movie was in theatres and I found some parts extremely hard to understand as far as the dialogue and I left theatres being confused/not crazy about the film but knew there was something special about it. I decided once it came out DVD to purchase the film for a second viewing and wanted to watch it with the subtitles on. Once being to understand exactly what everyone is saying I realized I missed so many little things that lead to the ultimate brilliant story! This is now one of my favorite films and I respect the hell out of it!! Seriously, watch it with subtitles because it's an entirely different experience.
I fucking love this movie my favorite of the year honestly
mine too. i have seen it 3x now, still holds up, still gets me mega stressed out.
This movie was a masterpiece of tension. It has been at the top of my Halloween playlist ever since it came out
Fun fact about the Cathedral near my town:
Back in middle age, the architect made a pact with the devil, he said if he finish the top of the Cathedral before he die, he will give his soul, the devil accepted. However the top was never finished and the architect died, the devil was tricked by a human. I find this story funny, for how the devil got recked by a mortal by his own game.
What did the architect gain from this pact?
Really enjoyed this, particularly your observation of the woodpile as analogue William's impotent masculinity. Aside from his pride and Caleb's lust I saw Katherine's depression leading to envy and Thomasin's frustration as wrath. As this is fairly evident do you think this might be a mistake of the director in imposing a more medieval theology of vice onto an early modern narrative.
Unrelated, I loved how the devil was kept in the background yet tipping and prodding the characters down the road to destruction.
I love the analysis of the father, William, especially. "buried in his pride" even in death
The chopped wood symbolism went right over my head, thanks!
I absolutely loved this film, seen it 4 times now
I've seen it four times as well!
+Jon John she doesn't own hot. but yeah you're hott
Favorite horror movie by far but mostly bc it didn't depend on jump scares like paranormal activity. Good movie... (:
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I’m drunk, but this was a good vid
Could you do a talk on Suspiria? Both versions?
is it a good movie?
noobmaster69 yesss
I think a lot of people are missing the entire point of the movie. It is subtitled "A New England Folktale". This is something that a patriarch in the 17th century would tell to his children in order to teach a moral lesson according to Puritan values. We have to envision ourselves as those children listening at his knee. It is a visually interpreted cautionary tale of what happens according to their belief if sins are committed.
@Soon Forgot "But there are clues about different interpretations. So, for example, the rot on the corn is ergot, which is a hallucinogenic fungus, so if you wanted to take that route, you could. It’s not necessarily my route, but there are multiple ways in." -Eggers, Slate Magazine interview. slate.com/culture/2016/02/the-witch-director-robert-eggers-on-the-real-history-behind-the-movies-most-wtf-scenes.html
Not sure what source you are working off of, but I take this as the exact opposite of director confirmation. He's saying here that that's one valid explanation (and it's certain our best modern explanation for the events surrounding most New England witch panics), but not it's even his preferred reading of his story.
When i watched the movie my take on His excommunication was He was right in Hs doctrine of Faith - if this was meant to show Prideful conceit it was not a strong one, how ever as a servant of God he is supposed to submit to the authorities that have been put over Him and his family. Thus once separated from the "Pack" he is a prime target of the evil one which was the plan from the beginning- its not by accident that the devil is portrayed as a roaring lion that roams the earth seeking the ruin of souls. Lions main method of hunting is to separate the weakest of the heard from the others. I felt that it was the Fathers fault because he was not prepared to leave the community - he had 1 rifle and once that was gone- they were screwed, plus the horse and something else was lost further putting them hole (actually the kids did it but hes responsible). But ultimately the familys downfall is there wrong beliefs - Puritans put works over grace and Christianity is not moralism. While we were still sinners (mess ups, failures etc.) Christ died for us We are saved by grace- The Gospel (good news ) is we trust God, believe and that is counted as righteousness. wow too long a comment sorry.
Ehm.. Jesus is also represented by a lion as lion have a strong symbolism related to royalty (hence the many lions you see in heraldry) and JC beign of royal blood. That's why Aslan (the talking lion) in the Narnia series is a on the nose reference to JC.
The father's righteous pride told him he was always right and beyond contestation. Unwilling to admit fault. That pride is the devils whisper and it not only devoured him but his family.
I actually still think goats are pretty cute tbh... Even after seeing this film.😈
PhilK why that emote are you a edge lord?
Your explanation is the most satisfying, simply because you backed it up with history/evidence. Thank you so much for this! A24 is definitely one of the best prod companies around. Robert Eggers, a brilliant director.
I think the majority of people didn’t like this movie because they have no vision and couldn’t understand it. No blood splashing everywhere - no explosions or car chases. People are dumbed down.
great review, i love it when people do research to support their interpretations.
i think that the silver cup is a symbolises the vanity for the mother she is connected to it and we also see it in her dream.
Thanks for giving giving a take which wasn't just "they were high on corn fungus". The film is way more interesting despite that.
What supposed to be a film review turned into a Sunday school lesson
hey,
Iam new to your channel and after watching this video I am stunned, great work.
Do u only do theories on supersticious/supernatural (dont know what the right word is) movies?
thanks
Check out the channel, plenty of different stuff