I think the film also illustrates how being falsely accused can ultimately create what was never there in the first place.

It's alright. Thomasin became an immortal witch, changed her name to Beth Harmon, and became a chess GM in the 1970s.

I just wanna say the little kid who plays Caleb was phenomenal in this movie. PHENOMENAL. His possession scene and also remembering this is a kid, it's just like masterful. Deserved some award recognition if he didn't get any.

A major thing I noticed is that in the very beginning Thomasin had her hair nicely tucked under her Bonnet. But as the film progresses and more sinful acts were shown as well as the bad luck, her hair became more and more unkempt. Her hair symbolized her slow descent from Puritan to Witchcraft. Amazing!

I think the father's chopping wood is a metaphor for his pride. In the end, he is crushed by it

The actor that plays the father has an amazing voice.

Black Philip saw a farm and said, "Free real estate." 🤣

I found it quite interesting that there are 7 members in this family & they all represent the 7 deadly sins

While watching this I also realized the Devil was there after a single sin cause Black Phillip was probably purchased with the money from the cup

I could’ve sworn that you have already covered this movie lol

What makes this so scary is that they lived in a time where no science could explain to them what happened, on top of that they're completely isolated from any family or friends and no help within reach. No internet priest one click away to perform an exorcism, no police to call. Yikes.

The best detail here is when Black Phillip asks her if she sees the book. They cut to it and we see two steps. The first is Black Phillip's hoof, the next is the black leather, spurred boot of the devil as he takes a human shape, erasing the hoof from the frame as his cloak swipes across it. So effective and unsettling.

One of the subtler things I noticed rewatching the film was the lighting. At no point did any of the shots look bright or warm, the scenes always looked so dull, dimly lit, cool toned, hostile. It made each scene so much more unsettling as there was no escape from this gloominess - such an incredible film

"Killing unbaptized babies" A small price to pay for butter.

Everytime I see a black goat, I tell him:" I'm aware what you're up to Black Philip". Lol.

What's interesting to me is each of the family has some relation to the Seven Sins. Mother: Envy Father: Pride Baby: Gluttony, as the mother is always saying the baby is hungry. Twins: Sloth and Wrath Thomasin: Greed, in the end Caleb: Lust Despite the movie is obviously about sin, that each one IS a sin, it makes them talking about everyone born a sin more poignant.

im amazed at how strong and determined these people had to be to even survive back then

the crazy bastard, he finally did it

I swear this dude can make the scariest movie sound like a Saturday morning cartoon lmao

No, you misinterpreted a key component of the plot. Witches weren't said to be killing small children just to be able to fly around at night. There was a separate belief altogether about their ability to fly. According to both Puritanical and Protestant beliefs in the 17th century, witches were women wanting to live forever while also retaining their former beauty from youth- they wanted to be 800 yrs old without ever looking 800 yrs old. The belief among Christians at the time was that witches sacrificed and consumed children to rewind the clocks of their own lives. Simply put, the younger the sacrifice, the younger you are made in return. It's absolutely critical to understand this key distinction in the story because the driving force behind this film's plot was Satan compelling the vulnerable to sign their souls over to him to set in motion an endlessly repeating cycle of evil as he sits and watches from the sidelines. Despite signing their souls over to the devil, witches didn't want to endure God's judgement and serve their punishments in Hell either. The witches and the Satanists were just as terrified of eternal damnation as the Christians were. With a constant desperation to live as long as possible so that they delay their eventual punishments in Hell, Satan is setting in motion a repeating cycle of fear, misery, grief, and hardship among his subjects where they will constantly be ratcheting up their wickedness in order to escape death and damnation. Satan is demonstrating that humanity is so inherently deficient that they'll carry out grievous acts of evil as long as you tempt them with insignificant matters such as a more comfortable lifetime while here in the physical world. Satan is effectively demonstrating that humanity is so inherently flawed and inferior that they'll destroy themselves without him (Satan) ever having to lift a finger.

Still waiting for that Pan’s Labyrinth video 😔

Holy shit she got so traumatized she started playing chess

This movie portrayed the devil as a deceiver and liar in a very impressive way. The Devil asks Thomasin if she wanted to see the world, wanted the taste of butter, and if she wanted a pretty dress. We never see the witches leaving the forest, wearing anything (except for arguably two times that involved magic) , and the only thing we see them consume is blood. What was important was that Thomasin added her name to his book, not that he delivered on their deal.

Present day version of The Witch ending . . . Black Phillip: What does thou want? Thomasin: What canst thou give? Black Phillip: Wouldst thou like to be an influencer? Millions of subscribers? Wouldst thou like to live socially? Thomasin: Yes.

i've watched this over and over. this film had such an unnerving buildup. the ending was so satisfying. one of my favorite films of the past few years

I will never not call itThe Vuh-Vitch.

I couldn't help but find it hilarious how much wood the Dad decided to constantly chop. Family falling apart? We need some wood! Demon goat in the barn?! Calls for some timber!!

The quick and simple peak-a-boo part really makes my skin crawl and my stomach turn. Literally 3 seconds of looking away and the kid was stolen and killed for Witchcraft.

Son: "Good morrow, father. Father: "Thou art a wretched sinner, utterly unworthy o’ God’s love. A fountain o’ pollution is deep within thy nature, and thou livest as a winter tree; unprofitable, fit only to be hewn down and burned. Steep thy life in prayer, and hope that God sees fit to show mercy upon thy corrupted soul."

"Its ok, I'll just eat around it" 😂💀

"You can't even have butter? The 1600's blows! " His sense of humor is just perfect

This really was a fascinating film. Having studied this era, Eggers did his homework. The cast is superb, especially Anna-Taylor Joy and Ralph Ineson. And the cinematography is exquisite

9 ppl disliked this and I hope they live butter-less, unseasoned lives

If she wanted to fly, she could've just covered herself in oil and waited for it to rain.

Apparently the twins bodies are whats lighting the fire in the end scene

All throughout the film, I was just bugged by the fact how William, the father exactly looked like Buzzfeed Unsolved's Shane Madej. *hey demons it's me ya boi intensifies*

The movie that launched Anya Taylor-Joy to stardom

Black Philip offered her butter lmfaooo

I'm so happy that Shane got his big break after the success of Buzzfeed Unsolved and now he's an actor

I love how everyone misses the beginning of the movie when they're checking their corn and find its rotten with ergot... Look it up! Natural lsd

He explained this movie before. But he’s done it over for some reason... it must have gotten copyrighted

Explain the ending of 2020 please, i just cant understand

Stephen King even said this movie scared the crap outta him😱. I think it is BRILLIANT, as well. This video was great!

Finding things delicious in the old days was a sin. That was the dumbest of all the sins. Imagine how Italians suffered.

Moral of the story: the Anglicans were right, don't leave England.

I’ve watched the movie like three times, I literally never noticed the witch carrying the baby in the woods, I thought that was just supposed to be a spooky scenery😂

This movie was a breath of fresh air for the "scary" movie genre. It was incredibly well executed and is captivating as long as you are prepared to watch. Don't expect worn out jump-scares and overplayed themes from The VVitch (The Witch), as this isn't your typical Friday-night scary movie. I don't know if high-class horror is a thing, but if it is, The VVitch (The Witch) easily takes that title. Every aspect of this movie exudes tantalizing aspects of history and folklore that were clearly and intentionally crafted together to give the viewer an overall sense of looming fear and constant nervousness. Overall, this is a beyond excellent and wonderfully made scary movie that easily lands the #2 spot on my top 5 scary movie list. As a self-proclaimed scary movie connoisseur, you can be assured that I recommend this movie to other friends who have a high-grade taste in film. I recommend that anyone who enjoys darker movies to give this film a chance. Put the kids to bed, put your phone down, get comfortable, and enjoy a delightfully dark trip into the nearly-forgotten past. You won't regret it!

I bought the limited edition 4k collection of The Witch that was released yesterday. I watched the special features and I was surprised to hear that Robert Eggers thought his own film was overrated and didn't expect it to as well as he thought. He ran into so many problems during production due to budget issues and he hated the filming location. By the end of filming, he just wanted it to be over and hoped he could make enough money to get another project. Little did he know that this film would become successful and actually jumpstart his career.

This video is the best way to feel like you've rewatched this movie without being left scarred

Beautifully shot movie, and I really enjoy Egger’s way to tell a story. Looking forward to his take on 10th Century Icelandic Vikings.

There's a line from one of the Dresden Files books by Jim Butcher that resonates with me when i think of this movie. "Some people fall from grace...others are pushed."

I like how literally all it toke was little nudges for everyone to give in to their dark impulses to be taken by the darkness, but their were some nudges to light like telling the truth and trusting one another. Making it ultimately their choice.

"Where did they even get Black Phillip? Did he just show up?"

One other thing I think, is that her name was "Thomasin", which is the female version of the name "Thomas", like her parents wanted their eldest child to be a boy, and not a girl who they treat as innately sinful.

My favorite kind of horror, the “good for her.”

The ending was actually shocking that she became what they thought of her I think those who died was be caused of their lack of fate and how they treated her I believed she actually knew about everything if they had listened to her they would still be alive the scene she was scared of the rabbit and when she argued with her father of the two children ability to speak to a goat which referred to as Lucifer stating,"evil comes in different forms"

The hate is real. 3 minutes of being released and someone took time out of their day to dislike it. What a shame

Is it just me, or dose that bookshelf keep getting bigger. 🤷‍♂️ Swear to gawd dat sheet B multi-plying

14:08 I don't know how I never noticed this when I watched it, but Black Phillip has round pupils in this scene. Goats have square pupils. Eggers was really layin' it on thick, huh?

The acting was perfect in this movie. Each and every character was extremely believable. Maybe I should re-watch it sometime soon...

Mandela effect, because I swear I watched you cover this already.

ANYA TAYLOR JOY!!!!! My favorite actresss!!!!!

Watched this movie once. The baby mash scene haunts me to this day.

"The child scorned by the village, will burn it down to receive its warmth." - African proverb

If you’re wondering why the father is always chopping wood it’s because of stress and he’s trying to chop wood to relieve stress and the more chopped wood shows how much stress he has throughout the movie.

Finally, I've been wanting u to do the VVITCH for years

This movie was exactly what I thought Shaymalan's the Village would be

My friends and I went to see it as a last minute girls night choice. One guy stormed out of the theater yelling “this sucks!” And one man, sounded like a dad or something, yelled back “so does your mom!” And everyone could not stop laughing for a bit.

"Where is the devil? Behind the rabbit? "It _is_ the rabbit!"

I consider myself a horror connoisseur and out of all of the horror masterpieces out there, this film is my favorite. I am a huge history buff and I love how historically accurate it is. I appreciate how the film displays 17th-century Puritan views of witchcraft, original sin, predestination, fear and condemnation of female sexuality, and so on. Unlike most recent horror films, The Witch doesn't rely on a supernatural character or villain. Instead, the family sows the seeds of their own self-destruction through ignorance, mistrust, pride, arrogance, and fear. The subsequent events only serve to reaffirm the beliefs, suspicions, and doubts that the parents (especially the mother) already had surrounding their oldest daughter (a blossoming young woman whose sexuality was seen as a threat ). This family never stood a chance as "The Devil" sensed the turmoil, doubt, and disbelief rampant in this family. As a result, it was easy for him to infiltrate the family through the naive children (those with the weakest faith) and then move on to his next victims. If you observe, each family member was picked off in order of their piety (or lack thereof ). This reflects the belief of the time that those who were weak in their faith were more susceptible to evil. Lastly, this film stands out to me because it displays widespread fears and beliefs that surrounded witchcraft and the devil at the time and manages to be scarier than any other horror film set in modern times. It goes to show you just how terrified 17th-century Americans must have been of witchcraft. It makes it easier to understand why people could have so easily been whipped up into a frenzy during the Salem witch trials. Food for thought.........

To be honest I thought they were eating food that had mold in it and it drove them all crazy and the daughter was the last one left alive.

“Where did they even get black Philip” got me so good for no reason

Tried to watch this in front of my family and forgot about the incest and the scene with the witch and the broom in the beginning. Never suggesting a movie ever again.

I fucking love The Witch. It's such a good depiction of the human condition and how someone responds to their environment and culture. I don't really like witch movies that ham up the magic or the horror. I like how The Witch ends with a touch of the supernatural, and it's not the main focus of the movie.

I've had goats almost all my life , and yeah they are evil incarnate. Actually they can be extremely sweet animals and pretty loyal and intelligent

"i can't even put butter on my potato??? 1600's blooOws, dude" 😂

I did not want to watch this movie after that baby scene in the beginning. But I pressed on, pretty crazy film.

Maybe I’m crazy or I was transported to an alternate reality buuuut I vividly recall you doing a video on this movie before

Ever get lost in woods start a fire. unless you are in Cali.

I loved this movie, I loved the part where the witches were levitating. It briefly reminded me of that old painting of witches flying to their sabbath.

WATCH THIS MOVIE BEFORE YOU WATCH THE ENDING EXPLAINED IF YOURE SCROLLING WITHOUT FINISHING IT. It’s a great slow burn horror movie. Eggers also made “The Lighthouse” (amazing as well).

"Ooh, that's chunky... That's real chunky"

I love how you explain the plots of movies to us. The jokes, the accents and the sarcasm is why I click so fast when you upload another video. 👍

That part where the witch was making salsa with the babys dead meat getting ready to make tacos was so crazy bro, the whole movie was better than i thought, i thought i was gonna hate it

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The 1st person to be executed for witchcraft was Alise Young in 1647 in Hartford, Connecticut. Life and faith was so much like the first half of this movie. I've heard theories that the whole family are suffering from ergot poisoning from the poor crop or their dwindling store, it was highly likely they were growing rye, as that was what was common. Ergot poisoning gets scarier until death, its what LSD was created from. Lots of hallucinations, bizarre behavior, even violence.

This movie was really good. Growing up in Mexico, I was told these stories and the movie follows them to a t.

It’s a folklore. People in those days imagined stories like this happening to “evil, forsaken “ people.

This movie was awesome, I loved how the vast majority of scenes keep you guessing and questioning at what's really going down until the very end. How just about everything happening is implied in a way to leave you skeptical.

"Oh thats chunky" 🤣🤣🤣 I spit out my coffee.

I always wondered if this was a play on the Seven Sins to some degree. Caleb = Lust (lusts after Thomasin and the witch in the forest) Father = Pride (refuses to admit there's issues and steals his wife's silver to stay where they are) Mother = Wrath (blames everyone for the situation in an angry manner and screams at her family and Thomasin routinely for the loss of her baby) Thomasin = Greed/Envy (she wanted something more and ultimately succumbs to this sin towards the end) Children = Gluttony (constantly eating more than they require and are clearly the fattest in the family) Sloth don't really seem to be at play here (although interestingly this is one of the most abstract and undefined sins), but you could argue the family was all guilty of committing a deadly sin which may have been what allowed the power for the black goat to exercise his power and control over the family and ultimately corrupt.

My favorite line in this movie is “We will conquer this wilderness. It will not consume us.”

I feel like I’m experiencing the Mandela Effect because I could have sworn you’d already covered this lol.

I could have sworn he did this one before

There should be a sequel to this to where it takes place during the salem witch trials and Thomason is the villain

His bookshelf is like "the tall grass" once you enter you can't leave and it keeps expanding

This had quickly become my favorite channel and is very close to my heart. I always find myself re-watching the videos and get so excited when there’s a new upload. FoundFlix’s personality never fails to make me smile on a bad day. Thank you, FoundFlix!

I love this movie so much because it has almost everything I previously asked for in a horror movie. Never-ending woods, the supernatural, small dysfunctional family, set in the pre-modern era.

I legit came to your channel two days ago to look for one on this film and was surprised when I saw it was released today! So cool!

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