I couldn't believe she wasn't a native English person as her northern accent was spot on. Most non-English people struggle with English accents, never mind such a specific one.

@@reactions5783 I think in his AMA Eggers said that he only hires actors who can do accents really well.

To be honest, this film was perfectly cast. Even those little kids playing the twins are delivering 17th century dialogue like it’s nothing.

@@brendanfoehr5086 That's because they're the spawn of evil 😂

I didn’t realize this was her first movie! She was amazing, she’s such a talented young woman

It really pushes forward the old adage of evil being seductive.

But was she?

@@f.miller801 have you SEEN the movie lol?, yeah she totally was

She became the witch that her mother and her father feared

She became a witch because she CHOSE to become a witch. Remember the wisdom of Dumbledore: "It is our choices Harry, that make us who we are"

I quote It all the time for random things. Like when I offer someone gum

@@Atem_in_the_streets I love that 😄

@@Atem_in_the_streets that’s awesome 😂

they made a lot of merch with it, you should grab you sommmeeee

Taste of butter.

Source for the quote?

@@pintsizedpicasso3402 African proverb

@John Chlebek yeah but the village pushed out a family into the hands of the witches and as a result the daughter became a witch

@@davidornelas5199 it was the father's arrogance. he and the family were banished because he was preaching different beliefs. they could have returned if he had simply promised the village leaders he'd stop; he chose not to.

@John Chlebek The thing is, if the witches are all just as Thomasyn was when she signed her name in the devil’s book, then witches are made by society by casting these women out in the first place. The movie is made to make us doubt and call culpability into question, and that’s why I love it.

And back then America was a land of forests and woods with no fucking lights which meant went night came it was pitch black and scary as fuck.

There are some jump scares, though. But I suppose they're effective enough to not be bothersome.

@@Nexils yeah it has a healthy dose of jumpscares which I appreciate

@@Hibbs4Prez imagine you're haunted by the Bell Witch, ouch...

But by joining she wholly and completely damns herself.

@@MrFredstt well thats the trick isnt it. they targeted her family and sowed discord so she had no choice.

@@ibuprofriends Yep. I thought this movie was a perfect illustration of how the Devil works

Exactly. Any other lifestyle would not allow her happiness.

@@MrFredstt Is there such a thing as partial damning?

Agreed!

I thought the boy's death scene was the most powerful scene in the movie. Beautifully done.

@@slw59 it truly disturbed me, still gives me chills

He was very good, but that death scene was next level. He could teach a class on how to die or have a manic episode on film. Really impressive.

He was awesome

Not to mention that the very last shot is perfection!

@@ChucksCherubs3 Especially the last shot! It's iconic.

I wouldn’t change it because it confirms that the dad was looking at a witch hovering right before he gets killed by Black Philip! He learns everything he believed is a lie in his final moments.

I've always thought it was great that it looked liked that and I've been saying the vivitch and been saying it more since dead meat said it too

Same. I was jokingly referring to this movie as Vee-Vee-Itch since it was released XD

Exactly the same with me 🤣

That's the best thing about it, it goes for the supernatural in the end

i saw it in theaters too, but my audience was blown away. you could hear a pin drop at so many tense moments it was so quiet

My theater was laughing the entire time unfortunately… because it was opening night with a bunch of teenagers. They laughed whenever the dialogue had thou in it, they laughed at the goat, the crow titty…. So it ruined the movie for me.

Never watched this all the way through just bits but I do enjoy the conjuring films for sure.

Well it's called the witch so yeah anyone would expect a witch

yeah I felt that, the moment Black Phillip manifested I literally gasped in shock

I don't think it was the lack of jump scares, it was Tomison's abrupt defection to the devil. Even more abrupt than Bogart in Treasure of The Sierra Madre, which gets called out by critics.

Yes.

i don't know if the message was specifically about her womanhood. I think if it was about her becoming a woman then it would've maybe portrayed Thomasin doing things that were more womanly, maybe she starts to somewhat sexualize herself by wearing slightly more revealing clothing or something along those lines that families at that time would've hated. I think its more to do with just the oppression that comes with faith, and the self-denial and self-loathing that comes with having desires under such a faith. Thomasin being a person who has desires for luxuries and asks for gods grace and mercy for this. Thomasin is constantly tormented by religion throughout the movie, with her siblings calling her a witch, her father condemning her and her mother aswell. But there was no evidence that God actually existed, only evidence of the devil. Thomasins faith in God slowly dwindles and finally after her family had all died (the thing that was oppressing her through their faith), she succumbed to the devil, and lived 'Deliciously', a life she always wanted. But yes, it does seem to have a theme of womanhood, as obviously, all the witches were women, and the finale is her disrobing. But I just don't know if the oppression she was getting was because of her becoming a woman. I think the main message is more of self-acceptance, coming out of an ideology that constantly requires self-denial.

@@askechadd2473 Her brother lusted after her, he mother was threatened by her, her father wanted to sell her to another family as a bride. It was all about her being a woman.

@@DIEGOSHAY her brother wasn’t oppressing her by any means, that was his own little character arc of self-denial and self loathing. His mother being threatened by her womanly hood is a stretch, I think she just blamed her for the baby disappearing. The bride thing is a good example, which is why there is misogynistic undertones, but they’re just undertones. The father didn’t cage her up with the twins because she’s a woman, he caged her up because he thought she could be a witch, an idea that came from his religiosity. It was clearly heavy oppression via religion, over oppression via misogyny. That’s shown by essentially all the characters being oppressed in their own way by religion. As I said, Calebs own self denial of his incestuous thoughts. I can’t remember the whole movie but I remember the father doing something wrong, I think he stole something, afterwords he struggles with his faith and seems to displace that stress onto the family. I can’t remember details about the mother, all I remember is her being mad a thomasin because she held her responsible for the baby and Caleb. Thomasin herself is mostly oppressed by religion, not by misogyny. She questions her faith and prays for gods grace, she hated herself for wanting the luxurious life in the commonwealth. All the character arcs boil down to the characters relationships with faith and devotion, living ascetically.

@@askechadd2473 I think you need to watch it again. It really isn't subtle.

I 100% agree and that’s how I saw it too.

Good horror movies for majority of people: "Hey, I'll give you some jump scares so you can laugh with your friends". Good horror movies for me: "Hey, I'll leave you with an huge hole in your soul and not feeling okay by leaving your bed for days". ❤️

@@TatiJBC haha I totally agree :D This is what happened with both "The Witch" and "Hereditary" for me.. So good

@@TatiJBC i find this comment so relatable! 😂😂

They’re just too dumb to understand the film it’s a masterpiece and possibly my favorite horror film of all time

Do you mean when the baby disappears (right after the "boo!"), or later when the witch killed it and bathed in its blood?

@@-johnny-deep- When the witch killed it and bathed in it's blood.

@@ItDoesntMatterReally That part was actually confusing for me the first time I watched it, but the baby disappearing really got me.

Supposedly part of the way witches get power, especially the ability to fly.

Yeah, baby fat is used to make flying/levitation salve/ointment

Every film set that has used occult references without the aid of a priest or someone experienced in the supernatural has had disturbances. I.e. Poltergeist, The Exorcist, etc The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, or the Conjuring as well, had priests or actual witches on set to ensure these disturbances did not happen. Nobody has to believe in anything but there is something to be said about this.

Yeah the goat rammed Ralph Ineson in the ribs and put him in hospital!

@@leareed3749 or, a goat can be aggressive because it’s an animal? That’s not a supernatural occurrence...

@@jamiexiv says who?

Method acting, lol

For sure. Like for instance the voice of the dad when he speaks, it's amazing to hear. I have heard this actor before but never heard him sounding so good. There's really something the director did with the audio throughout the movie.

Same! Completely alone and I was so freaked out.

omg just the idea of being in a giant empty dark room watching this movie by yourself... sounds amazing and terrifying

the fact that's based on historical documents, the creepy atmosphere and music, the selfulfilling prophency, the absence of scare jumps (maybe except the kiss with the vvitch), the acting, all add to make this one of my favourite horror movies

Luckily it is finding its crowd and it is finding its appreciation as a very good movie.

Yes!! Really a good movie. Love the characters

100%!

Such a great movie

That is my favorite zombie movie, and one of the most emotional horror films ever 😭

Have you seen "Peninsula" it's a great one as well

I knew it when i saw split for the first time then solidified when i watched thoroughbreds

Yup. First movie I saw here in, and I was hooked!

Midsommar is an extremely overrated movie, with a nonsensical plot, weak casting and an annoying protagonist that basced in her grief and self-importance. A misandrist movie that attempted to shed a positive light on the abhorent actions of the female protagonist. Shot in full daylight, while unique, is a cinematic trick in order to conceal all the other weak elements dwelling within the movie. A "pretender" film that does not hold a candle to other modern horror masterpieces like the Witch or Hereditary.

@@aLeXx1314 sure, it's okay to have wrong opinions

@@tanita6234 I guess it is, or you wouldn't have this comment posted for a year.

@@aLeXx1314 cry about it

@@tanita6234 I don't think I m the one who's emotional here, just stating facts. The girl is not just like Tomasine in the Witch. Tomasine saw her whole family torn apart by the devil and was forced to kill her mother in self defense. Dani on the other hand joined a cult that murdered her friends and sacrificed her boyfriend who was drugged, bewitched and forced to have sex with someone else. Why? Because she couldn't cope with the trauma. Tomasine had nothing left in her life and fell victim of her own fate by becoming a witch which she was accused throughout the movie, while Dani CHOSE to join the cult and murdering her boyfriend. Your comparison is bad and it is not an opinion.

There's also an interesting symbol there of the wood of the Cross, which is the thing that they are relying on to save them. Him chopping up the thing that is supposed to save him?? Or...?? There's something in there.

So what happened to Caleb after the kiss?

@@K3vin_L that I'm actually not sure of. He's throwing up apples, so the only meaning I could derive was the symbolism to Adam and Eve eating the "forbidden fruit" in the Garden of Eden. It's often represented as an apple. The forbidden fruit is most likely representing Caleb's lust he is struggling with as a young boy. I don't know any witchy answers for this one 😅

Please do share, comrade.

Letter Never Sent and I Am Cuba are two of my favorites.

Is there anything that tops "The Cranes Are Flying"?

Only if you also include their wonderful Sherlock Holmes television films.

Yea the Ritual is not bad

@@antviper135 my thoughts exactly! It’s not bad lol

@@-austintacious-2400 Yea idk why ppl just shit on movies sometimes like every movie is supposed to be perfect. The Ritual is very enjoyable

The monster design in “The Ritual” freaks me the fuck out, the whole movie did really but whoever thought of that Eldrich horror must have a serious imagination.

I really liked that movie. The monster was creepy as hell, it felt like a creepy pasta, but a movie. I thought it was really good.

Good call. Event Horizon is so interesting but kinda unknown, so that would be great.

Event Horizon has some great ideas and elements. Unfortunately its also got a bad director and some really stupid bits. Sunshine is a far superior film with some similar elements (although it doesn't go anywhere near as far as a Horror film as EH)

@@Pengi_SMILES I've never heard about it before, thanks for the recommendation

Hereditary is pretty solid, there is an absence of jump scares, but like The Witch, it is so eerie and tense...freaked me out

well, since witches are made up, why can't they be made in whatever way we choose?

Pratchett I think?

Something of a misleading over-simpification, unfortunately.

@@iancossey105 A deliberately comic oversimplification.

The reason for that is that historians generally believe that many of the famous witch trials (viz. Salem) along with other sightings of witches during puritan times were due to ergot poisoning (i.e., the crops were tainted by hallucinogenic fungi). Egger's fixation on food is a nod to this theory.

Forks were not unknown to Europeans in this period, they were just considered high society and excessive

I actually loved that scene. It’s funny how something can bring horror to one person while bringing fun to another.

@@dottyorange7270 my roommates and i saw it in the theater, and they had your response. i almost left the theater to find the nearest church and douse myself in holy water. i was *that* disturbed. lol

Kiss me on the nose!

You must see Lars Von triers " the house that Jack built"!....an amazing disturbing movie! See that( pop corn time has it) ..you will be speachless...

That film is completely bonkers. It’s great.

Very true. And "It Follows!"

Yes Under the Skin is amazing.

Under The Skin is a great choice! Very disturbing, but also kind of luring and beautiful.

Audition!! Yes!

I've been thinking this for a while, they *absolutely* need to react to "Audition".

Yes Audition for sure.

I can imagine the screams and groans during Audition.

There are plenty of modern people for whom the "witchy" element of this film is the horror element.

He's also in Game of Thrones, very small part. The lady who plays the mother is in it as well.

Is it underrated? Or did people see the trailer and go “Nope. Too scary” and didn’t watch it? Because that’s what I did.

@@Lauren-zx3gx Fair point

@@TheFacelessStoryMaker underrated? Are you kidding me? Since it's been out, it's been talked about over and over till now in every horror fans groups...

@@jube67000 Really? I've heard the opposite. Well it definitely deserves the praise it gets.

The Faceless Gamer all I’ve heard is praise for it too. I’m one of the few who thinks it’s just “pretty good.”

Exactly.

Except that we see a witch several times with no story viewpoint character there to be hallucinating it. It is directly shown to us, the viewers.

There's another version?

@@amandashotzman6324 there's a 2 part mini series from 2014 that was pretty bad.

@@juliac4747 yikes

Lol , what ? She was manipulated and trapped the whole film until at the end she had no options except to sell her soul to the devil. She entered servitude to the devil , shown as a man, damning herself eternally.