The cleverness of director Robert Eggers is that he did not focus on the "witch" element at the core of the film, but instead allowed the audience to focus more on humanity and religion, just like the original title. The initial letter of the witch changed from W to a combination of two Vs, which also gave the film more room for interpretation.
The film returns to the basics in style, and advances the narrative with a cold and condensed approach. Unlike other horror films, it does not deliberately create many intimidating images. Instead, it metaphors the original sin of Christianity from the characters and interactions. Its tone is dull, but the atmosphere is strange and unpredictable, and the sense of horror has penetrated into the soul of the audience invisibly.
