This month, I have been very courageous for some reason. I have looked for a lot of horror films to watch, and I remembered this debut horror film that was talked about at the Sundance Film Festival a few years ago. The director spent 4 years reading various English folk witch fables, news reports, documents and other sources to conceive the story. Legends about witches are an important source of spiritual stories in Western religions. During the uncivilized period, blind faith in Christianity, the suppression of male dominance over women's rights, and the obstacles to survival caused by natural disasters all gave birth to many " witch". How much of this is real, how much is people venting their anger, escaping from the real cage of shackles imposed on women is unknown.
The novelty of this film is that the story takes place in a barren land in England next to a forest, between a family. The suspicions among family members reflect the ignorance and fear of the human heart in the 17th century. The disappearance of the baby in the family caused the whole family to plant suspicions about the eldest daughter who was present, and the bizarre death of the eldest son made the whole family directly point the finger at the eldest daughter who was also present. The eldest daughter is second only to her parents’ labor force at home. She does the most vulgar work and disciplines her younger siblings. When food is in short supply, objects are missing, and life-threatening threats occur one after another, parents’ pressure and anxiety have reached a critical point, and they need There are members of the family who take on all these unnatural responsibilities. And this guilt seems far-fetched, but in fact it naturally falls on the eldest daughter who is in a marginal position. She hit the muzzle of suspicion at the age when she just started to breed desire. It's actually very interesting to see this family clinging to the gospel and praying blindly. This is where the suspense arises. The audience looks forward to seeing what kind of tragic effect this ignorance can have. The audience also looks forward to seeing the complete subversion of feminism. The magic that erupted from this little girl. In the end, when the completely alienated mind screamed, when the sharp minions covered his neck, he would not hesitate to kill his mother. Whether there is a real witch is left to the audience's own judgment, and the nude ascension at the end of the film also means a female awakening.
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