It's not professional, just talk about personal feelings
• Like all movies worth watching again and again, this one has many themes. I saw family upbringing, rebellion, the hypocrisy and ugliness of human nature, the fissures of kinship, and the absurdity of religion. In fact, the reason for the demise of this Puritan family was not the dark forces such as witches, black goats, and Satan, but the inherent contradictions within the family, the unspoken separation between family members, some deceit, hatred, and evil thoughts. Religion can never be a refuge from reality.
• Everyone has their own desires. Tired and dissatisfied with the life of being driven out of the plantation and surviving in the desolation, the mother longed to return to England and educate her children rather than live like savages. The father is selfish, authoritarian but incompetent. He did not carry the burden of the family. He can't hunt, and he can't even fire a gun. I don't know how to plant, and said that I wanted to sell corn for income, but I didn't sell it once. His entire family was expelled because he couldn't agree with the church's practices, but he couldn't guarantee their food and clothing. When he was short of money to spend, he stole his wife's dowry—a silver cup, sold it for the money, and made his eldest daughter a scapegoat. The second son had evil thoughts about his sister, which also led to his insanity after encountering a witch in the forest. The twin brothers and sisters are also mentally retarded. They listen to Satan's instigation and spread rumors to bully their sister, who is not favored by their mother. The poorest sister, who sees all the ugliness of the family, but because she is afraid of being abandoned, she swallows her voice and asks for forgiveness. Until the disappearance of the youngest brother, this hazy veil was provoked, and the ugliness in the family was revealed. The scene that deeply affected me was that the twins were playing around, my sister couldn't stand it and said stop it, my mother said stop it to my sister, and my father coaxed you all to stop it!
• Unlike some horror films that use a lot of gore and violence, this film is more bland and less shocking. However, with the advancement of the plot, the camera analyzes the disintegration of the family layer by layer, the killing and murder among members, the suspicion of witches, the fantasy of the devil, and even more fear. "The oldest and strongest fear is the fear of the unknown".
• The whole film is gloomy. The English countryside filled with yellow and green during the day is used as a place for character activities, and the dark and gloomy black and dark green forests are used as a place for witches to haunt. The night segment is dark and only candlelight illuminates the part of the character, which is in line with the inner activity of the character. The last scene is the craziest and most charming.
• Sound is my favorite part of watching movies. The background music for this film is well done, as all horror films should. In some climax parts, the appearance of the witch, the eldest daughter becomes a witch, the witches dance with the devil, etc. are accompanied by screams of female voices, which push the religious atmosphere to a climax.
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