Movies THE LIGHTHOUSE (starring Willem Dafoe & Batman)

[SheetsMMAfan]

The Witch was hot garbage, but this looks interesting as fuck. I am in.

 

[TrueBias]

Was i the only one that pictured Willem Dafoe as Joker since ya said "Batman?"

 

[Bob Gray]

 

[TrueBias]

You do realise its just called The Witch, not the \/\/itch

Technically its VVitch.

 

[TrueBias]

The Witch was hot garbage, but this looks interesting as fuck. I am in.

I didnt think it was hot garbage, but its a mess. There were so many flashes of greatness, but the fucker needed an editor. So many parts led to no where. Made me feel it was a Shock Value movie directed by someone taking it seriously.

Also, couldnt understand much.

 

[Strychnine]

That movie looks so scary and disturbing that I want to fight it....



I'd lose...

 

[HenryFlower]

I didnt think it was hot garbage, but its a mess. There were so many flashes of greatness, but the fucker needed an editor. So many parts led to no where. Made me feel it was a Shock Value movie directed by someone taking it seriously.

Also, couldnt understand much.

The Witch is a lot of things, but a mess isn't one of them. it reminded me of The Shining in that every stitch of the movie was deliberate.

 

[TrueBias]

The Witch is a lot of things, but a mess isn't one of them. it reminded me of The Shining in that every stitch of the movie was deliberate.

I cant remember the sequence but there were a few parts where i knew they forgot some shit.

There was a morning where they wake up and there are dead bodies. But...i didnt see any children, just animals. So, where are her brother and sister? The end, was she always a witch or become one? And then there was the boy and him going into the woods, coming back sick, i was like...huh?

VVitch was one of those movies that pretenda to be a smarter than your average flick, but it forgot it needed structure.

Reminded me of True Detective season 2, honestly.

 

[Bob Gray]

I cant remember the sequence but there were a few parts where i knew they forgot some shit.

There was a morning where they wake up and there are dead bodies. But...i didnt see any children, just animals. So, where are her brother and sister? The end, was she always a witch or become one? And then there was the boy and him going into the woods, coming back sick, i was like...huh?

VVitch was one of those movies that pretenda to be a smarter than your average flick, but it forgot it needed structure.

Reminded me of True Detective season 2, honestly.

The witch took them. Likely used them in the ritual at the end of the movie.

Yes, she became a witch. The movie was more or less her hazing ritual to get into the fraternity.

 

[HenryFlower]

There was a morning where they wake up and there are dead bodies. But...i didnt see any children, just animals. So, where are her brother and sister?

iirc, this scene was shot in a wide shot, so the massacre was intentionally undefined, but it was pretty clearly insinuated that all the farm animals were slaughtered (minus Black Phillip) & the twins were either killed or taken. the focus was put on the father coming out of the house & finding the gruesome barn scene because this was his reckoning, which was more important to the progression of the climax than showing the audience what happened to the twins.

The end, was she always a witch or become one?

this is purposely ambiguous, much in the same way we're left wondering whether Jack Torrence was experiencing a psychological breakdown or a supernatural phenomenon in The Shining. or alternatively, whether Jack Torrence was a real person existing in the present or the manifestation of a phantom from the past.

And then there was the boy and him going into the woods, coming back sick, i was like...huh?

there was a scene that showed Caleb stumbling upon the witch's hovel.

 

[trident]

When I think about going nuts in a lighthouse, the first thing that comes to mind is Willem DaFoe.

A+ casting

 

[TrueBias]

The witch took them. Likely used them in the ritual at the end of the movie.

Yes, she became a witch. The movie was more or less her hazing ritual to get into the fraternity.

I mean, sure, why not. Let the audience fill in the blanks, right?

 

[TrueBias]

iirc, this scene was shot in a wide shot, so the massacre was intentionally undefined, but it was pretty clearly insinuated that all the farm animals were slaughtered (minus Black Phillip) & the twins were either killed or taken. the focus was put on the father coming out of the house & finding the gruesome barn scene because this was his reckoning, which was more important to the progression of the climax than showing the audience what happened to the twins.

this is purposely ambiguous, much in the same way we're left wondering whether Jack Torrence was experiencing a psychological breakdown or a supernatural phenomenon in The Shining. or alternatively, whether Jack Torrence was a real person existing in the present or the manifestation of a phantom from the past.
there was a scene that showed Caleb stumbling upon the witch's hovel.

Ambiguity is a double sided sword. On one hand, its nice to be able to figure things outs. On the other, audiences dont want that cuz the movie is escape, theyre there to be told a stort, not do more work.

The boy finding the witches house...that may not be what i remember as a mystery, but i do recall a ceow pecking at the mothers tits while she was hallucinating.

Its not hot garbage as another said, just a mess. The Shining had a much more polished scope for the casual and those seeking the ambiguous.

 

[HenryFlower]

Ambiguity is a double sided sword. On one hand, its nice to be able to figure things outs. On the other, audiences dont want that cuz the movie is escape, theyre there to be told a stort, not do more work.

not all movies are intended for a general audience that is looking to have their hand held. will you be surprised when The Witch stands the test of time compared to something like Insidious?

Its not hot garbage as another said, just a mess. The Shining had a much more polished scope for the casual and those seeking the ambiguous.

The Shining has also had time to solidify itself as a classic, so modern audiences are more willing to give it the benefit of a doubt when it presents challenges that demand more mental participation than the typical horror film.

 

[Peteyandjia]

Oh, no... I fookin’ hated The Witch.

I’ll still be there, because Willem, but... damn.

Expectations lowered.

 

[Bob Gray]

I mean, sure, why not. Let the audience fill in the blanks, right?

Was it really hard to figure out that the Witch who took children and babies for nefarious purposes took two other children? For something not pleasant at all?

 

[Rimbaud82]

Technically its VVitch.

Well no, it's not. Not a big deal, just a little pet peeve of mine.

 

[KnightTemplar]

When I think about going nuts the first thing that comes to mind is Willem DaFoe.

A+ casting

Fixed that for you

 

[TrueBias]

Was it really hard to figure out that the Witch who took children and babies for nefarious purposes took two other children? For something not pleasant at all?

Maybe i wanted to see it, being a horror fan and all. Missed opportunity.

 

[TrueBias]

Well no, it's not. Not a big deal, just a little pet peeve of mine.

Well, you can get mad about it if ya want.