The WITCH (2015) Explained

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  • The Witch is a 2015 period supernatural horror film written and directed by Robert Eggers in his directorial debut starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie and Harvey Scrimshaw.
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  • @wuhugm
    @wuhugm Před 5 lety +4585

    Everyone kept accusing her a witch, so she became a witch for real.
    Happy now?

    • @PongoXBongo
      @PongoXBongo Před 5 lety +302

      She realized that the witches were better than the witch hunters. ;)

    • @nmeyers92
      @nmeyers92 Před 5 lety +124

      carlos medina I would too if I lived back then in those shitty, depressing, and lonely/boring times with a lifespan of like 40 years old haha 🐐👍🏼 Life would be way more interesting!

    • @b0leg23
      @b0leg23 Před 5 lety +66

      but, what if she was the witch all time?
      *vsauce music starts playing*

    • @urekmazino6800
      @urekmazino6800 Před 5 lety +32

      Gooood anakin gooooood

    • @CidGuerreiro1234
      @CidGuerreiro1234 Před 5 lety +58

      @@b0leg23 The director of the movie confirmed in an interview that that wasn't the case.

  • @jaredhayward5760
    @jaredhayward5760 Před 5 lety +4020

    Damn, if all horror movies followed this pattern of creating a movie that takes dark aspects of humanity to create something evil instead of trying to jumpscare us at every corner, the horror movies genre would be a lot better

    • @soul6180
      @soul6180 Před 5 lety +35

      Exactly, I watched this movie for the first time 2 nights ago and it was nothing like I expected. It was like a true horror movie with how dark and twisted it got. Had to go put my popcorn away at the baby ritual part. The part that creeped me out the most was when the father locked the 3 siblings in that goat pen and the witch was in there eating that goat and shit I was like "oh fuck no get out!"

    • @filiparsov4830
      @filiparsov4830 Před 5 lety +11

      I totally agree with you. Can you recommend me such movies?I really liked Hereditary.

    • @jaredhayward5760
      @jaredhayward5760 Před 5 lety +11

      Arsov F unfortunately, movies that follow this pattern are few and far between so i got nothing i can recommend

    • @Palmieres
      @Palmieres Před 5 lety +7

      @@filiparsov4830 It Follows. Although there's a real "monster" there aren't any cheap jump scares where it's the sound effects that tell you when to get scared. Same for Let the Right One In, the original adaptation of the book, not the American one. For similar themes you should look further back in time, because recent horror is just boring cliché crap that looks all the same and tries to make you scared of either technology or old memes. If you haven't seen it, there's the obvious The Shining.

    • @X-Factor-22
      @X-Factor-22 Před 5 lety +4

      jared hayward
      That’s why you should start looking at horror film films from the 80’s on back! John Carpenter films would be a great place to start😎

  • @mrjdgibbs
    @mrjdgibbs Před 5 lety +1553

    Be very careful when choosing your goat. This cannot be overstated.

  • @tonythesopranos5310
    @tonythesopranos5310 Před 5 lety +1981

    This film's historical detail in the English they speak is so great

    • @Tpanda85
      @Tpanda85 Před 5 lety +47

      JL P I had to rewatch it with subtitles

    • @Gyooz
      @Gyooz Před 5 lety +5

      What a story Mark

    • @ldsgermanshepherdboy9272
      @ldsgermanshepherdboy9272 Před 5 lety +58

      I know.... I was surprised on how accurate the feeling was. Must've been a pain in the butt to memorize all of their lines for the actors😂

    • @unicornsteaks6769
      @unicornsteaks6769 Před 5 lety +19

      There's a lot of Calvinism in this film as the Puritans thought you could never tell if you were in God's favor until you died so they spent their entire lives on their knees begging Him to save them. Good times, huh?

    • @brandonbrown2973
      @brandonbrown2973 Před 5 lety +3

      I really enjoyed that part

  • @Rageren
    @Rageren Před 5 lety +775

    And this kids is a movie of what we call "Bad Parenting 101"

    • @sinanjubaron1274
      @sinanjubaron1274 Před 4 lety +24

      Welcome to the 16th century! Where religious bigotry is a common thing

    • @ethanwashoe5868
      @ethanwashoe5868 Před 4 lety +27

      I felt bad for the dad you could tell he loved and cared for his children

    • @TallicaMan1986
      @TallicaMan1986 Před 4 lety +2

      @@ethanwashoe5868 Yes, I really felt bad for that guy. He cried to his maker and begged and begged and did not Break his faith in his children, but him wanting to marry whats her face was a little weird, but it's the times.

    • @Zarastro54
      @Zarastro54 Před 4 lety +9

      TallicaMan1986 He didn’t want to marry Thomasin, he wanted to either sell her off as an indentured servant, or marry her off to one of the townsfolk.

    • @Zarastro54
      @Zarastro54 Před 4 lety +10

      Critical-RAGE He should have killed that damn black goat the moment it was implicated. He heard those creepy songs his kids were singing about it.

  • @J_heterodox
    @J_heterodox Před 5 lety +2117

    Doth thou wish to live deliciously

  • @tman4072
    @tman4072 Před 5 lety +1508

    Only movie ive ever seen where every single person in the theater walked out silent without a word when it was over

    • @filmcomicsexplained
      @filmcomicsexplained  Před 5 lety +104

      Job well done if you ask me! :)

    • @Von-lg4tk
      @Von-lg4tk Před 5 lety +151

      Hereditary did the same

    • @tman4072
      @tman4072 Před 5 lety +30

      @@Von-lg4tk not surprising they were made by the same people right?

    • @Von-lg4tk
      @Von-lg4tk Před 5 lety +7

      T Man now that’s just greatness

    • @spicybeantofu
      @spicybeantofu Před 5 lety +17

      Dont know where you are from but thats normal hear for all movies unless its full of kids.

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena Před 5 lety +1902

    Don't expect any witches flying on a broomstick here.

    • @bobisnotaperson
      @bobisnotaperson Před 5 lety +8

      kirby march Barcena irl they don't do that.

    • @AlphaQHard
      @AlphaQHard Před 5 lety +32

      Bobisnotap
      Irl they don’t exist.

    • @bobisnotaperson
      @bobisnotaperson Před 5 lety +17

      Reckful have you heard of paganism?

    • @TheDoctorOfMDMA
      @TheDoctorOfMDMA Před 5 lety +55

      Bobisnotap have you heard of transgenderism? Neither of them have a place in reality.

    • @bobisnotaperson
      @bobisnotaperson Před 5 lety +19

      You f%cking inconsiderate @ssholes get off my lawn.

  • @ANG3LM1301
    @ANG3LM1301 Před 5 lety +368

    The "boo" actually startled me 😂

  • @jordang6394
    @jordang6394 Před 5 lety +740

    I can say that this movie ACTUALLY made me scared. It doesn't have the typical corny jumpscares that most modern day "horror" films have. But rather, this movie is more so of a physiological horror. Everything from the film's score (music soundtrack), from the eerie, grey, dull, harsh atmosphere of the film's setting. Seeing the conditions in which they are living in and how harsh life is for them on top of their inevitable demise, is what I found to be things that stand out to me in this film that make it a TRUE horror movie. If anyone hasn't watched this movie yet, you're missing out! It's a movie well worth your time, trust me.

    • @filmcomicsexplained
      @filmcomicsexplained  Před 5 lety +9

      Well said mate!

    • @veiregor
      @veiregor Před 5 lety +1

      Is it horror or thriller?

    • @LigeiaPrice
      @LigeiaPrice Před 5 lety +5

      I couldn’t watch after the baby scene, and what i believe was the baby’s body, i know its fake but it also made me feel physically ill.

    • @captainbeefheart6744
      @captainbeefheart6744 Před 5 lety +1

      Gothicberry Haha my mum did the same when she watched it.

    • @zm_azathoth8797
      @zm_azathoth8797 Před 5 lety +2

      Watch courage the cowardly dog episode "the great fusilli"

  • @YoungYahtz94
    @YoungYahtz94 Před 5 lety +766

    I never caught that part about Sam being born from an affair. Damn, thanks for clearing this movie up lol it was kinda cool but also kinda hard to follow

    • @whooyouu18
      @whooyouu18 Před 5 lety +64

      I did not catch that either.

    • @christophermacintyre5890
      @christophermacintyre5890 Před 5 lety +100

      I think he is mistaken.

    • @serpentsepia6638
      @serpentsepia6638 Před 5 lety +27

      @@whooyouu18 Agreed, I didn't catch that either.

    • @Czarina888777
      @Czarina888777 Před 5 lety +166

      flex luthor He wasn’t. I looked up the movie’s transcript. He mistakes this conversation between William and Katherine:
      “KATHERINE I want to be home.
      67.
      WILLIAM
      Thou wilt be home by candle-time
      tomorrow.
      KATHERINE In England.
      -
      WILLIAM
      KATHERINE
      Will, I... I also have a confession
      to make:
      WILLIAM is still.
      KATHERINE (CONT’D)
      I never wished to be a shrew to
      thee. I have become as Job’s wife, I know it, but since Sam, since... My heart has turned to stone.
      (KATHERINE swells, but keeps her emotions in check) )
      I had dreamed once - twas when I was of Thomasin’s years - that I was with Christ upon earth. I was so very near him and in many tears for the assurance of the pardon of my sins and was so ravished with his love towards me, I thought it far exceeding the affection of the kindest husband. The impression of it was so deep in my heart, when I waked, my pillow had turned to tears.
      -
      WILLIAM
      KATHERINE
      And, since Samuel disappeared, I
      have such a sad weakness of faith that I cannot shake it. I cannot see Christ’s help as near. I pray and pray but I cannot . . . I fear I cannot ever feel that same measure of love again.
      WILLIAM (curt)
      Thou shalt have of it in heaven.”
      What she means is that someone named Job has a wife that’s a shrew, and she has become like that woman, after losing Samuel.
      Her confession is that she no longer feels close to god and fears she never will again.

    • @NotAFighterALover16
      @NotAFighterALover16 Před 5 lety +132

      Job is a man in the Bible. He was tested by God to show his faith. His wife told him to turn away from God and accept that God had left him. Jobs wife is basically a catch all for being a bad wife. Not supporting your husband. Being a shrew and bad tempered with your husband.

  • @minhdao3631
    @minhdao3631 Před 5 lety +650

    The family should have goat stew for dinner......!

    • @quashmongrel
      @quashmongrel Před 5 lety +75

      Minh Dao I have a feeling that eating Satan would be horrible for your digestion

    • @ctam31ify
      @ctam31ify Před 5 lety +26

      That's how you get possessed by Black Phillip.

    • @thanhvu2377
      @thanhvu2377 Před 5 lety +1

      Ayyy

    • @brabusmathew5388
      @brabusmathew5388 Před 5 lety

      Minh Dao agree.

    • @WesternXC
      @WesternXC Před 5 lety +14

      Black Phillip deserves an Oscar

  • @yaboiguts1887
    @yaboiguts1887 Před 5 lety +934

    the baby in the beginning was like “*Y E E T*”

  • @MyPurplestar777
    @MyPurplestar777 Před 5 lety +68

    Favorite part of the movie was “The Devil” his voice was eerily soothing

  • @deathstroke2697
    @deathstroke2697 Před 5 lety +361

    That was a creepy movie...

    • @KingLoki187
      @KingLoki187 Před 5 lety +7

      Deathstroke false.

    • @AlphaQHard
      @AlphaQHard Před 5 lety +9

      That was a boring movie with some interesting shots, definitely not creepy.

    • @alexheat0678
      @alexheat0678 Před 4 lety

      @@AlphaQHard Oh no

    • @WhirlingMusic
      @WhirlingMusic Před 4 lety +2

      Creepy music? Yes. Creepy movie? Uh without the music, it could be mistaken for a drama movie.

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Před 5 lety +687

    Your channel is extremely underrated and definitely deserves more attention. I love your content, keep up the awesome work.

    • @filmcomicsexplained
      @filmcomicsexplained  Před 5 lety +2

      Thanks mate!

    • @trod146
      @trod146 Před 5 lety +12

      Just Some Guy without a Mustache people always use "underrated" wrong. This channel is definitely not underrated. Everyone loves it and it is rated highly. What you and everyone else who uses it means to say is "unrecognized". Meaning that more people need to be made aware of it and see it. So now that you know, spread the word and use unrecognized instead of underrated.

    • @xXN0SK1LLZXx
      @xXN0SK1LLZXx Před 5 lety

      Timothy Rodowicz d9 you watch a channel called gheyforgames? Cause one of the guys from that channel said exactly the same. I was just about to say that as well but you beat me to it

    • @morganfaubion
      @morganfaubion Před 5 lety

      Agreed!!!!

    • @johnsinth8261
      @johnsinth8261 Před 5 lety

      yes thankyou@@trod146

  • @Black.Rose743
    @Black.Rose743 Před 5 lety +783

    This movie definitely confused me but you managed to clarify some things for me

  • @DixieWhiskey
    @DixieWhiskey Před 5 lety +242

    One of my favorite things about this movie that no one ever seems to mention is that when the coven is having their Sabbath, they aren't chanting nonsense. They're chanting the 11th Enochian key.

    • @normaaliihminen722
      @normaaliihminen722 Před 5 lety +9

      PappeH what they are chanting? Is there a way to translate it?

    • @jarrodmacpherson7157
      @jarrodmacpherson7157 Před 5 lety +3

      Is their a translation?

    • @DixieWhiskey
      @DixieWhiskey Před 5 lety +64

      The Eleventh Key in English
      The mighty seat groaned aloud
      And there were seven thunders
      And the eagle spake
      And cried with a loud voice:
      Come away from the house of death!
      And they gathered themselves together
      And became those of whom it is measured;
      The everlasting ones,
      Who ride the whirlwinds.
      Come Away! For I have prepared
      A place for you.
      Move therefore and show yourselves!
      Open the mysteries of your Creation!
      Be friendly unto me!
      For I am the servant of the same!
      The true worshipper of Satan/Lucifer
      In glory and power exalted
      Of the Kingdom of the South
      The Eleventh Key in Enochian
      Oxiayal holdo od zirom
      Q coraxo od vabzir camliax
      Od bahal: Niiso salman teloch!
      Od par aldon od noan
      Casarman holq;
      Gohed saga do zildar zong.
      Niiso! Bagle abramg pi noncp.
      Zacare ca od zamran!
      Odo cicle qaa! Zorge!
      Zir noco! Hoath Satan
      Bvfd lonsh londoh babage

    • @Souly-ix5wx
      @Souly-ix5wx Před 5 lety +9

      @@michaelthomas7659 shut up

    • @djmajiktuch82
      @djmajiktuch82 Před 5 lety

      @Xavius Xenon then you woke up

  • @kickadams8908ass
    @kickadams8908ass Před 4 lety +233

    I never heard the mother confessed to having a affair with another man, I heard her confess to being in love with Jesus

    • @eldritchcupcakes3195
      @eldritchcupcakes3195 Před 3 lety +2

      Your gonna talk about that but not Calebs let me kiss thy lips speech?

  • @stormcrowlegendary3512
    @stormcrowlegendary3512 Před 5 lety +34

    Love needs to be given unconditionally. This movie shows (albeit to an extreme and unrealistic level) how being puritanical can push others to evil. Do not falter yourself, but offer a hand. Do not turn to evil deeds yourself, but never turn from others so long as help is possible. Strange that such a movie can have any message what-so-ever, stranger still that it is a Christian one.

  • @artificiallyflavord5588
    @artificiallyflavord5588 Před 5 lety +532

    Such an underrated movie

    • @artificiallyflavord5588
      @artificiallyflavord5588 Před 5 lety +21

      I'm as atheist as they come. Still a good movie.

    • @Tpanda85
      @Tpanda85 Před 5 lety +16

      It’s not tho. It was given great praise at its release. The viewers started shitting on it, when they realized it wasn’t another garbage jump scare film

    • @AlphaQHard
      @AlphaQHard Před 5 lety +9

      HughJasole
      Nobody was turned off by the lack of jump scares, but by the lack of any scares.

    • @JaredHayes541
      @JaredHayes541 Před 5 lety +8

      Pugilist Enthusiast it has 91% on rotten tomatoes. I’d consider that great praise.

    • @JaredHayes541
      @JaredHayes541 Před 5 lety +12

      Pugilist Enthusiast exactly. Critics are the ones who can accurately rate a movie. Because it’s their profession too. The audience score means nothing too me. Most people aren’t bright enough to understand movies like The Witch.

  • @ButterflyScarlet
    @ButterflyScarlet Před 5 lety +433

    I've always noticed that every young girl, or at least almost every young girl, develops an interest in witchcraft at some point. Even if it's the sparkly Disney version, most young girls want to be magic. They want to mix potions and crush insects and sacrifice lizards (i worked at a preschool, it got weird y'all) and cast spells.
    Idk why this is but my opinion is that when you're little and everyone tells u the typical "girls should be clean/quiet/well behaved/dress like this etc." and then u see a witch, a woman capable of turning anyone who tells her that into a frog, that just looks hella attractive

    • @indigometanoist6475
      @indigometanoist6475 Před 5 lety +62

      Witchcraft is actually the worship of Nature. Praying in church on Sunday is the same exact thing as casting a spell in a coven, just different names for the practice. Hollywood's depiction of witches only shows the EXTREME spectrum of witches back then. We all practice magick! ✨

    • @Jeudaos
      @Jeudaos Před 5 lety +13

      I'm not surprised at all. A Childs imagination is an amazing thing, regardless of gender. Them being INCREDIBLY impressionable adds to that situation.

    • @ezioauditore7636
      @ezioauditore7636 Před 5 lety +22

      Its probably because wielding magic is badass. Like what would you rather have? Using spells to do whatever you want, or having to do everything by hand and be bored?

    • @Sean-no3zv
      @Sean-no3zv Před 5 lety +32

      Zone Doll sounds like you’re projecting. every girl doesn’t do that, it’s entirely based on what you’re exposed to.

    • @thorkrynu4551
      @thorkrynu4551 Před 5 lety +5

      You've identified some of the dialectic. Funny how many rabbis priests immams etc basically dress alike witches with black or grey dresses lol. Heirachical systems always produce a huge mess of convoluted human relationships around good and evil which more often than not are just semiotics for power. Trying to sort all this out can get even more crazy lol and these movies explore the dangers of teleological thinking. Ironically technology is going to send us back into the dark ages as we expect everything to be semi aware like Alexa lol

  • @ChloePricesNumberOneSimp
    @ChloePricesNumberOneSimp Před 5 lety +139

    In an age of really shitty horrors and thrillers this movie gave me legit chills to the bones.Too bad it's highly under rated.

    • @serpentsepia6638
      @serpentsepia6638 Před 5 lety +1

      I've seen scarier stuff on the Disney Channel.

    • @kiracarver2405
      @kiracarver2405 Před 5 lety +4

      @@serpentsepia6638 let me guess: you LOVE the Insidious franchise, and/or Saw.

    • @serpentsepia6638
      @serpentsepia6638 Před 5 lety +2

      @@kiracarver2405 I finally watched insidious last week on netflix and I hated it, pissed off a lot of fans when I made my opinion known on youtube, just like I pissed you off by expressing my opinion of The Witch. It just wasn't scary or interesting. Have a nice day, don't stay too angry just because someone has an opinion different than yours.

    • @kiracarver2405
      @kiracarver2405 Před 5 lety +6

      @@serpentsepia6638 haha who's angry? I don't believe anything I said even hinted at anger. I was making a joke, there's really no need for you to be so sensitive.

    • @kiracarver2405
      @kiracarver2405 Před 5 lety +5

      @@serpentsepia6638 clearly I struck a nerve hahaha

  • @gmee123
    @gmee123 Před 5 lety +166

    Didn't think this really "explained" a whole lot, just felt more like a narration of what happened in the actual movie.

    • @WhirlingMusic
      @WhirlingMusic Před 4 lety +8

      That's because there is nothing to explain. It was a straight forward movie.

    • @phillyhippie
      @phillyhippie Před 4 lety +6

      I wanted to know about the rabbit

    • @vladimirluchensvki6987
      @vladimirluchensvki6987 Před 4 lety

      Ok boomer

    • @WhirlingMusic
      @WhirlingMusic Před 4 lety

      Okay russian ^

    • @MarioThaMonkey
      @MarioThaMonkey Před 4 lety +4

      @@phillyhippie
      Wasn't the boy saying that the devil took forms of animals like crows and goats? I'm pretty sure phillip was the rabbit.

  • @ldsgermanshepherdboy9272
    @ldsgermanshepherdboy9272 Před 5 lety +185

    I find this sad and heartwrenching seeing as I am a Christian as well.... and seeing her being betrayed, and forced to follow Satan because of the hardship she was given from her family😔

    • @Jeudaos
      @Jeudaos Před 5 lety +12

      LMAO

    • @TityMuncher713
      @TityMuncher713 Před 5 lety +7

      Its quite an entertaining mythology

    • @Sean-no3zv
      @Sean-no3zv Před 5 lety +6

      LDS German shepherd boy you understand real Christians utterly despise that LDS shit right?
      Don’t worry though, you’re all equally pathetic in the eyes of the sane.

    • @ldsgermanshepherdboy9272
      @ldsgermanshepherdboy9272 Před 5 lety +21

      @@Sean-no3zv oh just stop.... I could arguably say the same for you😒 However, I do testify that I do believe in Christ! He is my Lord, and Savior. I testify that he has performed the Atonment for all of God's Children, and that he has saved me from an endless pit of woe! "O blessed Jesus, who has saved me from an awful hell! O blessed God, have mercy on this people!" (Betcha can't find that one since you think it's from a crazy book) "11 And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people.
      12 And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities.
      13 Now the Spirit knoweth all things; nevertheless the Son of God suffereth according to the flesh that he might take upon him the sins of his people, that he might blot out their transgressions according to the power of his deliverance; and now behold, this is the testimony which is in me." And that same testimony of Jesus Christ (mentioned in a book you call Crazy but that I call an inspired work of God and another Testament to our Lord and Saviour) is my same testimony! Christ is my Lord and Saviour, and I will never try to abandon him!

    • @commiescum431
      @commiescum431 Před 5 lety +6

      LDS German shepherd boy furry Christian lol

  • @kenithebeni8458
    @kenithebeni8458 Před 4 lety +8

    It’s the small things that make this movie unsettling. The movie is so well-made; it’s stuck with me- one of the best horror movies I’ve ever seen.

  • @chidorispark2722
    @chidorispark2722 Před 5 lety +93

    To be honest this wasn't a really in depth explanation. It didn't delve deep enough in the smaller components that viewers witness as the movie progresses. For example, the hare that we see repeatedly throughout the movie, is it a familiar? Or when Caleb discovered the witch in the wood, what did she actually do to him to cause him to die, did she feed on his soul or something? Also the scene where the mother sees the illusions of Caleb and her baby, Caleb asks if she would read him a book, was that just a random question or was it the book of souls, because her behavior completely changed the next morning. I need answers this movie was awesome af, but I need more information.

    • @mirabellaolson6410
      @mirabellaolson6410 Před 5 lety +23

      The rabbit was a lure by the witch because they were hungry. She turned into a deity just like (vampires turn into bats or rats). So they'd follow it. When it appeared in the barn it was bloody because the white goat was suckled by the witch and that is why the goats blood came out of the teat after that. The woman at the green door was probably the old hag after drinking/bathing in the baby's blood, and she probably made him come to her even tho he was fighting it. Then they did some ritual like poison apple, and ritual and get him to go home and spread the bad vibes to the rest. The mother was a bit off after all her sagas and was mesmerized by the return of the silver cup and seeing the baby, ( which was orchestrated as the power of this entity got stronger with each kill) so the book just added the things together. All in all, the father lost all his respect and power after leading the family away from the group. He lost his dignity and the wife and kids were preying upon him. When he realized he could do nothing to make them happy, he gave up. His mistake of course was teaching them all to embrace sin and not being humble enough to deserve Christ's blessing. That was the frosting on the cake. But that was how many thought back then, and some still do now.

    • @spongebobsquarepants3770
      @spongebobsquarepants3770 Před 4 lety +1

      Kali Yuga Thank You! 😃

    • @diogeneslantern18
      @diogeneslantern18 Před 4 lety +2

      @@spongebobsquarepants3770 don't believe in the compass that points east. Their's is just _one_ interpretation

    • @spongebobsquarepants3770
      @spongebobsquarepants3770 Před 4 lety +1

      PartiZAn18 yeah, that might be true

  • @FreddyD177
    @FreddyD177 Před 4 lety +51

    I remember me mum telling me stories about witches back in Mexico how they would hunt new born babies and try to swipe them away to eat em. So I'm glad they brought that up as well as the witches flying. she would also tell me they would glow red flying above the mountains and hills away from the town she grew up in. So it's surprising to see how the tales of witches in New England are similar to the tale of witches all the way down in Mexico, quite fascinating

    • @wordman2537
      @wordman2537 Před 3 lety +1

      Santa Muerta is real.

    • @pepapig732
      @pepapig732 Před 3 lety +3

      My mom has told me the same thing. Also that witches go for un baptized babies which is emphasized in the movie.

    • @mysanityizgone4576
      @mysanityizgone4576 Před 3 lety

      LA LLORNA ?

    • @eldritchcupcakes3195
      @eldritchcupcakes3195 Před 3 lety

      @@pepapig732 actually those amulets that are shoved onto certain babies are meant to keep away lady Lilith

  • @davidwon7269
    @davidwon7269 Před 4 lety +7

    Robert Eggers made the most important film in horror that truly spoke to me. I love, love, love this film. Between this and the Babadook, I'd love to own these copies for years to come.

  • @SimmaChode
    @SimmaChode Před 5 lety +143

    I remember watching this I'm theaters and being torn. Kind of hating the movie. After watching it again when it released on blu-ray, I ended up loving the film. I don't what it was, maybe my own expectations for what I thought the film would be first watching it was my problem.

    • @wickedblooms5413
      @wickedblooms5413 Před 5 lety +2

      I saw it in the theater also and hated it then, but once it was over and I left I found myself wanting to watch it again.

    • @ivanhernandez8070
      @ivanhernandez8070 Před 5 lety +4

      I initially didn’t like it because I couldn’t, for the life of me, understand what the fuck anyone was saying.

    • @Xs0phiaX1
      @Xs0phiaX1 Před 4 lety +1

      @@ivanhernandez8070 True. I watched the movie again on Netflix with subtitles and everything made more sense.

  • @chippewaguy4193
    @chippewaguy4193 Před 5 lety +279

    6:15....... I always thought it was the same witch from earlier but she grew young because she ate the baby...... I think I remember being told witches stay young by eating babies.... maybe that’s just my sick imagination lol

    • @Hb2N
      @Hb2N Před 5 lety +50

      Nah you’re spot on

    • @PolarBear-rc4ks
      @PolarBear-rc4ks Před 5 lety +16

      Chippewa Guy maybe in books, but i've met a few wicca, they're very nice people!

    • @PongoXBongo
      @PongoXBongo Před 5 lety +25

      Wiccans are generally white witches/warlocks. The ones in the film are black witches. Same religion applied to different ends. Like missionaries vs conquistadors. ;)

    • @stormcrowlegendary3512
      @stormcrowlegendary3512 Před 5 lety +5

      That is why I don't hate them. I disagree on their views and will gladly welcome them if they turn Christian, but I cannot hate them, especially as I know baby eating black wiccans are for the most part fictional. Most I meant are decent people, even if a bit pessimistic, but than who am I to judge on pessimism.

    • @spicybeantofu
      @spicybeantofu Před 5 lety +2

      Too bad it doesnt work...

  • @aubreywilliam9048
    @aubreywilliam9048 Před 5 lety +191

    This is a heartwarming story about a girl escaping an abusive situation and making it on her own using grit and smarts

    • @iliadovas6592
      @iliadovas6592 Před 5 lety +13

      Her story is just like every other teen girl story in my opinion...found it a bit cliché for a coming-of-age.

    • @nujin0093
      @nujin0093 Před 5 lety +18

      Heartwarming?? Really? Lol

    • @Apex_Yonko
      @Apex_Yonko Před 5 lety +12

      It's like you didnt watch the movie

    • @zeera7080
      @zeera7080 Před 5 lety +15

      And flying naked soaked in baby blood. Heartwarming indeed.

    • @Raycloud
      @Raycloud Před 4 lety +4

      Yeah, attaining women's lib by murdering infants and eschewing conviction or morality in return for cheap goods and thrills. How will her end come? Alone and unloved, being eaten by her cats that she kept to replace the child she murdered in her foolish youth. Very apt that in this film women's liberation is paired with satanism.

  • @JesusHChrist2000
    @JesusHChrist2000 Před 3 lety +17

    My favorite theory is that one day the villagers found the house with the whole family dead or missing, and this film is the villagers explanation for what happened.
    In their puritanical paranoia, they blamed the girl for being a witch and bringing doom on the family.
    This film is set one generation before the Salem witch trials.

  • @ItsArgus
    @ItsArgus Před 5 lety +18

    All I can think of watching this is Scooby doo and the witches ghost. Love the channel man keep up the good work

  • @NegligentHero
    @NegligentHero Před 5 lety

    I just wanted to personally thank you for actually offering an explanation and interpretation of the ending and not just another summery/review like most other supposed "ending explained" video's do. Job very well done.

  • @gamerman360
    @gamerman360 Před 5 lety +5

    One of the best horror films I’ve seen. The long drawn out shots of the Forrest were my favorite

  • @SaroDantra
    @SaroDantra Před 5 lety +4

    I love your videos. You always pick interesting subject matter and explain it thoroughly but concisely. Keep up the good work!

  • @SunsetTwist
    @SunsetTwist Před 5 lety +3

    I was really hoping you'd make a video about this movie, I really liked it, thanks!

  • @MrDanaje9
    @MrDanaje9 Před 5 lety +1

    Hey Ni’at (hope I spelled that right), I really love your videos and how much research you put into them. One criticism, if you can call it that, is that the audio of the movie clips/scenes isn’t loud enough and I find myself struggling to hear them. I would like to know if you could bring up the volume a bit. It’s not necessary but would be appreciated.

  • @Reed0069
    @Reed0069 Před 5 lety

    Your thorough explanation and breakdown of events in this movie was so fascinating that I'm going to watch this movie again, despite my feelings of dread and terror.
    Absolutely love your channel; keep 'em coming!

  • @dietdragon6367
    @dietdragon6367 Před 5 lety +6

    I watched this with my brother and wow haven't been so scared watching a movie in years! The soundtrack was terrifying

  • @rockiguana1544
    @rockiguana1544 Před 5 lety +3

    Great video like always 👍 Been subscribed for a while and have had nothing but amazing content! Keep it up!

  • @dagawdprodigy914
    @dagawdprodigy914 Před 5 lety

    Just saw this a Netflix and wondered if you’ve covered it. Yet again you fail to disappoint.

  • @kongfeet81
    @kongfeet81 Před 5 lety +39

    Remember kids, be nice to goats.

    • @clarampac
      @clarampac Před 5 lety +2

      goats are adorable

    • @htoodoh5770
      @htoodoh5770 Před 4 lety

      @@clarampac They should have killed that goat.

  • @Emily-dz2gy
    @Emily-dz2gy Před 3 lety +3

    Honestly this horror movie is so unique. It’s hard to find movies or shows this realistic and good and related to the time period it’s based in. It’s also super disturbing yet mysterious. I love it. Watching the witch makes me feel as though I’m actually on set experiencing what’s happening. I had so many mixed emotions and opinions of every scene. The bunny that transforms into a witch is such a realistic perspective on witches, too. This is by far my favorite horror movie, 10/10 👌🏻 💯

  • @YouKnowWhereYouWentWrong
    @YouKnowWhereYouWentWrong Před 5 lety +7

    I've watched this film at least 20 times & at no point does Katherine tell her husband that Samuel was the product of adultery. Her 'confession' to her husband is the dream she had as a teenager where she felt an almost sensual love for Christ that she knew she could never have for a husband and that since Samuel's disappearance she'd lost her faith & become (in her words) "a shrew." Nothing is said about Samuel's parentage. Unless I've missed something - I'll watch it again if you'd care to tell me the scene you refer to.

    • @robayre482
      @robayre482 Před 8 měsíci

      This was my understanding of that scene too

  • @NerdyGamer132
    @NerdyGamer132 Před 5 lety +23

    Man, I haven't commented on a video of yours in a while, but I watch every time you upload. Your explanations fascinate me, I gotta give this movie a watch when I can.

    • @lilbaphy
      @lilbaphy Před 5 lety

      TheLoneBountyHunter u basically ruined it for yourself by watching this

    • @NerdyGamer132
      @NerdyGamer132 Před 5 lety

      Ruh Roh - Not really. He merely explained the movie. He didn't spoil much throughout the ENTIRE thing. I watch videos of his due to being dedicated to the channel as he doesn't show too much, and doesn't show too little.

    • @lilbaphy
      @lilbaphy Před 5 lety

      @@NerdyGamer132 lol r u joking he showed that her whole family dies and she joins the coven that's extreme spoilage

    • @lilbaphy
      @lilbaphy Před 5 lety

      @@NerdyGamer132 but its not film comics explained's fault

    • @NerdyGamer132
      @NerdyGamer132 Před 5 lety

      +Ruh Roh I'd still watch it, Scoobs.

  • @blackholerainbow3029
    @blackholerainbow3029 Před 5 lety +9

    I absolutely love The Witch. In my head canon, The Witch and Hereditary occur in the same universe.

  • @willwells1241
    @willwells1241 Před 5 lety +9

    Great video keep up the amazing work 👌

  • @reeseslightning11
    @reeseslightning11 Před 5 lety +4

    The atmosphere really turned this film into an experience. Everything felt so much more voyeuristic and tense because of it.

  • @ManAtWar_8895
    @ManAtWar_8895 Před 4 lety +2

    Was watching the movie... didn't finish it. Saw this video here, thought i might as well watch this video instead but then started to get more interested in the movie. Finished it, now here i am. Took my breath away, that movie. Whoa.

  • @anieeno4253
    @anieeno4253 Před 3 lety

    i enjoy your content so much i watch some of the vids twice , you're awesome ! don't ever stop!!

  • @benniven5968
    @benniven5968 Před 5 lety +4

    Thanks for consistently putting quality content out

  • @chipperdrewski
    @chipperdrewski Před 4 lety +11

    I appreciate good, slow-burn horror as much as the next guy. That said, I don’t really think this is horror so much as it is a dark drama.

  • @havok815
    @havok815 Před 5 lety

    Seriously, the way you do your videos is really really good. Keep the good work 👍🏼

  • @coled5726
    @coled5726 Před 5 lety

    Good video very informative and just keep up these videos your probably one of the most underrated youtubers, much love from Melbourne

  • @jamesrobertmicaiahosier9879

    Never been a fan of horror films however the creatures that they make up havr always interested me. Haven't been subscribed long though I look forward to continuously watching your work.

  • @abemora3338
    @abemora3338 Před 5 lety +310

    You know, painful death aside, being kissed by a hot witch doesn't sound that bad, but any way, a good, creepy movie.

    • @spudthepug
      @spudthepug Před 5 lety +8

      Abe Mora those witches were FAR from hot!

    • @abemora3338
      @abemora3338 Před 5 lety +33

      spudthepug That one that got the eldest boy, I forgot his name, she was hot, it may have been a glamour, but nevertheless.

    • @lilbaphy
      @lilbaphy Před 5 lety +3

      She would probably do something to like curse u to go to hell

    • @abemora3338
      @abemora3338 Před 5 lety +11

      Ruh Roh With my luck, I'd probably end up going there any way.

    • @abemora3338
      @abemora3338 Před 5 lety

      Ethan Lackey 👍

  • @iyansee
    @iyansee Před 5 lety

    Really liked the way you clarified and explained things. Was kinda lost at some parts but watching this made it clearer and creepier... haha!! Keep it up!

  • @WritteninBlood
    @WritteninBlood Před 3 lety

    The VVitch ties with John Carpenter's The Thing as my favorite horror film of all time. It's an absolute masterpiece from start to finish and one that I derive something new out of with each viewing.
    Speaking of The Thing I've said before that the two films are actually quite similar despite their settings. Both feature a small ensemble cast; both movies take place in a secluded area pretty much cut off from the rest of the world; both movies deal very strongly with the subjects of distrust and paranoia; finally both films deal with an enemy that is relatively unseen in it's true form throughout the movie.
    I'm loving this channel. Keep up the good work.

  • @davidhewitt3934
    @davidhewitt3934 Před 5 lety +40

    When exactly did the wife admit infidelity???

    • @Czarina888777
      @Czarina888777 Před 5 lety +17

      david hewitt She didn’t have an affair. She confesses to not feeling close to god as she did before losing Sam.
      She had hit her husband and makes the remark she has become a shrew, like Job’s wife.
      I looked up the movie’s transcript:
      “KATHERINE I want to be home.
      67.
      WILLIAM (silence)
      Thou wilt be home by candle-time
      tomorrow.
      KATHERINE In England.
      -
      WILLIAM (silence)
      KATHERINE
      Will, I... I also have a confession
      to make: WILLIAM is still.
      KATHERINE (CONT’D)
      I never wished to be a shrew to
      thee. I have become as Job’s wife, I know it, but since Sam, since... My heart has turned to stone.
      (KATHERINE swells, but keeps her emotions in check) )
      I had dreamed once - twas when I was of Thomasin’s years - that I was with Christ upon earth. I was so very near him and in many tears for the assurance of the pardon of my sins and was so ravished with his love towards me, I thought it far exceeding the affection of the kindest husband. The impression of it was so deep in my heart, when I waked, my pillow had turned to tears.
      -
      WILLIAM (silence)
      KATHERINE
      And, since Samuel disappeared, I
      have such a sad weakness of faith that I cannot shake it. I cannot see Christ’s help as near. I pray and pray but I cannot . . . I fear I cannot ever feel that same measure of love again.
      WILLIAM (curt)
      Thou shalt have of it in heaven.”

    • @Northstar628
      @Northstar628 Před 4 lety +3

      ​@Gromph Baenre naw, the baby was definitely Kathrine and Williams. There's a good amount of dialog talking about it. Off the top of my head I'm pretty certain the dad refers to Sam(the baby) as Calebs brother, and the mother says something about Thomasin losing her brother. and when William is trying to console Kathrine he saying something about how even though they lost Sam they were still blessed to have 4 children without any problems.

    • @emhummingbird
      @emhummingbird Před 4 lety

      Gromph Baenre it’s spelled thomasin, i have a friend called thomasin and it was very surprising to hear it in the film since it’s such a rare name :))

  • @LoveTiffanyJanise
    @LoveTiffanyJanise Před 5 lety +34

    This movie was terrifying.

  • @deebogaillard
    @deebogaillard Před 5 lety

    A much needed video. Keep up the great work

  • @wolfie6xog886
    @wolfie6xog886 Před 5 lety

    Stumbled upon your channel the other day! Love it and subscribed!

  • @liamhayes23
    @liamhayes23 Před 5 lety +7

    Good work. You’ve earned yourself a subscriber and a like

  • @sannyan848
    @sannyan848 Před 5 lety +41

    This movie scared the hell out of me. It was overall so disturbing to watch. And I watched it at 3 in the morning 😪

    • @elgator99144
      @elgator99144 Před 3 lety +1

      Watched during that timeframe also..So I can relate!!!

  • @lapislazarus8899
    @lapislazarus8899 Před 3 lety +1

    This movie is beautifully understated. I never caught Catherine's indiscretion on my own! The costumes and cinematography are brilliant, as are the performances of the actors.

  • @iHaveTheDocuments
    @iHaveTheDocuments Před 5 lety

    This was the best ending explained type video I've seen. And I've seen all the other channels that do it. Nice surprise 👍
    Subscribed.

  • @AmbblyPuff
    @AmbblyPuff Před 5 lety +14

    Famous last words: "corruption thou art my father"

  • @Len124
    @Len124 Před 5 lety +4

    You've given a very literal interpretation of the film (which may very well be the correct one), but I sort of took it to imply that the events and motivations were ambiguous, at best, and open to interpretation. Some of the scenes, as you said, showed the characters misinterpreting or deliberately deceiving each other and seemed to imply that the supernatural elements may have been the result of paranoia and hallucination. The atmosphere created by a combination of zealotry and living on the border between the most remote outpost of Christendom and a dark, primordial forest populated by 'heathens', acts as a crucible for the type of collective madness that leads to historical tragedies like the Salem Witch-trials. Colonial New England is like a physical manifestation of the divide between God and Satan, good and evil, the known and unknown, the secure past and the threatening future, and the precarious position one is in when they skirt that boundary. Also, William mentions the 'blight' that's killing their corn, and one of the interpretations for the mass hysteria around the witch trials of New England is the effects of ergot poisoning; a fungus containing an alkaloid related to LSD that infects cereal grain crops. It can cause hallucinations, obviously, as well as seizures and glossolalia.

  • @Kondase
    @Kondase Před 5 lety +1

    I love they way you put this video together and enjoyed hearing your insight, but I struggled with the audio volume. The director's interview and movie audio were whispers compared to your commentary.

  • @hopscotch30
    @hopscotch30 Před 5 lety

    Well done! Great exposition.

  • @craigg5410
    @craigg5410 Před 5 lety +5

    The baby in the beginning was such a great actor I can see a big future ahead.

  • @m.parcelius5187
    @m.parcelius5187 Před 5 lety +4

    Don’t forget about Spinosaurus! LOL Good video though. I liked this movie because it was a different horror movie and I enjoy your content so keep up the good work.

  • @carllazarraga2858
    @carllazarraga2858 Před 4 lety

    This guy has become one of my favorite directors. His films are so intense and there's so much to mull over and dissect, and so much to think about and discover.

  • @p.dillen1907
    @p.dillen1907 Před 5 lety +2

    Absolutely loved this movie! Different from any horror movie I've ever seen. The ending was so sinister it made my skin crawl.

  • @edraven__4492
    @edraven__4492 Před 5 lety +20

    Your vids are the best

  • @cujo7022
    @cujo7022 Před 5 lety +21

    You do really good on these breakdown about these creatures. Thanks for educating us. (Btw if you read this could you do the Blair witch next?)

  • @bowdown1024
    @bowdown1024 Před 5 lety +2

    love the vids, keep up the work

  • @optimonious12
    @optimonious12 Před 5 lety

    i looooooove the music you use in your videos, definitely adds to it

  • @NASkeywest
    @NASkeywest Před 5 lety +19

    The Devil comes to the desperate.

  • @commentcopbadge6665
    @commentcopbadge6665 Před 5 lety +31

    You and Mr H would make such an amazing narrating duo.

    • @forrestgumball
      @forrestgumball Před 5 lety

      CommentCop Badge#666 Top 10 Anime Couples

    • @camerondempsey8139
      @camerondempsey8139 Před 5 lety

      Fact

    • @spongebobsquarepants3770
      @spongebobsquarepants3770 Před 4 lety

      ummm, Mr. H is very boring! 😕

    • @fulcrum6760
      @fulcrum6760 Před 4 lety

      SpongeBob SquarePants And he’s turning right wing also blaming SJW’s for shit. I’ve abandoned him when Captain Marvel smashed the box office so he was reduced to using conspiracy theories.

  • @marvinvillada2971
    @marvinvillada2971 Před 5 lety

    I love the content! Keep up the good work!!!

  • @molyhayes5335
    @molyhayes5335 Před 5 lety +1

    Bro I love the research you do, this Channel is damn good

  • @lostmarimo
    @lostmarimo Před 5 lety +47

    Just a thing i found annoying, is that you keep your audio and the movies audio on different levels. So if i increase the movie audio, your is too loud.

  • @thedarkapex5327
    @thedarkapex5327 Před 5 lety +6

    This film is amazing
    I love that it shows what puritans thought of witches
    While most witches are pagan or neutral on faith im sure some are satanic but the puritans and Christians and Catholics(no offense to anyone) really were radical violent people who were paranoid and killed those of different faiths and beliefs.. Some are still like that but besides that the film really shows the horrific side of like you said religious oppression and depicted horrific witches and ect. And yeah
    I love this film!

  •  Před 5 lety

    This movie scared the shit out of me because I saw my life in recent years flash before my eyes. Eggars the Director did an effective job setting the tone and atmosphere that affected me to the core especially since I've always been fascinated with New England life, culture, and environs. The film reached me on a psychological level unlike many other films because I've experienced this nightmare myself and came out of the experience rattled, bereft of my faith, and wanting...
    Excellent analysis and I enjoy your channel. Good work!

    • @BanilyaGorilya
      @BanilyaGorilya Před 5 lety

      It was hard to watch for me. Theaters don’t have a pause button for people like me.

  • @mohamad.h4300
    @mohamad.h4300 Před 4 lety +1

    Very good analysis. Good job!

  • @smiler6110
    @smiler6110 Před 5 lety +28

    The VVitch was a good movie and as always this was a good video btw is Ash Williams or the Deadites from Evil Dead on the list

  • @cptkilgore
    @cptkilgore Před 5 lety +6

    Such a strange concept of reality. The more one tries to become pure, the evilier one become.

  • @jamesmontijo4983
    @jamesmontijo4983 Před 5 lety

    Just found this channel and I love ambient background music.

  • @gansterman12345
    @gansterman12345 Před 5 lety

    Just found your channel, I absolutely love it

  • @IsraelLuisGeerRivera-ff4cg

    “You have called me a dog now beware my fangs” -the Jewish merchant in The merchant of Venice

  • @Tdrgv512
    @Tdrgv512 Před 5 lety +16

    Great movie, love these videos. It's like you're telling a story. Would it be possible if you do one on "The Woman In Black" or "American Psycho", that'd be cool!

  • @Hegstuffing
    @Hegstuffing Před 5 lety

    Nicely done. Thank you!

  • @AraiShado
    @AraiShado Před 5 lety

    Really love your content, you've introduced two films for me and my girlfriend! You saved our movie night for this weekend! xD

  • @tedstudt8550
    @tedstudt8550 Před 5 lety +4

    The darkness of humanity is often far more terrifying than any fantastical boogeyman one can dream up

  • @strawberrysyrup13
    @strawberrysyrup13 Před 5 lety

    Thank you for this video!

  • @johnjosmith42
    @johnjosmith42 Před 4 lety

    Great job 👍

  • @brayanyam
    @brayanyam Před 5 lety +32

    I really like this movie, one of my favorite horror movies.
    please make Babadok