The Witch

The film did not use an abundant of crazy effects besides Kyle’s beast appearance which I think that they should have done better. It was a simple movie that looked like it would happen in real life, if ever witch does exists. The soundtrack was amazing, especially “Wonderland” by Natalia Kills, it perfectly describes the movie. Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer made a great love team while Mary-Kate Olsen was an excellent antagonist. The setting was located in New York City and I think it was a suitable

In my opinion, sword-fighting and castles, among countless of other items, were what made this story captivating; this story could be compared to a fairy tale, well a dark one. Within the book, the three witches appeared to be what the majority of us would

The main thing that occurred in the movie was death. Nineteen people were hung and a man was pressed to death. Rebecca and Mary were the two main characters who were accused and murdered. Rebecca was on of Sarah’s sister and was the first to be accused of being a witch. A year after Rebecca death they realized Rebecca was not guilty at all so they cleared her name by pronouncing that her soul was set free. Mary was Sarah’s other sister and had done nothing wrong but was still accused of being a witch. Mary was very religious, however she was going to be hanged and when she was she was praying. Sarah was the only one who survived, but barely. She was taken by a secret jailer and was kept in a shed for a whole year.

The main thing that occurred in the movie was death. Nineteen people were hung and a man was pressed to death. Rebecca and Mary were the two main characters who were accused and murdered. Rebecca was Sarah’s sister and was the first to be accused of being a witch. Later on they realized Rebecca was not guilty at all so

The director of the movie “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” Andrew Adamson, did an astonishing job with the movie. It kept the mythical power of C.S. Lewis book and as well its charm. Although I would change some things around in the movie such as, the White Witch character and some of the war scenes, the movie was awesome

The movie starts off with a scene in the forest that was somewhat different to the play. What the characters do in that scene causes an abundant amount of people to believe that witchcraft is being

The novel, “One Foot in Eden” by Ron Rash, is an extravagant story that takes the reader into a tail of desperation, forgiveness and the inevitable change that comes with time. The novel is written in first person by four different novel characters who include: The High Sheriff Alexander, Deputy Bobby, Billy Holcombe, and his wife, Amy.

The movie began with women singing and dancing around a fire. One woman named Abigail Williams, who was having an affair with a farmer of the town, John Proctor, wanted his wife dead and wished it during the fire. The next morning, two children in the town were not able to wake up. A Reverend, John Hale, was called into the town to examine the girls and brought the idea of witchcraft into the village. When Abigail and her friends heard about the witchcraft, they began falsely accusing numerous innocent people in the village.

Only to their disappointment it is only candle wax. Also the black and white faces of the characters make the people seem cold. This ensures that you do not feel anything for the characters even if one of them was brutally decapitated. Another problem I had with this movie was setting. ‘The Nightmare before Christmas’, ‘The Corpse Bride’, ‘Ed Wood’, ‘Sleepy Hollow’, and ‘Planet of the Apes’ are all movies directed by Tim Burton. They are all set mostly in the woods and are all mostly seen as creepy horror movies. In ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Tim Burton again uses ideas from his old movies to try and pin point the audiences needs. Only this backfires and makes his movie seem repetitive and very ordinary. You start to predict what will happen as soon as you have seen the headless horseman appear time and time again from the tacky fog that surrounds the woods.

Just as they were making their way toward the shack out comes the witch. They carefully make their way up to her and not taking their eyes off of her. Not only was she a witch but a beautiful one, like no one they had ever seen. She

Salem, Massachusetts, the new English settlement for 17th century Protestants who wanted to purify the Church of England, was and is known for the atrocity that rattled the land. This atrocity, or The Salem Witch Trials, began around 1692, several years after the Puritans settled in Salem. During the Trials, an absurd amount of women, men, and even dogs were accused of being possessed by the Devil, thus making them perform witchcraft or wizardry on both townspeople and the townspeople’s valuables. Many women were found guilty of being witches and were executed by either hanging, stoning, or being burned at the stake. The Puritans made these women out to be horrible creatures, who followed orders from the Devil to reign havoc and terror

In the 1690s “The “afflicted” girls [whom] made the accusations were some of the most powerless members of their society” (“Part II: The Witches of Salem”). Salem Witch Trials quickly became famous and researchers began exploring the multiple possibilities behind the trials. Although many theories were considered, none could explain why so many were accused and hanged.

In Europe from the late fifteenth to early seventeenth centuries many people, both men and women, were persecuted as witches. The reasons for the persecution of individuals as witches included gender discrimination, religious fanaticism, an explanation for the otherwise unexplainable events that took place, and even as a way for secular officials to gain more wealth. Misogyny being a cause to the witch trials may have resulted from the new roles of women in society conflicting with the traditional views of women as sinful, and also accounts for why the majority of individuals persecuted were women. A religious spark was ignited during the Protestant Reformation as people became more religiously devoted and wanted to eliminate threats to their faith, such as witches. Many strange occurrences such as disease or even non-harmful events that were simply unexplainable led people to believe witches as the causes. Some people may have not even believed another person to be a witch but may have just wanted wealth and that person’s possessions and declared them a witch for that reason. All these factors contributed to the period now known as the witch craze, which resulted in the torture and death of many people.

Abby and all the other girls in the town are caught in the woods by reverend Hale conjuring up spirits. Some of the girls that were caught in the woods became very ill and the idea of witchcraft arose. In the mist of all this John Proctor was having an affair on his wife with abby while abby was working on the farm and Goody Proctor found out and fired abby. Abby is trying to get rid of Goody Proctor to have John all to herself so she accuses Goody Proctor of witchcraft and Goody is taken to court for it. Mary Warren was accused of witchcraft so Mary accused John of witchcraft because john tried to get Mary to sign her name to the devil so she accused him of it. Reverend Hale is trying to get everyone in the jail to confess that they are witches

“Have you ever wondered if Magic or witches and wizards really exist in this modern world? Well yes, they do exist, and they are quite active in the modern world. There are more than 10 million witches in the United States, with new practitioners on the rise daily.”(Caine) Being a witch is much different than what you may have seen in the movies. There is real magic to the craft, but witches or wizards don 't walk around turning people into to frogs with a flick of their magic wands. They don 't disappear into thin air, nor do they fly around through the night on broomsticks. They also don 't live in a big castle or mansion. They walk around as normal people and you wouldn 't be able to tell them apart for anyone else. The art of real witchcraft is one of the oldest practices in the world. “The oldest instruments of the real craft that have been discovered date back to 40,000 years ago, while the practice of real witchcraft dates back to paleolithic times. It is very much a way of life, as you may have heard from the modern followers of Wicca. During the middle ages, and in the event known as The Inquisition, the practice of witchcraft became outlawed throughout most of the Christianized world, an offense punishable by death.”(Caine) A witchcraft frenzy broke out in the early colonial history of America in Salem, Massachusetts. Insane torture tactics were put in by the church to draw out confessions. This period of time is often cited as the start of "the burning times."