What did you think of the movie The Craft?
What did you think of the movie The Craft?
Greetings all,
As a film, "The Craft" was fairly good and was fairly witty and intelligent. As a portrait of Wicca/Witchcraft...it took basic concepts (eg. Wiccan Rede, casting the circle) and twisted them until they screamed out in pain.
The film basically tells the story of Sarah Bailey (Robin Tunney), a pretty new girl at a Roman Catholic school. There she meets Nancy (the excellent Fairuza Balk, on top form), a manipulative, power-hungry "trailer-trash" goth and her 'accomplices', swimmer Rochelle (Rachel True), a victim of racist bullying, and Bonnie (Neve Campbell), who has burn scars all over her back and dresses down to cover them up. They initiate her into their coven - they now have four members to represent the elements (Nancy: Air, Sarah: Earth, Bonnie: Fire and Rochelle: Water) and cast various spells ranging from making men fall madly (literally) in love with them, making people's hair fall out, levitation, hair and eye colour changing, killing people via telekinesis, invoking a powerful deity (they refer to the Spirit as Mhannone) which drives Nancy insane, prompting her to walk on water and try to kill people...including Sarah.. In fact, all three deaths in the film were a result of Nancy's misuse of power (well, two were definitely, but the Snake Man getting run over by a car was questionable). The film ends with a disturbing shot (reminiscent of The Exorcist) of Nancy in a psychiatric hospital, face pale and scratched, shrieking "I can fly! I'm flying!" over and over again...
My advice to any Witch/Pagan/Wicca/Wiccan/Wicce etc. is to take it with a grain of salt. It may not be the most favourable portrayal of our religion, but at least it isn't green-skinned hags riding broomsticks which write messages in black smoke!
Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, if you are reading this (even though you probably aren't) please, please make sure you know which part of this film is to do with our religion (the shopkeeper, Lyria, is probably the most accurate portratyal of a Wiccan in the film, minus the dodgy accent) and which part is fictional (afore mentioned homicidal telekinesis, turning other witches into Gorgon-like creatures, etc.) and that not all W.'s are nasty megalomaniacs who use power to their own ends.
SCORES (Percent)
For film itself - 76%
For favourable portrayal of Wicca/Witchcraft - 42%
For likelihood of anti-Wicca/Witchcraft propoganda - 56%
TOTAL - 58%
Luna Ravensylph
Date Added: 12-11-00
I know this is very much against the harm none rule, but I
gotta say I loved it when Laura's hair started falling out!
Connie
Date Added: 12-11-00
I thought it was entertaining. I didn't think it was suppoed to be a
"How to" film! Did I miss something??? Was it a "How to" film?? Oh no!!
And I didn't have my note book ready! I guess I'll just have to rent it
again! (HA HA HA HA)
Isis
Date Added: 12-11-00
I have been pagan ever since I could ask the question "how could adam and eve populate the whole world wouldn't we all be deformed by now?!!" that was about 6 years old. I've always been a witch, I just didn't meet my true teacher till this year and we finally met by fate as if I was sent to her, which of course I was ;) The movie the CRAFT never really influenced me as in "wow i wanna cast love spells on people and change my hair" I knew that controlling someones will was wrong and special effects were used to make the movie more appealing. I applaud the use of the threefold law, I think they should have emphasized a bit more. Lots of people expect witches to do things to people to control them, or make money or whatnot, they should have expanded that a TRUE witch will not take money for her help nor will she restrict the will of others "An ye harm none, do what ye will" Hopefully people
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