Recently I went with a friend to see the movie "Season of the Witch." There was a lot of hype to the movie and personally I dig horror/fantasy movies. It reminded me of when we had watched Seventh Seal in class. Both films had main characters who were in the crusades, there was the plague, and of course there is a witch who is sentenced to trial. Of course there were differences to the movie as well; (I will try not to give much away in case folks are interested in checking it out). Nicholas Cage realizes that the church is fighting for the voice of man rather than the voice of God, and he declares that he pledged allegiance to God and not to the church. To him this is clear, yet to the church they can see no division. He deserts the crusades, and is branded as a deserter. He travels with a friend, who deserted the crusades with him and they are arrested. The cardinal gives the proposition that all charges will be cleared if they transport the 'witch.' The deal is made, and yet Cage views the girl as a child and is compassionate towards her. Can you also see how I related this to Seventh Seal? I thought it would be fun to bring it up.
As for the quality of the movie, it reminded me of Brothers Grim; it had a great idea, lots of hype, yet when you actully watch it, it's not as exciting. Great visual effects for both movies though. There is a twist at the end of "Season of the Witch," yet it didn't make me feel 'like wow didn't see that coming.' The ending wasn't necessarily predictable, however it wasn't a big surprize either. You would really have to watch it to understand what I mean. I was kind of disappointed, and for me it definitely wasn't a buyer.
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