Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters

[orestes903]

I just saw "Hansel and Gretel" last night and I thought it was a fun action/fantasy movie. A lot of people that have not seen this movie are angry because they are witch hunters and it portrays most witches in a negative light. I do highly recommend seeing it before you judge it. Has anyone else on the boards seen this movie? What did you think of it?

Orestes

[Firebird]

I don't need to see a movie about killing witches as entertainment. Granted, if anyone has a bone to pick (hehe...bone to pick!) about witches, then Hansel and Gretel do.
We should be outraged! We have tried very hard to portray ourselves as upright citizens, and this stereo-type needs to go away. How are people ever going to take us seriously? It is because of media such as this that keeps many of us in the closet.
Sorry no votes here, I have already ranted on this one...
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Blessings, Firebird

[orestes903]

This is exactly what I mean. If you would have seen the movie then you would know {spoilers}......................................... that hansel and gretel (and also their mother) are witches and by the end of the movie they have a different view of witches and witchcraft in general (and also trolls lol).

Orestes

[The Judge]

Hollywood will almost always portray witches in a negative light. A: they are general all members of major religions, not all but most. They will keep doing it to try and maintain the stereo type for the purposes of making pagan religions appear as fantasy and people will keep thinking "It's a phase brought on by television". The movie itself appears to be entertaining.

On the other side of the coin, we have to stop jumping so much over movies. If it sounds entertaining, they'll make a movie of it. If we continue to get riled by silly little things like this then we allow them to manipulate our actions by publishing things that will cause a ruckus through our community. We have to stop being slighted by the tiny things that aren't even meant that way. It's a movie, it's meant to entertain. The stereotype will be there for a long time yet.

Consider this a trial of faith. When all religions are first formed (Yes, Wicca is a new religion, albeit based on an old one) it goes through a period where the more established faiths will scorn those who follow it. Media is the easiest outlet to use as they will put out anything that gets rating, either through Box Office or TV ratings. We just have to endure and hold fast to our faith and beliefs, no matter what others say. There is no truer test of faith then trial by fire. We can't let them bother us with their doubts and misconceptions.

[Xiao Rong]

Hollywood will almost always portray witches in a negative light

It's a little funny that you say that, because my first (substantial) introduction to witches in the media was Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which shows witches in a generally pretty positive light, and Mists of Avalon, in which pagans are just really effing cool. Maybe I just haven't seen as much pop culture that shows witches in a bad light (I know that horror movies love to use witches as the villain, and I don't really watch horror movies).

So yeah. Sorry, mildly off-topic.

[Holdasown]

Neither Grimm or Being Human on tv makes them good folks.

[The Judge]

I said almost. I know there are shows and movies that don't.

[Holdasown]

I wasn't picking simply stating two current shows that don't. Sorry.

[The Judge]

I know, I was just stating, didn't mean anything by it.