The Witch2016

It’s a creepy little gem, and its imagery will stay with you long after you’ve left the theater.

6/10。基督教对女巫的恐惧来自父权社会构建的牢笼，质疑传统权威的女性被迫害和猜疑而冠以女巫的恶名。开场父亲顶撞审判官被告之驱逐时，母亲对父亲的抉择逆来受顺，还未丧失独立性的托马辛表情诧异，这就埋下了父权形象在托马辛心中瓦解的种子，当父亲企图将托马辛嫁人换取农场，还偷走妻子的银杯嫁祸她，想彻底把托马辛变成父权秩序的附属品，她大声指责父亲是伪君子，而林中的女巫象征对父权体系的复仇，老女巫将婴儿拐走捣成人肉滋补膏（破坏女性的生育义务），年轻女巫则用性感的身体诱惑凯勒布吃下毒苹果在着魔中去世（夺取男性气质），结尾黑色山羊撞死了虚伪的父权，把一切看在眼里的托马辛手刃作为父权帮凶的母亲，与魔鬼签订契约去林中赴女巫的集会，代表她正式加入反抗父权的异端。从[女巫]到[灯塔]，大脑恐惧下支配的幻象成为恐怖片新浪潮。

If the story’s psychodynamics are familiar, Mr. Eggers makes them seem newly discovered. The intensity of his writing and direction, as well as the eerie austerity of Jarin Blaschke’s cinematography, Craig Lathrop’s production design and Mark Korven’s music, all conspire to create a film of exceptional originality.