Film Review #30

A few days(ish)a go, I re-watched Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. The film is a modern retelling of the tale Hansel and Gretel, however the film focuses on their (adult) life after their interaction with the witch and the candy house. Although the film is based around a children's tale, it is pretty bold, violent, and gory. That element works for the film though, because it helps to carry the intensity of the action. Throughout the film Hansel and Gretel fight off and capture many witches, ogres, and other mystical creatures deemed to be dangerous. The film is a bit reminiscent of the Crucible, because speculation of a witch in the film was very similar to the speculation of a witch during the Salem witch trials. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters is a pretty cool action movie and I'd totally recommend it.