I totally didn't know anything about the movie, I watched it bc i saw a scene with the knives from the beginning of the movie and I had to watch it. 2 hours went by so quickly, the amount of times when I was fidgeting afraid sth's bad gonna happen for Ani was uncountable pretty much. To the end I wondered if she really does feel relief or not, I just hope she can be truly happy.
For those who think she's a bad person and the movie didn't show any growth and any redeemable qualities in Ani....... I think you skipped the last 30 minutes or so. She doesn't need any redeemable characteristics. The whole movie is like her seeing, understanding the fakeness of everything, this is a therapy movie. The growth couldn't be any clearer. I just wished the other two weren't alive to see this and that at the end we didn't see any backlash at Dean or a smile from the teacher guy.
It's lovely. I like Juli Baker's characterization, she's a smart girl with great personality.
I always have soft spot for romantic movies though. :s
I loved this movie with all my heart!!Finally a main female character with a great personality..
This is a movie I wish I had seen when I was 16. Feminism, intersectional feminism, white privilege, feminists shaming other feminists for not being feminist enough, how institutions (like a school) still actively uphold the patriarchy and more. A lot gets discussed and I have yet to see a movie about feminism that mentions all these different sides of it.
Because there’s so much to talk about the movie can feel a little rushed, or like the topics aren’t explored in dept enough. Some parts are even a little cheesy but hey, it’s still a teen high school movie. I do genuinely hope this is a movie that reaches lots of young girls to inspire them and call them to action.
Also would like to add that as a feminist punk myself it was amazing seeing so many references to the Riot Grrrl movement and hearing a lot of the music too!!! And they got The Linda Lindas to play??? Yes!!!!
So I watched this after some debate only because I don't really care for Remakes.
I have to say tho that looking at it from a non remake lens made things slightly better, I did like that the ending showed one of the witches from the first movie (the one that abused her powers and the others had Bind to *protect her). That to me made it feel different. Still not a great movie but but not bad, and adding the warlocks was a funny twist.
I enjoyed the original...more, but, in this one the three didn't spiral out of control, their hex didn't result in giving the guy mental illness, and they didn't turn their backs on the guy.
So, okay, you can argue the original had more tension. I think this one was healthier, AND had better emotional pay-offs.
Also, counterpoint to several other comments: Bad men, not all men. (Technically just one bad man.) Does anybody remember the adage, "absolute power corrupts absolutely?" And, what's wrong with having an external bad guy instead of infighting betwixt the wicken sisters?
This needs to be a series.