I found this article very interesting beecause when I first saw the Blair Witch Project, I thought it was one of the worst movies I had seen, but after reading the article I have come to appreciate the movie. The article mentioned how Disney might have played a role in influencing the public's ideas of what a witch and I found this fascinating. The witches in disney are old women who are out to hurt and stop the young and innocent girl from being with prince charming. Is this how we should come to see and understand what witches are as we grow up? The Blair Witch Project in a sense crushed the witches of Disney and showed everyone that a witch is not just a fictional character, and is not just a old hag, but maybe a woman who believes in witchcraft and just wants to be left alone.
Another thing that caught my attention in this article was the part about Heather and the two men she was with. Since she was in the authoritarian role, the other men felt powerless, so it was interesting to read about the power and control issues that occured, because when I first saw this movie I never would have thought about that, but it makes sense. The video camera could be seen as Heather's tool of power, she was the one videotaping, she was the one in control, and the men hated it. But who would expect anything else? A woman in charge... this couldn't happen? She must be the one to blame then for all the trouble that arises then, right? There are a lot of movies where the man is in charge, so it is nice to know that "The Blair Witch Project" has a women in charge for the majority of it, but it still is sad that our society (men) see this as wrong.
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