The Salem witch trials of 1692 have long interested me. How could people completely abandon logic and turn on each other like that? I first saw The Crucible many years ago, and I enjoy revisiting it every now and again...it's a well-made and intriguing film about paranoia, hysteria, and mob mentality. It's chilling how much total chaos was able to reign in this time and place.
Daniel Day-Lewis stars as John Proctor, a morally tormented but ultimately good man, and he acts his butt off as always. Winona Ryder is Abigail Williams, the ringleader of the accusers. She doesn't quite pull off the style of speaking as her co-stars, but nonetheless plays the villain so well you just want to slap her. She has this one speech that's so creepy and well-delivered..."I can make you wish you never saw the sun go down." The entire film does a great job of recreating this world of darkness and suspicion. It feels like a nightmare that could never actually happen, and yet it did. Based on the play by Arthur Miller, this film is faithful to the story and it's like watching a little slice of history. Let's hope we never repeat it.
No comments:
Post a Comment