"Hocus Pocus 2/Official Trailer/Disney+". Walt Disney Studios. September 10, 2022.
Hocus Pocus 2
A bit (or a lot, or mostly or completely) dumb dumb, not fun
sells "witch" craft but makes it a commercial money-$$ market
Will influence children that taking revenge is cool just use spells and incantations and find archaic books in which to curse those who make you upset (inevitable especially in Middle School years).
Will teach children nothing about the true essence of real Wicca or it's foundational principles. It will influence children to emulate this dumb, meaningless silliness nevertheless.
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"The Craft (1996)". Halloween Movies. September 16, 2020.
The Craft (1996): Could never have become a "cult classic" without the unsurpassable performance of Fairuza Balk---). A revenge fantasy of Wiccan-based ritual and female coven partnership. Not silly but "fun" in a different way. Not stupid Disney for dumber and dumber children. The misuse of Magick for personal power has been the theme so far in both films. Petty revenge for personal problems and "handling" of chauvinism resorting to magick-based murder and then resulting cosmic retribution against the infraction of misused magick by the slighted woman---realistic and also, undoubtedly a ground basis of why many (mis)use "Magick" for personal power in the first place. It turns into a rather silly attempt at being serious in the end with the unbelievable "heroine" returning to normalized girly high school drama life after her "moral" lesson taught her that "bad girls" should not dabble in resorting to arcane means to discover their "power".
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"The Mark of Satan is Upon Them--Witchfinder General (Vincent Price)". October 8, 2013.
The Witchfinder General: The insurmountable Vincent Price is thrice the witch, and witches disguised as good-doers fighting "evil" is the theme of over-reach of power. In this case, it is based in historical reality and political power grabbing of political nature. Tied together it makes for what could be a current zeitgeist despite the costumes. It is a truly terror tale set in the backdrop of past and current events---much more inspiring--probably earning a fraction of what the fantasy dumbing down or revenge plots based around misguided females in their premenstrual, nubile years (so parents can happily watch the movie alongside their dumbing down silly children who yearn to find power through Disney movies about empowerment). If you want another more real movie on this topic...(below, The Devils of Loudon--the book is better, much better and more commentary on society is micro-analyzed in the book, the essay after the story saga at the end of the book tells all that one needs to begin a spiritual journey into higher realms of consciousness and spiritual practice, something that the author Aldous Huxley was personally on a crusade to enlighten readers on).
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"The Devils (1971)--Trailer". A Little Dead Podcast. May 3, 2013.
The Devils (by the unsurmountable, irresistible Ken Russel). Deals with an actual witch trial in France during the mutual witch-burning mutual Reign of Church & State, King Louis XIV and the Catholic Church fighting the Protestant revolution-- under Cardinal Richelieu:
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