THE WITCH - Brain Dump

[@HuntermanHD]

oh my god her hair is so blue.

[@ladytron0591]

i w o n d e r i f s h e h a s b l u e p u b e s

[@adamtaurusragnathebloodedg8407]

Blue balls

[@p_eabean]

Does the curtains match the drapes?

[@jessirocks-yd2eo]

Nikki from HuniePop has blue pubes ok bye

[@PuertoRicanRattlesnake]

0:33

[@Sharkfurter]

Max, this show is so fucking funny it's unreal. Everything about it is perfect. The art is charming, the observations are good and convincing, the humor is amazing, and even Goofball is funny. Not to mention Burnbot is cuter then hell. Keep it up, this series is one of the best things on KZbin right now.

[@mlgmelon]

Damn hell kinda cute 😳

[@dumbutt745]

How cute is hell

[@food3037]

Goofball sounds like Mickey so him saying fucko is amazing.

[@jordanroy2695]

You got that right!!!

[@adams.9216]

I guarantee this is a fake account

[@Hornfluffy1964]

The spelling of the title "The VVitch" is how the word was written in the story's period because the letter "W" was not yet in common use at the time.

[@Zeno11Salazar]

Back then they couldn't afford all of the letters of the alphabet.

[@isdel9474]

get a load of this fucking dorbee

[@squeegeemcgee]

It could also be a Germanic spelling, but taking either of those explanations into account, spelling it as "The Vitch" would *STILL* be more accurate, as far as I understand. The way they spelled it is just fucking *duuuuumb* .

[@wolfieinu]

@@squeegeemcgee I mean in German, a witch is a "Hexe," so. But yeah the spelling is gimmicky and dumb. I guess they were going for a "unique" title, but some things are only unique because nobody does them because they're too dumb.

[@dildonius]

@@squeegeemcgee No, W's back then were written as VV.

[@ytisnottwitter]

I love how the background image for Max explaining what witches do was a picture of Kiki.

[@DRKLCNS1]

MaxaN i mean, she IS a witch

[@toninhosoldierhelmet4033]

yeah its funny, a witch that does just about nothing on the list.

[@DRKLCNS1]

in the movie! how do you know what she does offscreen?

[@NeoNickz]

wat the hell are you doooing

[@LetMeExplainStudios]

"Only smart people know Maya." Yeah, perhaps. But only dumb people choose to make a living with it. * points to self *

[@fionnsterr]

+LilKenGaming yeah but animation is hard to make a living off of when you arent apart of an actual wage paying animation company

[@Jordan-cd3ce]

My salary is just enough to be able to buy Maya the next year.

[@godminnette2]

You suddenly have 10x the subscribers compared to when I last checked. Isn't that neat! Good job!

[@tom_paul_3d]

Blender FTW

[@OMGitsEEVEE]

I'm right there with you lol you gotta be insane to do this for a living

[@anny9687]

New drinking game: Take a shot everytime you see a comment about someone wanting to fuck the TV or bitching about how terrible goofball is.

[@hotdiggedydemon]

•· KitCat ·• alchohol poisoning

[@TheRedRobin96]

You should have more self confidence, if I go to MTG night at my local card shop and I see a cute girl there I know that we have at least one thing in common which is enough to strike up a conversation with her. You probably won't end up dating but you could at least become friends with her.

[@Rheinwald]

TheRedRobin96 ever hear of satire

[@AshyMuted]

I'm drunk...

[@Rheinwald]

KaighlGames I did this last night, my dog didn't make it

[@EsquirebobAnimations]

"Because only smart people know Maya." I'll take it.

[@ya9ya10]

hey esquirebob how are you not verified

[@modakkagitplugga]

shit I only know Blender. I'm too poor for Maya

[@O_Godz]

@@modakkagitplugga I had the same thought XD

[@owocharlesclavin5399]

700th like

[@Eggolas]

my sister is single with blue hair.... want me to hook you up............. bro *edit* - since this message she is now engaged and has purple hair

[@Eggolas]

idk, dont want to ask

[@thatlonelygiraffeinc.6989]

Eggolas v Oh my gosh her hair's so blue. How does she get her hair so blue?

[@P-DRK-X]

I'll hook up lololol

[@jakebochow9393]

@@thatlonelygiraffeinc.6989 I wonder if she has blue puuuuuubes

[@Gentlemenpickleesq.]

Well this took a turn

[@jacobtabit]

This guy is such a pro at animations he makes them weekly wow

[@Romejanic]

He still has to animate 3D characters and impose the movie footage onto the TV, along with voice acting, writing and editing. That's still a lot of effort for a weekly video.

[@jacobtabit]

Rogelio Rocha but y'know he's pretty good he spends hours doing the talking movement and he's pretty good doing it frame by frame

[@hubertcatlett]

Use to

[@DozyBinsh]

He couldn't have known, the poor fool. He couldn't have known.

[@CorporateSalmon]

This has aged poorly

[@DrAnimePhD]

>Says witches are scary >Shows a picture of Kiki Uh...yeah...

[@waywardlaser]

thatsthejoke.jpg

[@senpaidearest2815]

R/woooosh

[@theno-trustassociation6241]

When the list of scary things witches can do appeared, I couldn't avoid noticing that all those things you could do to yourselve or others

[@hankenthusiast6187]

*vvitch

[@wordedpuppet6278]

@H Man Fuck you

[@josh.0]

this is a good series hot diggedy man im also glad its coming out so frequently its nice to watch keep doing it my friend

[@wankyiffer9276]

Holy fuck that's a nice comment.

[@cheeks3367]

GeeMayn p

[@censored4680]

here we see the rare complement coment

[@TheGuy420]

This video really put things in *perspective*.

[@RabXML]

*Cut to Goofball rimshot*

[@technoir2045]

God dangit

[@l3ete1geuse]

What I got from VVitch was that at first you think these people are paranoid. However as the movie progresses you start to see more and more of the witch and realize that their fears are real. I kind of felt that it was a transition from delusion to terror and that's what I loved about it.

[@brittanyotto8463]

I actually LOVE these Brain Dump episodes. I love the way you give these subjects the criticism they needed. I could watch these episodes nonstop if I didn't have the inevitable need to sleep. X3

[@TheTastyDuck]

This animation was so pleasing to watch.

[@LinkieLinkGameing]

" only smart people know Maya " Yup... That's why I use 3DS Max

[@frostreaper1607]

I am a Max / Blender user and this comment amused me greatly, have a thumbs up xD

[@DarklyBigNozerz]

greenlink1999 yeah, maya is pretty tough.

[@SolarisTimeEater]

love goofball, the meta commentary nature of this series gets my jollies in ways no other thing does.

[@MellowJelly]

I hope this show is successful in your eyes, in relation to how much work you've put into writing and animating it, because I just discovered it and I'm watching all you've uploaded so far. It seems popular, I'm glad, because it's charming

[@MrMADman171]

Holy Christ, can you people stop bitching about Goofball? He's a character in this series. Comic relief. You can argue that you want to hear more about the film, because it's supposed to be a "review" video. These aren't really "reviews", as far as the genre goes. They're called "Brain Dumps" for a reason. He's just giving some of his general opinions about the movies, sometimes he goes in depth to elaborate, sometimes he just references the overall theme. Hell, he doesn't even call them reviews, and he references the topics he's going to address in the title/description. His subscriber base was built on his dark, and vulgar humor(and his incredible animations). So, a foul-mouthed ghost in his new series makes sense, it reflects the type of humor this channel is known for. So, I think he fits right in.

[@deadmaster9360]

Thank you.

[@DatcleanMochaJo]

No Goofball isn't us. He is an exaggeration of us and not funny. Get over yourself.

[@ActuatedGear]

Goofball is his own self-loathing as comedic stab at himself for violating his own creative ethos. He is appropriate, but he does not..."fit." Goofball intentionally does not fit. He is made to take the piss because only by taking the piss, only by harming the host can this remain satirical. Only disrupting itself can this show have meaning amongst the thousands of other movie reviews. I don't like the character. I would prefer to hear his thoughts on the film du jour, however, then would it really be the same person reviewing them? This is not just a review but a performance. I take the performance as it is, not as I might want, because what I would want would come from someone else who would not be this person I enjoy.

[@Hotwopper]

Guess they never watched Wacky Game Show

[@MrMADman171]

***** I never said that he represents us, please learn to comprehend what you read.

[@socialparasite6862]

You are so talented and yet entertaining as hell!! I love Brain Dump!

[@KinoWasTaken57]

Burnbot a cute!

[@shadownesiaSGP]

+Kaneonuskatew Yes, all of the yes.

[@gensoumusic2145]

HTDT oh bb

[@gensoumusic2145]

HTDT but why?

[@redjarman]

it's less about why and more about how

[@gensoumusic2145]

redjarman truf

[@joemanses]

I'm really impressed with the way you stuck to your guns on animation and streamlined the process to make consistent youtube videos. On top of that you still include a fair amount of creativity in each episode both visually and in your writing. You deserve recognition for that.

[@spratsprat3266]

If I see goofball in this one Ima be pissed

[@spratsprat3266]

God damnit

[@JonTheGameNrd]

Ha!

[@TheRedRobin96]

@Jon CreepSlayer I imagined Pam immediately.

[@Schleicherfreund]

"Well, deal with it, Fucko!"

[@RvBnerd618]

Schleicherfreund "Fucko? Who says that?"

[@hazardousharleigh8332]

I'm so glad you make these! they're so good and come out frequently! I'm finally able to get my daily dose

[@luciferrian2473]

This is one of the most underrated series on KZbin; it's entertaining, whimsical, and just plain fun.

[@marzgamingmaster]

I care what you think Max. I love every time you post one of these things. I know you poke fun at yourself like that for a punchline, to make someone with a more cruel sense of humor than me chuckle. But if there's any doubt there, just know that if nothing else, at least one random internet stranger honestly admires you, and honestly cares what you think.

[@crazykirby97]

Okay but how the fuck are you pumping these out on a weekly basis? I can't even make a shitty MS Paint animation on a monthly basis.

[@HamburgerTime209]

He probably made a shitload of them months ago.

[@matthewbandersnatch1381]

Well, he has the mouth animations on file. So he just places those wherever he needs them. As for the 3D animation, he isn't doing anything drastic. So the motions are really simple. Possibly has a few poses on file too. The only real time that these took is the editing I believe. Oh. And making the tools beforehand.

[@DispleasedEskimo]

I heard he spent a year making all the art assets. So the 3D modelling, colour textures, character rigging etc. Now all of his time can be spent on writing and animating. Animation is hard work either way, but since the assets are made already, the hard work is essentially just moving those things around. He doesn't have to do loads of drawings and colouring-in every time he makes a thing now. (Also he's just very dedicated. I don't want to make it sound like it's super easy now or anything).

[@DigitalHawk96]

Then he mentions Maya at some point in the video... he can just reuse his assets then?

[@crazykirby97]

I don't know Maya. Only smart people know Maya.

[@MegaUMK3]

I love The Witch. Thank you for making this video.

[@toarisebell]

I really enjoy these reviews and the effort put into them

[@davidbowiesblueeye5817]

0:32 Scott Pilgrim

[@diamondpython8034]

you’re so right

[@Hydra5XG]

its been 7 years

[@depresseddoggo7308]

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World has basically no similarities to this film but it has a girl with blue hair in it for a couple scenes so you should make a video about it

[@Jakioliberty]

you know, it's the second main character...

[@Jakioliberty]

***** not everybody are unlucky enough to born in english countries

[@Jakioliberty]

***** but sometimes we can make errors, can't we?

[@uhhh_adam]

“Scott Pilgrim Vs The World ruined a generation of women” 😂▶️

[@troothie518]

I know that this is an old episode, but I'm just now realizing the magnitude of the gravity of all the thought, depth and personality you put in your videos and it only makes me relate to you more. I understand your videos now on a level I could only reach after mentally maturing as an adult, and I am overjoyed! Thanks for being an amazing artist and a huge positive impact on my life!

[@Crade1]

1:47 "I understand Anxiety and I'm sure many of you do as well" Apparently, not as many people as you thought.

[@DuskLegend]

i've definitely seen this video before but it popped up in my recommended and I came to say I'm amazed realizing you've been doing brain dump for 6 years. It still feels relatively new to me

[@terrancegreen5383]

Please keep the ghost. I love it

[@KaylieMorbid]

I'm a bit surprised by your analysis that you interpreted the movie as trying to paint the family in a bad light, as religious zealots who fall prey to their prejudice. What I got from the movie was a very chilling look into the Puritanical psyche, as if the director was posing the question "what if witches really existed in the way they were thought of in 1600s?" Which is very interesting, since so many stories have been told about witches existing but through a modern lens of what a witch is, or as you mentioned with the idea that witches don't actually exist as supernatural beings and the fear of witchcraft is more of a framework for tales of hysteria and prejudice. I think this is what makes The VVitch so compelling. I absolutely did sympathize with the family and understood their perspective. Admittedly I went into the movie expecting it to be another "Man is the real monster" type of story, only to have my socks knocked off when in the first five minutes of film we see an actual crone grinding up a baby to make a flight balm. I think Ralph Ineson gave a particularly amazing performance, and you really feel for his character and the mortal terror he feels for his family's souls (the scene where he eats dirt and begs God for his children's souls, wow). I think the story very much wants you to see this terrifying world from the Puritan perspective, and perhaps is less about wagging a finger at the characters from across the centuries, but more about illustrating how intense, fanatical devotion can cause people to create that which they fear the most. And I also kinda question if there is a more symbolic reading of the movie, such as the main character rejecting a stifling, strict lifestyle that she could not manage to fit into, and embracing a wildly opposing new lifestyle that others see as abhorrent but allows her self expression and agency that she was never afforded before. Anyway, sorry for the super long comment, I just have a lot of feels about this movie. :p Love your videos!

[@Ash-gu2bv]

Thank you for the novel

[@cal_ibri4236]

Practice on paper, your books won’t be bestselling in the internet

[@Icecreamandradness]

This analysis was really interesting and makes me more intrigued about watching the film. ପ(๑•̀ुᴗ•̀ु)* ॣ৳৸ᵃᵑᵏ Ꮍ৹੫ᵎ

[@Marcianademarte]

Did you just take a Braindump seriously ?

[@stevenwall2010]

Canelle nerd implying that underneath the layers of comedy Max doesn’t have anything interesting or thought provoking to say

[@0ddman0ut64]

The witch kinda works for me, because the girl wasn't a witch before, but became one due to her family's paranoia. The lesson I got from it was to be cautious and learn when to "stay the path", but don't be so paranoid that you push others off it.

[@SurfingJakeOwns]

i like how max actually puts effort into his content, good vid

[@cyberslayer002]

So nice to see someone put history in context.

[@GrayGecko22]

keep it up dude good to see you animating again :D

[@Craterfist]

Burnbot (or is it spelt Bernbot?) is adorable, I wanna see more of her

[@UmberBee]

Hate to break it to ya

[@mitchfletcher2386]

@@UmberBee She came back

[@ajcable3614]

No shit you're from New England? Small world I guess! Love this series man, been watching them all night and don't know how I've missed them up until now. Please keep it up, they're great.

[@rashaunrogers6240]

max when r u gonna talk about the new ghostbusters

[@gamefreak12121]

I honestly think that's what he's leading up to haha

[@kitzila8191]

Why do people hate goofball I love him

[@PompeySomerstown]

don't think anyone needs to waste a single further breath on that pile of wank, let alone the hours involved in making one of these episodes.....

[@ninjahedgehog5]

thank you for the insult

[@pizzweak580]

ninjahedgehog5 Its not an insult when it is true. The new ghostbusters movie is a shit load of fuck. I would rather Cough mucus up a dogs asshole, then snort it through its nose than spend my time and money on a shit movie like that

[@agcraft510]

Max, ive been loving braindump, keep them coming man

[@awfulanimations6409]

4:53 "I ain't goin' nowhere." Instantly dissapears. (Note: I know what he meant, but still.)

[@FlamezOfGamez]

Man, I always get so psyched up whenever I learn a KZbinr I like also lives in Massachusetts.

[@TheZALGOisCOMING]

it might have been understandable if it was just a bunch of villagers fearing for their lives, but that's not all witch-hunts were. they almost immediately morphed into rabid monsters fueled by hate more than fear. anyone who had made enemies, was seen as potential competition, was noticably *different* in any way, or simply a convenient scapegoat for someone else's moral failings, could expect to be accused and lynched on a moments notice because everyone knew they had a free excuse to murder anyone they could invent a half-way plausible witch story about

[@jcsmsmith1]

Dude how have you not reached 1 million yet !!?!? You are literally the best thing on the internet. 👌🏻👍🏻

[@arstellum1137]

Dude how can you afford Maya on your budget? That crap's like $185 per month

[@deadmaster9360]

There are ways to get it for free...None of them legal. Meh, I use Meta to make my modesl.

[@MrMattimation]

Arstellum He probably uses the Education Version, which is free.

[@arstellum1137]

MrMattimation Yeah but you only get it for 3 years, and you can't make money off of it.

[@tianamjoen5862]

This is my favorite series on youtube, amazing job Max G!

[@AtomicToyRobot]

I really like that Max transitioned to 3D.

[@captainjetpack]

i miss these. i wish you'd do more. i wish you'd do more in general. but i know it's hard work, and takes a long time. thanks for all the awesome cartoons, man!

[@tfGalvatron1]

Loving the show, but yeah, I think the goofball bits can be toned down a little. I know it's his entire point for him to ruin the show, but that joke gets old quickly. other than that, the show is really improving. I like hearing your cinematic opinions.

[@JasTheFagge]

Grow your balls up, you fucking Dorbee.

[@everythingpony]

4:51

[@reversalmushroom]

Max doesn't know when to stop doing jokes.

[@fataleflare]

reversalmushroom he couldn't stop saying how he was voted the best show online that got old fast.

[@reversalmushroom]

+fataleflare And some of his post-MOV videos like BUTTFACE McFARTSALOT, INVADER ZIM LOST EPISODE , and Diaperball Z were just the same joke stretched into an entire video.

[@lonegalaxy9158]

Salem is quite a wonderful and rich place, I ended up going quite recently. Btw, I totally recommend the clam chowder at Murphy's. Loves it.

[@jakehackney1718]

You oghta do something about that ghost problem, may I suggest the new ghostbusters? Also that blue hair thing cracked me up

[@xavisiria9989]

Awesome content man, you really are doing something fresh with this series.

[@heresmspaint]

Oh my God, the blue haired girl part xD

[@gensoumusic2145]

because you have blue hair and blubes?

[@currenluft1680]

The best thing about Brian dump are the insults at the end,max comes up with the best ones I've ever herd so far, and there funny to me,keep the brain dump coming max. 👍

[@Badmunky64]

Ditch the ghost already! It's an unwelcomed distraction.

[@gagejohnathan9641]

the perspective bit I heard something shattering in the background ROFL HOTDIGGYDEMON YOU LITERALLY BROKE THE FOURTH WALL

[@Ziggerath]

don't worry max i have a ghost that makes me question everything too.

[@deanokken8960]

I fk love HDD now that he's doing a weekly show, along with his quality animation makes his channel pretty damn awesome.

[@poseidon6916]

What is the translation for the Yiddish here, Max? I get "oy gevalt!," but can't understand the other words. Any help? 2:23

[@hotdiggedydemon]

poseidon 'bazorgt' means 'anxious', 'fakakta' means 'fucked up' and 'groyl' means 'horror'

[@Tekkenandgaming]

hotdiggedydemon what language is that?! Seriously idk what language that is.

[@DrakeDarkHunter]

@@Tekkenandgaming He just said, it's Yiddish.

[@colenardone3861]

Holy Shitoli! You live in MA? Finally a YT personality I can relate to! Even if it's in a microscopic way.

[@adamguar415]

I've been to that comic book shop in Salem 😂 and did meet a blue haired girl lol

[@biblicallyaccurateangel4433]

But..were there other colors?? Green?? Red??? Rainbow?--

[@RedDragonM1]

Ha, love Salem! Harrison's for the win! They once had a smaller store in the Danvers mall. And they didn't have a girl with blue hair there, they had a girl with pink hair...who I kinda liked.

[@fg09403]

I kind of what to see goofball get his ass kicked in some way. like maybe another ghost shows up and roasts him for half an episode.

[@yourfavoritetimewaster940]

Wow, you really put me in perspective! When I'm perspective, it's revealed, Max G is Pearl!

[@LukeI]

Man these are ridiculously well made, especially considering how quickly you are able to pump them out. How long does the average episode take to create? I assume a lot of it is just piecing together pre-made assets.

[@KittyStarrViolet]

Why are these vids so dam good. Like the quality is great.

[@mettymagic]

Do a Ghostbusters 2016 Review and get rid of Goofball in the process (at least for now)

[@themerrygoroundclub2294]

+The Killager no he'd be perfect for that review

[@joe_youtube]

The Killager it's also Halloween, so he kinda has to, right?

[@Graphitebeast]

I love seeing these. Intelligible and hilarious. I'm sure you don't need anymore suggestions than you already have, but The Babadook would be an awesome movie to hear your opinion on.

[@kabeezy232jr]

Max looks like Gru when he's disproportioned

[@teddobomb9037]

I was a fucking weird kid when I started watching you. Congrats on reaching 1m subs! It's been an honor and super cool to see you get there!

[@Laekith]

Where's the intro, it was my favorite part

[@SiggyTundra]

Emanuele Sand He only has the intro for longer videos

[@Laekith]

Not true, every video is around 6 minutes

[@snowkoil]

I thought the didn't use the intro for shitposty videos, but this was more of an actual episode so Iunno

[@chubbs2067]

The goofball transformation was amazing. #BestShowOnTheInternet

[@mylifeisacomplexpastiche7901]

"I'm _still_ not as annoying as you!" You're right. *You are so much worse.*

[@ibuprofentabs]

I think it's awesome that one of my favorite youtubers lives in Mass and close to me!

[@HorrorBorealis]

If goofball is a reflection of youtube commenters, why don't you make him complain about himself and how annoying and boring he is?

[@HorrorBorealis]

DId you just like your own comment?

[@AmeshaSpentaArmaiti]

the one liners are amazing! i love your writing!

[@peterplaygo552]

3:18 That mistakes from mouth!!

[@Heavenira]

Just like to point this out; the term for moving the camera forward and increasing the Field of View is called a Dolly zoom.

[@SebTH1Games]

aw max, you failed to make a bulma joke with the blue hair, come on

[@Demolitiondude]

Part of the perspective is the isolation of the family. The dad didn't quite align with the Puritans, the kids were just being kids, and that got them kick out of the village. Plus being isolated in the woods can make the imagination run wild, who knows what lurks in the unknown.

[@davysamir2289]

3:13 his nose is so big if he had a darker skincolor he could be a Gerudo Male

[@triciawhite8706]

I think the use of both is sort of a self fufilling prophecy about exclusive behavior. The more the family grew paranoid and acted hateful, the stronger the devil in the movie got. The girl became a witch over time because she was already outcast and had nowhere else to go by the end of it all. I think the message that they were trying to send was that exclusion and isolation that happened to their family and eventually the daughter doomed them. All from a religion that has been reinterpreted as something loving.

[@luperodriguez8013]

I need rule 34 of burnbot.

[@maxpower4910]

I need you stop doin what ur doin.

[@reonitez]

Get some help..

[@salpertia]

Same

[@circleinforthecube5170]

i think there is

[@Burn_Angel]

www.deviantart.com/sexual-yeti/art/Burnbot-644295497 When i saw this, I thought to myself "Why? Why is this a thing?" Then, the answer came immediately: "Why not?"

[@BariLax]

This one was a lot better than the other brain dumps. I'm pretty receptive to anything about perspective, so I'm not sure if it's just that talking. But I really liked this one

[@lucianohernandez2088]

4:42 Me to my little brother

[@whitelasagna6786]

It is now believed that Salem had a severe ergot infestation in their crops. Imagine an entire town tripping balls without knowing it.

[@obananagato]

i dont understand anything about anxiety my only issue is low self esteem

[@sissou1973]

Hiena Secreta well sir your life must be great

[@obananagato]

its pretty ok for what i have but i still need to find a job and leave my granny house. i hate live with her

[@cristobalfermandois]

dude, why did you stop making these videos? i love them, every now and then i just binge your entire show. Please start making them agaainnnnnn

[@duppyduppyduppy]

0:34 Oh, so you like bluenettes? Spicy.

[@Micks1]

Hey Max, Fun fact: I am related to people from Salem Witch Trials! I was born in Beverly, Mass but grew up in Lynn close to Salem and Boston. Most of my family and ancestors are from Salem or Boston. :)

[@SethL95]

Max shaved the beautiful neck beard! No!!!

[@silaskinch2948]

hey max, you're insanely talented keep up the good work! p.s from your first 1000 subs

[@sirwootalot]

What you completely missed (and also completely freaking ruined right in the first few seconds) is that the audience ISN'T SUPPOSED TO KNOW whether or not the witches are real or imagined until the very end. The *whole point* of the tension, paranoia, and drama in the film is that you, like the family, really don't understand what the hell is happening. There's frequent allusion to the possibility that they're all just nucking futs, especially with the rotten crops, as ergot poisoning can induce terrifying nightmares and hallucinations. It isn't until the final three minutes of The Witch that the answer becomes clear, and you just spoiled the whole thing in your first thirty seconds...

[@heejingreedy3885]

sirwootalot what about how u see a witch lady rubbing chopped up baby blood on her in like the first minute of the film

[@sirwootalot]

fox mulder It was framed as Thomasin's nightmare, not as a real event.

[@Ash-gu2bv]

no one cares about your opinion

[@cassiuskurei]

@@sirwootalot It wasn't framed like a nightmare AT ALL. Just because she was having a nightmare the morning after doesn't mean you're supposed to tie the two events together. After the baby goes missing it IMMEDIATELY cuts to the witch running home with it. There's no mystery about the witch, she shows up multiple times in clear view and the scenes are shot exactly the same as the rest of the movie. You'd have to willfully mislead yourself to think there was any sort of confusion surrounding the existence of a witch. I was waiting the entire movie for any sort of twist but it really does show you a witch in the first 10 minutes and everything that follows is perfectly straight forward.

[@ivanperez295]

I think it was intentionally supposed to seem ambiguous to play on our expectations. As avid moviegoers, we expect the witch to not be real, and for the twist to be that the characters are delusional or crazy. So throughout the entirety of the movie, we viewers attempt to rationalize and contextualize every supernatural thing that transpires, until we ultimately cave in and accept the existence of the witch (or not). Even after Thomasin speaks to the devil himself, and joins the coven, we still have reason to believe it was all an illusion, even if it goes against what was shown to us on-screen. So depending on how much disbelief the viewer is willing to suspend, the witch grinding up the baby can be a nightmare created by Thomasin's guilty conscience, or the baby's literal fate. It is irrefutable that the movie shows us witches, but we can still argue it's just magical realism to contextualize the awful things the family does to itself. I think the existence of the witch is ultimately irrelevant to the family drama, which imo is the true conflict of the movie.

[@fartinlutherkingjr7335]

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[@darethkun4401]

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[@WackestMack]

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