Robert Eggers and Exploration of Preconceived Gender Roles - Part 1 - “The Witch”
Before I get started, I want to preface this with a few things. What follows is my own subjective interpretation on the subtext of 2 movies by the fantastic filmmaker, Robert Eggers: 2015's "The Witch" and 2019's "The Lighthouse". In this first blog, I’ll solely be covering “The Witch”. I'm sure some of what I'm about to discuss or ramble about is accurate, though it’s more likely that some interpretations are purely my own or coincidental. Still, I find reading these little explorations super delightful when I read them by other folks, and wanted to take the opportunity and put in the effort to write my own. It will definitely help if you’ve seen this movie and I would encourage any reader to go watch it before reading what follows (spoilers everywhere). The Witch - Growing Up a Girl Robert Eggers’ feature directorial debut was 2015’s “The Witch”, a film that not only has some of the greatest acting and editing talents I’ve ever seen in a movie...