I went to catch Season of the Witch last Thursday. I know my review came late because the movie was out since 2 weeks ago but I couldn't find time to go watch it.
The storyline was good. The story is something like The Exorcist just that it was told in a different way. There is one thing that I couldn't understand. The title. Why is it called Season of the Witch? I don't see any witchcraft in the movie. Did they give the title just to mislead the viewers so that people will go in expecting a witch movie? Did they think by doing that, it can enhance on the twist in the ending? I seriously doubt so. Have they ever thought how disappointed it will be if some of the viewers were really looking forward to catching a witch movie rather than watching Satan possessed and killed innocent people? Maybe it should be name as "Key of Solomon". Hmm... Anyway, I'm nobody to comment on it.
The story revolves around the journey of 2 knights, Behmen (Nicholas Cage) and Felson (Ron Perlman) after they decided to leave the Crusades because they didn't want to kill anymore innocent people. Soon, they discover that the Black Plague has swept across the land. Later, they were asked by the Cardinal to escort an apparent witch, Anna (Claire Foy) which was suspected to have caused the plague to a remote monastery where the last copy of the Key of Solomon is kept. The Key of Solomon was believed to be able to kill the apparent witch and destroy the Black Plague from spreading further. As in all movies, during the journey to the monastery, one by one of the escorts were killed. When they finally reached the monastery, only the heroes were left.
When they entered the monastery, the found out that all the monks were dead but they found the Key of Solomon. As soon as they found the Key of Solomon, the priest, Debelzaq (Stephen Campbell Moore) began to perform the ritual used on witches. However, it is useless. The apparent witch melts the cage and revealed herself as a demon. The demon deceived them into bringing him to the monastery so he can destroy the last copy of the Key of Solomon. When the priest realized that the girl was possessed by a demon, he began to perform an exorcism to the girl. But the freaking exorcism chanting was so freaking long that before he can finish reading it, the priest was killed by the demon. The exorcism was continued by Kay (Robert Sheehan), a young man with a brave heart. The Behmen and Felson were fighting the demon, Kay continue performing the exorcism. Felson was killed and Behmen was left to battle the demon alone. Behmen had to hold on to the demon so that Kay can finish reading the freaking damn long exorcism chant. The moment Behmen was killed by the demon, the long winded chant ended and demon was killed. Anna was back to her own self and I think she live happily ever after with Kay.
The plot was okay. The beginning was scary. I almost jump off my seat in the scene where a priest pulls up the dead bodies from the river. After that, the built up was quite slow. I almost dozed off half way in the movie. Luckily Jas bought some candies for me to munch to keep me awake. The ending was really heart racing. I kept complaining that why is the freaking exorcism chant so damn long. Jas kept saying why nobody protects the priest. They were lucky that the young man, Kay can read the chant if not, they will be GGed the moment the priest were killed by the demon.
Overall, it is a movie for those who enjoy supernatural fantasy type of movie. Not to say I didn't enjoy it but it can be improved. :)
The storyline was good. The story is something like The Exorcist just that it was told in a different way. There is one thing that I couldn't understand. The title. Why is it called Season of the Witch? I don't see any witchcraft in the movie. Did they give the title just to mislead the viewers so that people will go in expecting a witch movie? Did they think by doing that, it can enhance on the twist in the ending? I seriously doubt so. Have they ever thought how disappointed it will be if some of the viewers were really looking forward to catching a witch movie rather than watching Satan possessed and killed innocent people? Maybe it should be name as "Key of Solomon". Hmm... Anyway, I'm nobody to comment on it.
The story revolves around the journey of 2 knights, Behmen (Nicholas Cage) and Felson (Ron Perlman) after they decided to leave the Crusades because they didn't want to kill anymore innocent people. Soon, they discover that the Black Plague has swept across the land. Later, they were asked by the Cardinal to escort an apparent witch, Anna (Claire Foy) which was suspected to have caused the plague to a remote monastery where the last copy of the Key of Solomon is kept. The Key of Solomon was believed to be able to kill the apparent witch and destroy the Black Plague from spreading further. As in all movies, during the journey to the monastery, one by one of the escorts were killed. When they finally reached the monastery, only the heroes were left.
When they entered the monastery, the found out that all the monks were dead but they found the Key of Solomon. As soon as they found the Key of Solomon, the priest, Debelzaq (Stephen Campbell Moore) began to perform the ritual used on witches. However, it is useless. The apparent witch melts the cage and revealed herself as a demon. The demon deceived them into bringing him to the monastery so he can destroy the last copy of the Key of Solomon. When the priest realized that the girl was possessed by a demon, he began to perform an exorcism to the girl. But the freaking exorcism chanting was so freaking long that before he can finish reading it, the priest was killed by the demon. The exorcism was continued by Kay (Robert Sheehan), a young man with a brave heart. The Behmen and Felson were fighting the demon, Kay continue performing the exorcism. Felson was killed and Behmen was left to battle the demon alone. Behmen had to hold on to the demon so that Kay can finish reading the freaking damn long exorcism chant. The moment Behmen was killed by the demon, the long winded chant ended and demon was killed. Anna was back to her own self and I think she live happily ever after with Kay.
The plot was okay. The beginning was scary. I almost jump off my seat in the scene where a priest pulls up the dead bodies from the river. After that, the built up was quite slow. I almost dozed off half way in the movie. Luckily Jas bought some candies for me to munch to keep me awake. The ending was really heart racing. I kept complaining that why is the freaking exorcism chant so damn long. Jas kept saying why nobody protects the priest. They were lucky that the young man, Kay can read the chant if not, they will be GGed the moment the priest were killed by the demon.
Overall, it is a movie for those who enjoy supernatural fantasy type of movie. Not to say I didn't enjoy it but it can be improved. :)
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