Robert Eggers on 'The Witch', Familial Trauma, and the Supernatural

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For the latest episode of VICE Talks Film, we sit down with Sundance award-winning director Robert Eggers to discuss his debut arthouse-horror film 'The Witch.' Self described as a 'puritan's nightmare,' Egger's combines unnerving familial trauma and the supernatural for one of the year's most acclaimed genre films. In the interview, we examine his dynamic influences and discuss his process of writing and casting a film set in the 16th century and his reluctance to share his own personal supernatural experiences...
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  • @rickylovesyou9063
    @rickylovesyou90638 жыл бұрын

    The voice of the father is glorious, he should do voice acting.

  • @Retrostar619

    @Retrostar619

    7 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. He played Brent's douchey friend in the UK version of The Office. He was great in that too!

  • @nicann8038

    @nicann8038

    6 жыл бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @ss-tt7ym

    @ss-tt7ym

    6 жыл бұрын

    I know this was a year ago, but all I could see was Finchy

  • @thatrainbowquickie8395

    @thatrainbowquickie8395

    6 жыл бұрын

    I think he did Ludvig from Dark Souls 3's DLC. The guy with the very deep voice? Has the same intonation

  • @Marcus51090

    @Marcus51090

    6 жыл бұрын

    Wish come true he’s in the new assassins creed game

  • @mineheadX1
    @mineheadX18 жыл бұрын

    if Eggers can continue to make films like this he's going to change the genre, ppl won't settle for less.

  • @cordia96

    @cordia96

    7 жыл бұрын

    I doubt it. The Witch was a surprise success along with It Follows as two examples, where Indi Directors has a breakthrough. This doesn't change Hollywoods Mentality on financing projects. We already had a similar Hype with Pascal Laugier of Martyrs fame, who then continued with "The Tall Man", a snooze fest.

  • @AndroidFromSaturn

    @AndroidFromSaturn

    4 жыл бұрын

    He sure is. The Lighthouse was a masterpiece!

  • @MrLordpistoia

    @MrLordpistoia

    4 жыл бұрын

    We need to protect this man at any cost.

  • @NoahDavidFrancis

    @NoahDavidFrancis

    4 жыл бұрын

    crewmate you were wrong you dumb fuck HAHAHAHAHA

  • @buenozdiaz714

    @buenozdiaz714

    3 жыл бұрын

    This comment aged well

  • @ambientaddict7613
    @ambientaddict76138 жыл бұрын

    Robert Eggers, thank you. For a decade I had thought horror genres were lacking originality, in terms of cinematic techniques of course. Enough with the jump scares, shitty cgi creatures, and clichè endings. Mr. Eggers did an amazing job!! The dialogue was well perfomed, especially by the father and daughter. Loved the cinematography and the score! Robert Eggers is a director to look out for in the years to come.

  • @Milklatte

    @Milklatte

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Clarke Wolf I agree, made me want to research more into New England's history, mostly because of the final notes on this being a story based on folk tales. If I'd had to pick a kind of 'horror film' I like, I'd say 'the witch' is my kind, makes me ponder how things really were when this kind of phenomena appeared and people could have nothing to turn to understand.

  • @cordia96

    @cordia96

    7 жыл бұрын

    Mainstream Horror has lost it's spark. But there is so much under the surface. Shit you sadly don't find in cinemas, but Netflix and small festivals. Baskin, Stung, Last Shift, Goodnight Mommy, Matyrs... Mainstream Horror will continue to suck with the same Ghost/Zombie/People in the Walls Bullshit. It has been this way for quite some time.

  • @uppsaladde

    @uppsaladde

    4 жыл бұрын

    You were right, The lighthouse was an absolute masterpiece!

  • @alexisv874

    @alexisv874

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh my this coment it’s gonna aged very well

  • @lethalbox909

    @lethalbox909

    4 жыл бұрын

    Milklatte I could help but laugh at this film after doing my own post viewing research. Yes, the story is successfully framed as horror tragedy in the colonial era. But, if you step back from that perspective and consider how ridiculous the lunacy of the Salem witch trials is. It’s impossible not to laugh at so much human stupidity. For instance, people would make the claim that they saw other names in the book of Satan to absolve themselves of the same accusation and pass on the judgement to the next suspect with no scrutiny behind the allegation.

  • @marniJo13
    @marniJo138 жыл бұрын

    Best movie I have seen so far this year. Haunted me for days. The breakdown of the family was the saddest and scariest part because you knew they loved each other, The cruelty of the situation was gut wrenching. Plus the film is just gorgeous-the visuals, sound, and dialogue just totally drew me in. Hope people can make time to see this movie. A24 is having a great year. Room was a masterpiece as well.

  • @tuanjim799

    @tuanjim799

    8 жыл бұрын

    So fucking awesome! I wasn't even aware of it. I just happened to stumble across it in the Redbox at Kroger the other night and WOW, such an artistically masterful horror experience.

  • @StreetPulseParkour

    @StreetPulseParkour

    8 жыл бұрын

    weak minded i see. Movie was all about film and specific scenery, the story along with the progression of the plot was slow and ultimately boring, leaving out numerous questions surrounding "the witch". Was Not Scary..

  • @alexarias5717

    @alexarias5717

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Obama BinLyin if you know nothing about religion, puritanical beliefs, 17th century new england, folk lore, character development, or actual horror, then you won't like this movie. stick to shit like Annabelle or Ouija

  • @tuanjim799

    @tuanjim799

    8 жыл бұрын

    Obama BinLyin You're just a douche, but it's okay, man. It takes all kinds! xD

  • @ccrr96

    @ccrr96

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Obama BinLyin You got no taste. Go watch Paranormal Activity ya loser.

  • @gozii8990
    @gozii89908 жыл бұрын

    As someone who lives in New England, I am amazed at how well this director understands the emotions that can be felt in regards to its history. Its a place that has rock walls, gravestones and relics from early settlers. These emotions are especially noticeable when the colors of the leaves change and halloween comes along. New England can be a very spooky place during the fall, but is also inexplicably exciting and enticing. And let me tell you watching this movie, I felt that this director completely encompassed these emotions and captured them so beautifully. There's a claustrophobia to this picture that makes me think of hiking in the New Hampshire woods and wondering who was here a few hundred years ago. This film is absolutely a work of art because I experienced every single emotion Eggers was trying to portray and it frightened me and also excited me. In my opinion the movie is partly about the family's struggle, but even more so about the setting and mood. 10/10 wonderful job, pumped for the next film he makes. I also live close to that museum in Lee, NH he talked about. I'm gonna check it out since he mentioned it!!

  • @tonywords6713

    @tonywords6713

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great comment, totally agree

  • @mitchjohnson4714

    @mitchjohnson4714

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, that's part of why I liked it so much. I like the aesthetics of horror, the atmosphere and setting.

  • @captaincrunch784

    @captaincrunch784

    Жыл бұрын

    Have you read Changes in The Land? It's about ecological changes the settlers brought and it's fascinating.

  • @HugoStiglitz88

    @HugoStiglitz88

    7 ай бұрын

    Yea it's not unsettling at all here to me but I've lived here my whole life lol

  • @lord-licht
    @lord-licht Жыл бұрын

    I am rather late to the party, only watched the movie last month but cannot stop thinking about it. Absolutely beautiful and masterful storytelling. What Eggers says in this interview regarding writing the dialogue really distinguishes the movie for me, as well as the way it does not utilise horror cliches, but rather tells its story in such a wonderful folk-tale way. I’m German, so grew up with Grimm’s Fairytales and this movie gave me exactly the vibe I have been craving in such a regard. Just, so good.

  • @leidyjazmin906
    @leidyjazmin9068 жыл бұрын

    God I love this movie. The dialogue is beautiful. The cinematic features are dark intense and if it's like you're actually breathing the scene.

  • @silasthegod333

    @silasthegod333

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Sylvie Blu you explained that very well.

  • @elsakristina2689

    @elsakristina2689

    8 жыл бұрын

    I LOVE the dialogue used in the film, for those who don't know, they're speaking Early Modern English (it evolved into modern English in the 18th century)

  • @SuspiciouslyDLicious

    @SuspiciouslyDLicious

    8 жыл бұрын

    +elsa1942 - Finally - good dialogue in a movie.... can't wait to see it!

  • @chellelaw667
    @chellelaw6678 жыл бұрын

    This movie was reminiscent of The Crucible, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The exorcist and ....something original! I wish more movies were like this gem. 10/10

  • @Engelbird

    @Engelbird

    6 жыл бұрын

    Chelle Law - Eyes of Fire. find it.

  • @horustheblade9577
    @horustheblade95778 жыл бұрын

    These questions really REALLY didn't segway at all... "Satan gives me that power-" "Let's talk about casting" Good god.

  • @lo3572

    @lo3572

    4 жыл бұрын

    Holographic Marlon Brando she should’ve let him explain the thinking behind the mindset & atmosphere

  • @fckusoogle875

    @fckusoogle875

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed, terrible interview. Couldn’t figure out if she was in over her head or had a crush on him distracting her from her job...

  • @gp2917
    @gp29177 жыл бұрын

    I did not realize this was his first full length film. Impressive. Another young promising director is always a good thing!

  • @benjaminroman916
    @benjaminroman9168 жыл бұрын

    Seems like everyone can be a reporter for horror art movies. His passion for what he does saved the interview.

  • @xMyPointlessChannelx

    @xMyPointlessChannelx

    6 жыл бұрын

    Benjamin Roman definitely

  • @sellingacoerwa8318

    @sellingacoerwa8318

    5 жыл бұрын

    This isn't reporting, she isn't a "reporter" dumbass.

  • @dannyspencer3402

    @dannyspencer3402

    5 жыл бұрын

    why did you say that?

  • @Jaspagion

    @Jaspagion

    4 жыл бұрын

    So whats the problem? What should she wear?

  • @Comedyschule

    @Comedyschule

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think she did good. Also not here to hear her talk....wow thats many hearherhear 😂

  • @loochieCS
    @loochieCS4 жыл бұрын

    What I respect most about of him, like few filmmakers/storytellers, is the fact that he creates movies for himself. Like Bong Joon-Ho said at the 92nd Academy Awards, "The most personal is the most creative." - Martin Scorsese

  • @andreuariciaga8043
    @andreuariciaga80436 жыл бұрын

    Robert Eggers is my hope for the new generation of horror films. Loved what he did with The Witch and I love his dark twist. Can’t wait for his other projects.

  • @willibohme2173

    @willibohme2173

    4 жыл бұрын

    Eggers and Ari Aster as well.

  • @Sawrattan

    @Sawrattan

    2 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely cannot wait for his upcoming Viking film

  • @joshjnp8900

    @joshjnp8900

    2 жыл бұрын

    His Viking film blows

  • @maggiemoran7747
    @maggiemoran77477 жыл бұрын

    I am a hardcore horror movie lover and find it extremely difficult to find anything that genuinely scares me today. Jump scares are not scary, slash and gore is not scary. When I saw this in the theatre, my heart was pounding and full of dread and I was so stressed out by the movie's end. Lots of people said it was boring and the only explanation for that is they are used to those stupid lazy jump scares that offer little and fleeting gratification. So if you want the sense of doom and sliw creeping dread kind of scare, this will def work. The Babadook is also pretty good.

  • @kygodragon4782

    @kygodragon4782

    4 жыл бұрын

    Scariest film of all time: Hereditary One of the best films of all time: Midsommar Both made by the greatest director of all time. *DO NOT* miss these films. You will shit your pants.

  • @fattyjaybird7505

    @fattyjaybird7505

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kygodragon4782 i completely agree, people say "boring", i say that we all have adhd symptoms due to todays environment.... when i first saw Midsommer the overall emotion of the movie gave a new perspective on a typical horror plot. It was really great

  • @hayvencrockett4944
    @hayvencrockett49448 жыл бұрын

    I actually got to check out the film and I'm just going to say that a lot of people will HATE the film. This is not a film that a mainstream audience can really appreciate. It isn't for someone that has a very restricted understanding of what "horror" is. Luckily I caught a screening of it with an audience that was supportive of what was going on on the screen. The film was pretty wicked and I found it to be highly disturbing.

  • @aaron-4062
    @aaron-40627 жыл бұрын

    Some people say this movie is slow, but honestly I lost track of time. This movie is captivating. I'm not at all a film snob, I hardly ever watch arthouse movies, but I know a good movie when I see one. This is one. This obviously stands well above regular movies.

  • @EisforEvil
    @EisforEvil8 жыл бұрын

    For everyone dissapointed in The Babadook(like me). THIS is the film that The Badabook was praised as being. It was dark, unnerving, sad, and yet you will walk out of the theater on cloud nine because of how great of a film it was. I've never even thought of giving a standing ovation before, but this movie made me want to.

  • @mr.porkchop6377

    @mr.porkchop6377

    Жыл бұрын

    I hated the babadook.

  • @KamikazekaitoKoki

    @KamikazekaitoKoki

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mr.porkchop6377 you’re wrong

  • @burningMalarkey
    @burningMalarkey2 ай бұрын

    This is by far one of my favorite movies of all time. I still rewatch it to this day.

  • @mixterz1
    @mixterz18 жыл бұрын

    nice to see she put her best Adidas jumper on for the interview.

  • @chellelaw667

    @chellelaw667

    8 жыл бұрын

    Hahahaha!!!

  • @mileshall9235

    @mileshall9235

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Sean Marrinan Seems to be totally out of her league. Oh well. Great film.

  • @indogwetrust222

    @indogwetrust222

    8 жыл бұрын

    How do you know it's her best? Jerk

  • @KingTabor

    @KingTabor

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Sean Marrinan who is she?

  • @FlashakaViolet

    @FlashakaViolet

    8 жыл бұрын

    +mixterz she looks awesome

  • @tuanjim799
    @tuanjim7998 жыл бұрын

    Awesome interview. This guy is going to do great things. Can't wait for his remake of Nosferatu. I just watched The Witch the other night, and wow, what an excellent film! I've been raving about it for two days straight. The scene with the pecking raven was one of my favorites, such an unsettling, dreamy sequence.

  • @edithguzman7277

    @edithguzman7277

    5 жыл бұрын

    My favorite scene is when black Philip asks Thomasina "would thou likes to live deliciously?"

  • @bobo9537

    @bobo9537

    2 жыл бұрын

    Both of those scenes and the witches transformation after baby and the death scene are my 4 favorites oh and the kids skipping singing with Black Phillip and also when William the dad asks “didst though make an unholy bond with the goat?” I love ALL of this

  • @hankhill8044
    @hankhill80448 жыл бұрын

    Does vice have any adults on their staff?

  • @Johnny5477

    @Johnny5477

    8 жыл бұрын

    They have to keep up with the millennial hipster brand.

  • @rockinbobokkin7831

    @rockinbobokkin7831

    8 жыл бұрын

    did they purposely use an asian american , dressed to go to wal-mart to further an agenda?

  • @rockinbobokkin7831

    @rockinbobokkin7831

    8 жыл бұрын

    can I get an adult here? I need a grown-up!

  • @Buzitch

    @Buzitch

    8 жыл бұрын

    Mostly just millennial cunts

  • @indogwetrust222

    @indogwetrust222

    8 жыл бұрын

    Well piss off and watch bbc with your meals on wheels ya dope

  • @SquareInsider
    @SquareInsider6 жыл бұрын

    i can spot anyone deep into the occult, and i can definitely tell this guy is a practicing witch. that was the entire reason he said no comment to supernatural experiences, and how he takes it more seriously than directing.

  • @tonywords6713

    @tonywords6713

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yup

  • @DavidLee-gz9xd

    @DavidLee-gz9xd

    Жыл бұрын

    Now that you mention this, i can totally see him being a satanist lol

  • @myamdane6895

    @myamdane6895

    7 ай бұрын

    Well that adds a whole new unnerving layer to an already frightening film

  • @saunakpodder10
    @saunakpodder10 Жыл бұрын

    Just watched it! Finished watching all 3 of his films! Safe to say this man is a generational talent! Can’t wait to see what he does next!

  • @WrecklessEating
    @WrecklessEating8 жыл бұрын

    It was awesome.

  • @emmetLshavinski
    @emmetLshavinski8 жыл бұрын

    I'm so looking forward to see what movies are to come from Robert Eggers in the future. So good.

  • @poppybell2209
    @poppybell22094 жыл бұрын

    I just saw The Witch on Netflix. Such a FANTASTIC movie, and I am so glad that I was able to watch it with closed captioning!

  • @StreeTHiPHoP131
    @StreeTHiPHoP1314 жыл бұрын

    Late to the party and saw this last night after watching the lighthouse, was glued to the screen absloutly amazing dialogue and nails the atmosphere TREMENDOUS

  • @temmietaft2552
    @temmietaft2552 Жыл бұрын

    I absolutely loved this interview. Thanks for sharing

  • @padawansound6423
    @padawansound64237 жыл бұрын

    I don't see why everyone's hating on the reporter in the comments? She's giving him room to speak and she's asking pertinent questions that I am interested in knowing the answers to. I don't think people have a real reason to dislike her beyond her appearance/mannerisms (which aren't even an issue) and are searching for excuses. Good interview.

  • @seanbillington3287
    @seanbillington32878 жыл бұрын

    She's staring at him the whole time like, "Wow, he's really smart..."

  • @sgadfly1180

    @sgadfly1180

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Sean Billington Idk to me she just looks kind of uninterested like it's not her cup of tea. He does seem really smart and cool though.

  • @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive

    @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive

    2 жыл бұрын

    sgad fly She looked completely in awe of him. Look at her smile. She stared the whole time. She was into him.

  • @harveyshirley7541
    @harveyshirley75412 жыл бұрын

    Robert Eggers is truly an inspiration to me! it's just so nice and refreshing and impeccably relieving to see someone working in film who's genuinely passionate about his craft and film as an art form overall and how it's a great excuse to delve into the endless realms of creativity, imagination and expression. He also understands the genre perfectly and that what we don't see is scarier because it's much more unique and haunting for it to be left to our imaginations because 1. it means the film actually trusts it's audience and leaves it for us to think in our head and 2. because our imaginations can be scarier than anything a filmmaker could put to screen. He's my favourite director working today just beside Mike Flanagan. A true inspiration!

  • @XxXcrizzionXxX
    @XxXcrizzionXxX8 жыл бұрын

    This was a really insightful interview!

  • @user-tk5cn2td3l
    @user-tk5cn2td3l5 жыл бұрын

    Robert Eggers, thank you so much for making such a good movie. You inspire me!

  • @jackhackett80
    @jackhackett808 жыл бұрын

    Just went and watched this earlier today. Go see it!!

  • @kygodragon4782

    @kygodragon4782

    4 жыл бұрын

    A film about a clown hiding in a sewer? No thanks, I'd rather watch a real horror like Hereditary or the VVITCH.

  • @JB-hl1qx
    @JB-hl1qx5 жыл бұрын

    Such a great piece of cinema! Love every second of it!

  • @binaryg
    @binaryg8 жыл бұрын

    Great Interview! I love 'The VVitch" and it deserves attention. Thanks for the post.

  • @keith3758
    @keith37588 жыл бұрын

    I want him to make another movie like The Witch ...but not a sequel

  • @nekonebitan2912

    @nekonebitan2912

    4 жыл бұрын

    His new movie,The Lighthouse is coming out soon ;)

  • @Oi325

    @Oi325

    4 жыл бұрын

    The only people in my opinion that do this is Robert Eggers and Ari Aster who did Hereditary and Midsommar

  • @whitehouse9999

    @whitehouse9999

    4 жыл бұрын

    The light house isTOTALY different than the VVitch, good movie but I want another WITCHtype movie.

  • @msjennifer6119

    @msjennifer6119

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'd go for a sequel! Thomasin and Black Phillip take Manhattan!

  • @bobo9537

    @bobo9537

    2 жыл бұрын

    Y’all check the Northman. It’s what you’ve been wanting

  • @daeniel10
    @daeniel102 жыл бұрын

    I remember I saw this movie with my brother and we were fraked out, we really felt the symbolic wheight that the movie expreses... then we showed it to our friends and they seemed very disappointed, we aren't friends with them anymore.

  • @whiteydiamond
    @whiteydiamond8 жыл бұрын

    What a great interview

  • @wookywooky91
    @wookywooky918 жыл бұрын

    so excited about this :)

  • @god1770
    @god17703 жыл бұрын

    With the Lighthouse, Robert has easily become my Favourite newcomer director ... Two consecutive masterpieces, such Consistency is Tough to Expect these days...his films are pure class.

  • @joshjnp8900

    @joshjnp8900

    2 жыл бұрын

    Terrible film. The Lighthouse had no meaning was a comedy.

  • @solidkingcobra
    @solidkingcobra2 жыл бұрын

    this was a really great interview and the host ask some really good questions. I also like the directors body language when he was answering those questions... like the question about the witch for example. You can tell that The Wicked Witch of the East really made an impression on him as a kid.

  • @MattHelps
    @MattHelps8 жыл бұрын

    loved this film. cheers.

  • @ivanbuendia6974
    @ivanbuendia69742 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing film ! Actually scary and not jump scares the story and dialogue are outstanding

  • @snowywinters9061
    @snowywinters90613 жыл бұрын

    One of the earliest fears I had was of a witch that I could swear would stare at me from the corner of my bedroom... even thinking about it now gives me chills.

  • @OUTBOUND184
    @OUTBOUND1845 жыл бұрын

    The main actress could never be a puritan? Wtf. I was in awe of her beauty in the form of her purity the whole film.

  • @user-gu3ie
    @user-gu3ie4 ай бұрын

    This man's way of making movies is giving me hope in cinema again! Hes like Von trier but slightly less forbidden...

  • @JasperKenneth06
    @JasperKenneth067 жыл бұрын

    this movie was one of the best movies ive seen in 2 years

  • @issamissa902
    @issamissa9028 жыл бұрын

    i like the "no comment" part, bet he has got a lot to talk about on that subject

  • @Equus21
    @Equus216 жыл бұрын

    Robert is a genius director. Love this movie. Truly inspires me as far as my own films. :)

  • @cpbbailz
    @cpbbailz8 жыл бұрын

    Just saw this in theatres, brilliant movie

  • @whileshevlogs
    @whileshevlogs8 жыл бұрын

    He's fascinating

  • @spikedude001
    @spikedude0015 жыл бұрын

    Loved this movie. Can be a bit hard to understand because the whole script is in old english so you have to pay attention, but it's so worth a watch. This is on the level of the movie "Antichrist". Dealing with human fears and distinguishing good and evil and real vs what isn't. Paranoia is a big element played. You really feel like you're part of that time period while watching. I was a bit put off by the visuals in the beginning(they were amazing, but hard to watch), but honestly, I'm so glad I kept watching. This is one of the best horror films I've seen. Just really well done-none of that jump scare crap from typical horror movies today. I'd watch it again just to go back and understand it better.

  • @joelorozco
    @joelorozco3 ай бұрын

    You sir, made one of my favorite films. Thank you!

  • @TT-wx4tg
    @TT-wx4tg5 жыл бұрын

    What is the interviewer's previous experience high school yearbook?

  • @tsuyu19ku

    @tsuyu19ku

    2 жыл бұрын

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  • @ScottSullivanTV
    @ScottSullivanTV4 жыл бұрын

    7:49 Interesting. Please elaborate, Robert. Interviewer: CASTING! Me: 🙃 10:10 Interesting. Please elaborate, Robert. Interview: SUPERNATURAL! Me: 🙃

  • @bigchief70
    @bigchief708 жыл бұрын

    This movie looks incredible and the vice interviewer is beautiful

  • @firitus
    @firitus8 жыл бұрын

    This movie is wonderful!! The director is methodical and obsessive with details, photography and sequences are superb, the lighting is just right, the acting is also wonderful! This a suspenseful family drama, suspense more than horror although it gets really spooky, this movie is wickedly fantastic!

  • @AntonioGazzaneo91
    @AntonioGazzaneo917 жыл бұрын

    can't wait to see it, an intelligent horror movie is gold to my eyes, never cared about teenage horror crap, plus this director looks very sincere, good stuff

  • @adb2u
    @adb2u8 жыл бұрын

    I knew this guys had a dark side bc this movie is WAYYYYYY too unsettling. I felt like I was watching actual witch ceremonies. Very palpable.

  • @tonywords6713

    @tonywords6713

    4 жыл бұрын

    Indeed

  • @chaosinorderrr
    @chaosinorderrr8 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely can't wait to see what he does next. The VVitch was so fucking brilliant!

  • @chaosinorderrr

    @chaosinorderrr

    8 жыл бұрын

    Sauron Merciful The "W" in "Witch" is stylistically written as "\/\/"

  • @mitchjohnson4714
    @mitchjohnson47143 жыл бұрын

    This movie was a masterpiece, and until I'm convinced otherwise, I will consider Eggers a genius.

  • @BjornBols
    @BjornBols8 жыл бұрын

    My favourite movie of the year so far

  • @annamullinger8671
    @annamullinger86718 жыл бұрын

    I'm assuming it's the dad in the trailer, his voice is AMAZING oh my god

  • @siliconvalet
    @siliconvalet8 жыл бұрын

    At first, I was actually all like...but then like, I was literally all like...but actually, I was literally like...you know...um...actually like...literally or whatever. But actually I was literally like...you know, like....actually?

  • @maxjiro25

    @maxjiro25

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Aaron Byers whats your point ?

  • @ulkem

    @ulkem

    8 жыл бұрын

    +maxjiro25 whats your IQ?

  • @maxjiro25

    @maxjiro25

    8 жыл бұрын

    ulkem The fact you didn't seem to notice my sarcasm makes me believe it’s higher than yours

  • @chellelaw667

    @chellelaw667

    8 жыл бұрын

    Like lol!!

  • @savvysavages6931

    @savvysavages6931

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Aaron Byers I'll give Eggers a pass considering he developed the most succinct 17th century American script that I've ever seen displayed on film.

  • @cg2158
    @cg21587 жыл бұрын

    He is sooooo handsome omg

  • @jimvarney511

    @jimvarney511

    3 жыл бұрын

    simp

  • @DukeOfArrakis
    @DukeOfArrakis2 жыл бұрын

    Best Director working today!

  • @MrLordpistoia
    @MrLordpistoia4 жыл бұрын

    Robert eggers is living proof that originality is not dead best horror movie director in years there's no debate.

  • @-Sunny--
    @-Sunny--7 жыл бұрын

    great movie! keep up!

  • @mcsnarrdude7227
    @mcsnarrdude72278 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely loved this film!

  • @keretaman
    @keretaman4 жыл бұрын

    9:22 this felt longer than in the movie. is there an extended version?

  • @joeysn7hvn
    @joeysn7hvn6 жыл бұрын

    Insightful ,

  • @heresjohnny5307
    @heresjohnny53078 жыл бұрын

    Love the interview. Not really spoilers just my opinion: The only thing I want to add is that the trailer and marketing did not set the audience up for what to actually expect. At least for myself, the trailer led me to believe the film was going to be fast moving and action packed with terrorizing scares. It felt a lot like the family battling each other opposed to the supernatural forces of "the witch". The film more-so deals with the families turmoil and individual pit falls with one another. I felt very lead on and expecting the usual horror movie gore. I was completely wrong and am happy to admit that the film was a refreshing add to the "horror" genre and reminds viewers that it is not about the jump-scares and that psychological terror is what can be most frightening. The trailer did cause me to not like the film right after viewing the movie until I got home and actually thought about it. Completely unnerving score, beautiful cinematography and amazing actors delivering the most difficult dialogue :) Great Video!!

  • @MrZeljko88
    @MrZeljko887 жыл бұрын

    Excellent movie Robert

  • @Swimslikefish
    @Swimslikefish2 жыл бұрын

    This was a profoundly outstanding film.

  • @galenspikesmusic
    @galenspikesmusic2 жыл бұрын

    Insightful

  • @kimnayung
    @kimnayung7 ай бұрын

    Robert Eggers is such a cool director. He keeps it realistic unlike other directors.

  • @katieharrington2845
    @katieharrington28458 жыл бұрын

    Awesome. When is this film out in Australia.

  • @Smox75

    @Smox75

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Katie Harrington 6 August 2015 =)

  • @ashleylavergne4327
    @ashleylavergne43275 жыл бұрын

    I saw it with a friend few nights ago, cinematography was fantastic, I was drawn in.. the voices of the devil did the job of creeping me the fuck out and the ending was worth the wait

  • @C3Pictures
    @C3Pictures8 жыл бұрын

    Remember Robert Eggers name we'll be seeing him a lot now "The Witch" was incredible.

  • @Comedyschule
    @Comedyschule4 жыл бұрын

    Charlie won every fight on the film set. He is the GOAT

  • @prodbyvessels

    @prodbyvessels

    3 жыл бұрын

    😭🤣

  • @HugoStiglitz88
    @HugoStiglitz887 ай бұрын

    Hes right. Im not scared by movies anymore but the concepts in movies like this and hereditary are super scary. Its just unsettling and definitely emotional in ways most horror movies could never hope to be

  • @avedic
    @avedic6 жыл бұрын

    Gah....this movie is SO good. Just watched it last night and can't stop thinking about it. Everything is just perfect...the cinematography, the period-accurate dialogue, every actor, the story...the whole damn thing just _works._ The tone and visual themes reminded me a lot of Lars von Trier's 'Antichrist.' Wet black twigs under an overcast sky...very gothic and elemental. Endings are always tough to pull off....but I felt a deep sense of catharsis at the very end...I was rooting for Thomasin as she levitated while laughing hysterically. This film, more than any I've ever seen, did an amazing job portraying the deadly seriousness of Puritanical scapegoating and witchcraft accusations. You really feel for Thomasin....she's utterly oppressed by the religious zealotry of her family and her time....and there's _nothing_ she can do about it. She can't reason with anyone. So at the end she basically says 'fuck it all' and finally sheds the heavy burden of the religious shroud that had suffocated her all her life...hence the hysterical laughter and sense of total liberation. This whole movie is beyond perfect. I watched it last night...and intend to watch it yet again tonight.

  • @RobertoFrann
    @RobertoFrann11 ай бұрын

    The greatest director of these days 🤩

  • @MichiPantera
    @MichiPantera4 жыл бұрын

    There is a mistake in the description, 1630 is the 17th century, not the 16th.

  • @novembersmoke7979
    @novembersmoke79798 жыл бұрын

    The Witch was amazing. I can see why the average pleb going with their friends would be disappointed, but if you're disillusioned with modern horror films and cheap jump scares, you need to see it. I love the use of chiaroscuro at 0:47 and 2:03. It's used really beautifully, the shots look like actual paintings.

  • @Milklatte

    @Milklatte

    8 жыл бұрын

    Fully agree, same with the image of the parents standing staring at the hole where caleb is, it's amazing how you truly get transported to that time while watching the movie. It's quite a piece of art altogether.

  • @joeymeyer5600
    @joeymeyer56008 жыл бұрын

    The movie was so good, seriously won't forget it.

  • @AnthroFiend
    @AnthroFiend4 жыл бұрын

    I'm so happy to hear that Eggers grew up more on classic Gothic Horror and supernatural stories, and was scared of the slashers. That was ME.

  • @jeste4187
    @jeste41875 жыл бұрын

    Great movie. Enjoyed it. Subdued but psychologically gripping.

  • @_jukeboxe
    @_jukeboxe6 ай бұрын

    This guy is a freaking genius. Love him

  • @tngchinghwa
    @tngchinghwa8 жыл бұрын

    holy shit, either that film is awesome or that trailer is very well done

  • @littleWOLFinME

    @littleWOLFinME

    8 жыл бұрын

    The film was awesome as well as scarring

  • @kkyyee

    @kkyyee

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Tony Tng Both. It was truly one of the best trailers I've ever seen. The movie will be among my favorites as well, no doubt.

  • @johnnyutah1001

    @johnnyutah1001

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Tony Tng Best horror film I have seen since It Follows.

  • @marcusworsham4269

    @marcusworsham4269

    8 жыл бұрын

    +johnnyutah1001 The Witch It Follows the Babadok ..wow that is a epic sentence of 3 great indie horror films !

  • @kmostdefff6

    @kmostdefff6

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Camila Hunter Hardly a scarring film

  • @aubeaumilieudunreve
    @aubeaumilieudunreve2 жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite movies

  • @matthewfuller5209
    @matthewfuller52098 жыл бұрын

    The goat in the film rocked incredibly hard, man.

  • @Rob-nd6eb
    @Rob-nd6eb2 жыл бұрын

    One of my absolute favorite movies. I have pushed this film on so many people. Some got it, some didn’t but it’s just so intense and incredibly well done.

  • @fattyjaybird7505

    @fattyjaybird7505

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh, that mother, really gets on my nerves, which is her job... Lol

  • @carpenoctem775
    @carpenoctem7758 ай бұрын

    Robert Eggers is a great filmmaker. Hoping to see more of his movies in the future. Way better than Christopher Nolan.

  • @lowshun
    @lowshun8 жыл бұрын

    Your man knocked it out of the fucking park with that one. Can't wait to see what he does next.

  • @marcusworsham4269

    @marcusworsham4269

    8 жыл бұрын

    next one called The VVitches

  • @lorenfulghum2393
    @lorenfulghum23932 жыл бұрын

    There was one thing that bugged me : Who did all the construction of the family's new farm? The dad by himself? The dad and the kid? Unlikely. Those were community projects.

  • @SilverSurfer166
    @SilverSurfer1665 жыл бұрын

    Such a great film.

  • @amandaarellano1138
    @amandaarellano11384 жыл бұрын

    He and Ari Aster are geniuses.

  • @alexandrareyes9
    @alexandrareyes97 жыл бұрын

    Sad to end in the most interesting part of the interview...

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