Hansel & Gretel: Witch hunters
I thought this film was brilliant! I am a sucker for magical films though. Don’t get me started on Harry Potter. I just love films where you can watch a completely different life. And the fact that Quiditch will never be a real sport makes me want to just cry. Anyway, back to Hansel & Gretel...
Firstly, Gemma Arterton. From St Trinians to killing witches. Although completely different roles, she really brought the same type of hard, cool-headed attitude. She really played the role well and the relationship with Jeremy Renner as Hansel and Gretel really made the film relatable ( the sibling banter not the killing…).
The film was a bit of a contradiction though; it juxtaposed certain themes. Luckily in a good way. Considering it was meant to be set in medieval times, the way the characters spoke was like something from a contemporary film. It worked well though, as they were able to bring in comical lines which we see in these modern movies. Again, set in medieval times, but the clothes Gemma and Jeremy wore challenged this further. Perfectly fitting leather jackets? Still it worked for the film.
I did actually find the film laughable. In a funny way, not in a bad way. Again there was juxtaposition between the themes of kidnapping, evil witches and killing with the humorous ways in which the witches and other people were killed. As well as the attitudes to the towns people dying in certain scenes. Very little worry or bother from Hansel & Gretel, which forces the viewer to then follow suit and take a light hearted approach to the film.
The film was relatively gory. This again challenges the theme of a children’s story and the innocence with it. But it wasn’t bad enough to say, look away, but it was more an ‘ewww haha’ type response, again, linking in with the characters’ attitudes to position the audience.
Overall, without even touching on the cinematography or other technical codes, I thought this film was done very well and if you’re looking for a funny, light-hearted film, it deserves a 9/10.
By Chloe Pynen
Picture © Eva Rinaldi (celebrity and live music photographer)
Firstly, Gemma Arterton. From St Trinians to killing witches. Although completely different roles, she really brought the same type of hard, cool-headed attitude. She really played the role well and the relationship with Jeremy Renner as Hansel and Gretel really made the film relatable ( the sibling banter not the killing…).
The film was a bit of a contradiction though; it juxtaposed certain themes. Luckily in a good way. Considering it was meant to be set in medieval times, the way the characters spoke was like something from a contemporary film. It worked well though, as they were able to bring in comical lines which we see in these modern movies. Again, set in medieval times, but the clothes Gemma and Jeremy wore challenged this further. Perfectly fitting leather jackets? Still it worked for the film.
I did actually find the film laughable. In a funny way, not in a bad way. Again there was juxtaposition between the themes of kidnapping, evil witches and killing with the humorous ways in which the witches and other people were killed. As well as the attitudes to the towns people dying in certain scenes. Very little worry or bother from Hansel & Gretel, which forces the viewer to then follow suit and take a light hearted approach to the film.
The film was relatively gory. This again challenges the theme of a children’s story and the innocence with it. But it wasn’t bad enough to say, look away, but it was more an ‘ewww haha’ type response, again, linking in with the characters’ attitudes to position the audience.
Overall, without even touching on the cinematography or other technical codes, I thought this film was done very well and if you’re looking for a funny, light-hearted film, it deserves a 9/10.
By Chloe Pynen
Picture © Eva Rinaldi (celebrity and live music photographer)