Heksene (Roald Dahl's The Witches)

2020 • 104 minutter

Om denne filmen

THE WITCHES, Robert Zemeckis’ visuelt nyskapende gjenfortelling av Roald Dahls kjente og kjære historie for et moderne publikum, handler om en ung foreldreløs gutt (Bruno) som i 1967 drar for å bo hos bestemoren (Spencer) i den avsidesliggende byen Demopolis i Alabama. I denne mørkt humoristiske og hjertevarmende fortellingen møter gutten og bestemoren noen fortryllende glamorøse, men gjennomgående djevelske hekser. Bestemoren tar den unge helten med til et luksuriøst feriested ved havet. Dessverre ankommer de samtidig som verdens største heks (Hathaway) har samlet andre hekser fra hele verden – i skjul – for å utføre de onde planene sine.

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Absolutely pathetic attempt to remake a classic. Ruins the story in favor of liberal pandering. The blackwashing would be fine if it didn't read like some bad southern caricature. I honestly couldn't get through more than half the movie without falling asleep. If race politics gives you a hard on then maybe this is the film for you, but if your after a good remake of a Roald Dahl classic. Your going to be more than sorely disappointed and confused.

Not sure why the ratings are so low! Probably racist turds! As a 31 year old white mother, who grew up with Roald Dahl as a child...... l adore the original but this is a refreshing take on it. It isn't a desperate remake that copies the original for money. This version is fantastic. My kids enjoyed it and so did I. Definitely worth a watch. Still keeps to the novels premise and makes it relevant to our kids today. Edit: To the recent reviews: A) Your mindset makes this movie political. Sad.

Huston in the old version is impossible to beat, but this new version has merit, does not attempt a mere clone, has a more satisfying backstory and denouement and a much more interesting conclusion/coda than the original. That huge difference in the coda between the old and new films may generate the hate. The more conventional, saccharin, Hollywood "happy ending" of the old version may be preferred by some, but the new ending has a different, stranger, magic some kids would prefer.