Las brujas

2020 • 104 minutos

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Robert Zemeckis reinventa el amado cuento de Roald Dahl, LAS BRUJAS, para una audiencia moderna, con innovaciones visuales, y cuenta la oscura, graciosa y conmovedora historia de un niño huérfano (Bruno) quien, a finales de 1967, se va a vivir con su abuela (Spencer) al pueblo rural de Demopolis, en Alabama. El niño y su abuela se encuentran con unas brujas que fingen ser encantadoras, pero que son completamente diabólicas, así que sabiamente, la abuela se lleva al joven héroe a un opulento hotel en la costa. Lamentablemente, llegan ahí justo cuando la Gran Bruja (Hathaway) reúne a sus compañeras de todo el mundo para llevar a cabo sus malvados planes.

Calificaciones y opiniones

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.

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.

Octavia Spencer saved this movie, however I wish I could say the same for Anne Hathaway the accent, performance and character design was just a tad cringe. I am a huge fan of the book and original screen play, though I did appreciate the playfulness of this adaptation it just fell flat in the storytelling of a creepy fairy tale. CGI should never be used as a short cut to great story telling.