The Witch In Into The Woods

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“I’m Not Good. I’m Not Nice. I’m Just Right. I’m the Witch.” To what extent does the character of The Witch in the 2014 movie Into the Woods typify or even deny the portrayal of stereotypical roles and the implications for The Witch herself and fellow main characters? I propose to go deeper than the surface of the themes provided in this film to determine the significance of the character of The Witch in respect to the other characters. From the beginning of the movie to the end, The Witch transforms physically, mentally, and emotionally. Likewise, the views of witches, in general, have transitioned from the pre-modern era to today’s time. Into the Woods whimsically incorporates what used to be classic tales from Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack …show more content…

The Witch gives the Baker and his wife the opportunity to reverse the curse if they can obtain the cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the hair as yellow as corn, and the slipper as pure as gold within the next three days. In doing so, they travel into the woods after dark where they fatefully meet the fellow characters who have the necessary potion ingredients. I want to focus on the effect of The Witch in the movie to see how her actions change the other characters. Furthermore, I hope to understand the writer’s purpose when creating the character of The …show more content…

While focusing on the use of female characters in Disney films from 1937 to 2004, this book shows that Disney incorporated the opinions of most people in society when developing the character roles. In doing so, popular culture had a large effect on the feminist side of the movies. Although Disney portrayed this maneuver as incorporating the opinions of the people, this text suggests that Disney did so to increase sales. However, when compared to modern Hollywood films, Disney’s films contain more stereotypical content while trying to reach a comprehension level from younger kids. Because people are raising awareness for this issue within Disney, Disney is attempting to reach the younger generations by incorporating all sexualities, religions, genders, and ethnicities into the films. Tension arises when this text is paired with “Why Witches Are Women” from Éva Pócs. Pócs argues that the reason behind the selection of women as witches is unclear; however, Davis claims that it is clear. Witches are women because that is how the world knows it, and that is what sells in the film industry. Meaning, The Witch in Into the Woods serves no bigger purpose than a sales

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