The last witch hunter

I've re-read my last post on "Crimson Peak" and because I've read plenty of great thoughts on the movie I have to admit I don't think I really did the film justice. I still agree with everything I wrote, but I've read some interesting thoughts on Thomas's and Lucille's relationship and how they were rather pitiful in a way that I hadn't thought of. I can't say I still feel for Lucille in any way, but I do feel for Thomas. I hadn't thought of the way Lucille had manipulated him over the years. It's an interesting thing to consider...

Anyway I saw "The Last Witch Hunter" a while ago and while it was the kind of movie that I'd normally like: with magic and witches and all the supernatural stuff, it wasn't really anything too mind blowing for me. There were a couple of things that came as a positive surprise like the twist with the Dolan. It was entirely unexpected. Honestly, not having had seen anything of the movie besides the poster I sort of expected the film to be about the new friendship of Kaulder and Dolan the 37th( the one played by Elijah Wood) at first and I would have liked that since I really like Elijah Wood. But if there's anything I like in a Hollywood movie it is to be surprised and surprised I was. I also liked Chloe's character powers rather a lot and her style in general.

Now for the things I didn't like - the whole "character has lived for hundreds of years" topic is both really dangerous and really rewarding. It is really rewarding, because you can think about what that time would do to a human and it is dangerous, because we really don't know and therefore it can easily seem unrealistic. In this film, I don't think it was much thought about at all. The makers just seemed to think:"Hey, wouldn't it be cool if we made this character really really old? Yeah. It would. It seems cool and dramatic." But on the same time there's close to no consideration to what that does to a human mind. Or if there is it seems very unrealistic to me. Kaulder's whole character seems like there could be so much more to it, but the writers haven't bothered with him much.

My last big bone to pick with this movie is also the biggest spoiler - it's the ending. It seems like the writers were afraid to kill off the main character, because that is a big no-no in the world of Happily Ever After. But killing off Kaulder would have given the movie more of a point, it would have given it impact and meaning that now just went missing, because a random excuse was found to save the main guy.