Danish filmmaker Benjamin Christensen creates a faux documentary about the evolution of witches. The first part of 15 minutes depicts witches in medieval Europe through a series of old drawn pictures. Then the movie turns into live action as a dissertation on witchcraft.
I like the opening series of drawn pictures. It's a little long but it's fascinating. It fits the faux documentary style. Once it gets to the live action, I would rather have a single narrative story. I do like some of the ideas. The costumes can be a bit campy. It's a lot of animalization of demons. Kissing the butt is kind of funny. There are some good special effects. All in all, this has some fascinating concepts in this silent movie.
I like the opening series of drawn pictures. It's a little long but it's fascinating. It fits the faux documentary style. Once it gets to the live action, I would rather have a single narrative story. I do like some of the ideas. The costumes can be a bit campy. It's a lot of animalization of demons. Kissing the butt is kind of funny. There are some good special effects. All in all, this has some fascinating concepts in this silent movie.