This is how a horror movie should be treated

Rating: 9/10 (5 April 2020)

This is a great horror movie, one of the best there is. Moreover, it is a great movie, without regards to the genre.
Opposite to cliche horrors, the VVitch is all about the plot, its different milestones and characters' impressions of them. In the best traditions of Lovecraft-inspired scary stories, it never actually shows "the monster", but speaks of its unspeakable devilish wickedness with words of main heroes. At some point the ideas in their heads seem to be more vile and cruel than the reality they face.
Some scenes (especially frequent close-ups) makes one assume that the story revolves around a girl, named Thomasin, played incredibly by Anya Taylor-Joy, but, to my mind, she represents kind of a medium, which links viewer with the story, while what fuels it are those puritan ideas, which elevate the level of fear in other characters and distort their perception until the reality is explained perfectly in the available framework.
Finally, the mood and the ambience are spot on! The majority of the developing events took place in gloomy and isolated sites, also offering some symbolism to note and speculate with.
All in all, this movie is about the true nature of fear. It is subtly crafted with a great attention to detail, which makes it a must-watch to any fan of the genre.