Shit goes down, and of course, goodness prevails and Luke destroys the witches. Luke is discovered by the Grand High Witch who turns him into a mouse, which is how he spends the majority of the movie. The Grand High Witch wants to rid the entire world of children, starting of course with those in merry old England. Lead and funded by the Grand High Witch, witches across the world will open candy shops and confectionery stores, selling candy and sweets laced with a tincture that will turn children into mice. While snooping around, Luke discovers their meeting and uncovers their worldwide plan. The witches, in a move to conceal their abhorrence for children, gather as the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. With limitless powers, witches are able to transform children into all kinds of creatures. Luke had been told by his grandmother that witches are evil female demons with a deep seated hatred of children. While on vacation, they discover that a group of English witches are meeting under the guise of a charity conference. Years later, after the death of Luke’s parents, Helga becomes his legal guardian and the two take a vacation to a seaside hotel. Helga has since sought to destroy witches, and I believe is considered a witch hunter in the novel. When Helga was a child, a friend of hers had been captured by a witch and forced to live out her days inside of a painting. The plot (of the movie at least) revolves around a young boy, Luke, and his grandmother, Helga.
This film incorporates many themes about witchcraft one finds in this sort of production.
While it’s portrayal of witchcraft is unequivocally negative, Anjelica Huston’s characterization of the Grand High Witch is truly one to be reckoned with.
“The Witches” was the last movie Henson worked on directly before his death, and was similarly the last film made based on Dahl’s work prior to Dahl’s death. The film was produced by Jim Henson Productions and as such includes puppetry and creatures one would expect from his production company. The movie stars Anjelica Huston as Miss Ernst, the Grand High Witch. “The Witches” is a 1983 novel by Roald Dahl, which was was adapted into a dark fantasy film in 1990 of the same name.
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