She’s a God damn witch! She’s putting spells on every-damn-body in town!
The Gift (2000) Dir. Sam Raimi
#i absolutely love this tiny trashy little sam raimi southern gothic movie #it’s not like groundbreaking or oscar winning #but blanchett is blanchett ya know? #and it’s in the top 3 keanu performances #and it it’s an absolute master-class in ‘show don’t tell’ #over half the key emotional point and narrative devices are just visual/auditory an not explained #with a 'well you see timmy this means this’ #you just have blanchett looking at 'meaningless’ ESP card shapes #and you go yeah ok i get that #and you have her space out and see things that are there but not there #but it’s not explained! #sometimes they’re nice and sometimes they’re nasty but the meaning is rarely if ever spoon-fed to you #it leans into things you know by feeling rather than by thinking in a way that visual media can #also it’s a tiny trashy little sam raimi southern gothic movie #so that’s a fun concept all on it’s own tbh
