Before they embark on their adventure, they drink Scotch.
The name Jesus Christ is abused numerous times.ĭrug and Alcohol Content: The three characters smoke cigarettes (until they run out in the woods). Several hundred crude and profane expressions (including nearly 200 uses of the f-word and the s-word) are bandied about. Sexual Content: At worst, a vague reference to having sex.Ĭrude or Profane Language: Tons. A Bible-carrying townswoman who is referred to as the “town loony” provides information on the Witch legend. Seemingly occult symbols appear in the film (the three characters certainly interpret them as such). But to be fair, the somewhat simplistic execution of the plot places it in the same category as a very scary campfire ghost story, not The Exorcist. Spiritual Content: The very title and premise of the film fixates on witchcraft and the occult. Also, Heather and Michael care enough for their friend that they put aside their own fear to search for Josh when he is abducted. Positive Elements: Unlike the glamorized portrayals of witchcraft presented in much of popular media (think of shows such as Charmed), this film convinces viewers that witches are scary, evil and undesirable. Then the camera is knocked to the ground and the credits roll. They race to investigate the elusive sound. Finally the two remaining filmmakers stumble (at night) upon an abandoned, rundown house from which emanates moaning and screaming. Then Josh disappears and a bloody bundle of twigs is “delivered” which contains what they believe to be a part of his body. Needless to say, they get lost, and each night scary things happen. (The legend involves a witch who abducts and kills both children and adults). After interviewing a few local townsfolk about the Blair Witch legend, the three young adults hike deep into the nearby woods to get footage of locations associated with the legend.
But don’t be fooled by Artisan Entertainment’s efforts to convince the average moviegoer that this film is true. One year later, their footage was found.” The remaining 79 minutes of The Blair Witch Project is “extracted” from that footage, all of which is shot with handheld camcorders and a 16 mm camera.
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The movie begins with text which reads, “In October of 1994, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittesville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary.
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