Witches

During that week I stepped back from some reading and ended up watching a couple movies that had to do with the theme of that class instead. Since the theme was witches I decided watch Hocus Pocus and The Craft. Both wonderful movies that fit perfectly into the discussion we were having in class, like how the fear of witches is very much just a fear of empowered women and how they can do anything men can. This could possibly be why in some cases they are portrayed as very hideous or old. The women in both these films never once need a man for anything, but rely upon each other for strength and guidance. Also both films have that magic number found in most witch related stories, three. I understand in The Craft the protagonist is sort of the fourth member of the group but she seems to be more of an outsider throughout the whole movie.This stems from mythological Greek figures like the three Graces or even the three Fates who even the almighty Zeus could not control. This concept of a powerful group of three women is still prominent today and it's great to see fun and interesting stories using both this concept and genre still.