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The Crucible (1996)
Rate:
10
Viewed:
2/14
2/14:
It's hard to find any fault in The Crucible which is as good as the play per se.
Getting Daniel Day-Lewis for the role of John Proctor is the chief reason why the film works. Also, it's refreshing not
to be bogged down by the language as the story moves briskly well from start to finish.
Having Paul Scofield, who's well known for his Oscar-winning performance in A Man for All Seasons, elevates
the whole thing along with the help of Winona Ryder and Joan Allen. It's the acting as well as the script
that make The Crucible a superb picture to watch.
The viewers need to keep in mind everything that happened in the Salem Witch Trials predates the passage of the U.S.
Constitution by a full century. Not only was witchcraft practiced in colonial America, but it also played a large part
in Europe for centuries. Nugatory and senseless, it highlights the necessity of a sound judicial system.
All in all, The Crucible is excellent.