My frustration immediately turned back into the sort of thirsty intrigue that this franchise provokes in me, and with that one cryptic mention of the occult, I feel compelled to re-watch the film on the lookout for any signs of rituals, sacrifices, or who knows what else. Towards the end of the commentary, it's mentioned that Blair Witch apparently contains hidden subplots that you need to have some familiarity with the occult to understand. If I were one of the guys, I'd think this was hilarious. Surely the commentary would still feature a lot of vague references to interesting secrets, but the way it comes across feels like they're actively punishing the listener for caring. Of course they sound frustrated, but it seems likely that even if they were in the best of moods, they wouldn't put all their cards on the table. It's worth mentioning that Wingard and Barret obviously have a sense of humor, and by no means am I suggesting they were exclusively bitter. Again, this was the worst possible time to record a commentary, and the listener suffers for it. For a moment you're given a peek behind the curtain, only for someone to yank the curtain shut on you. And you have kind of Lane who's maybe having bit of a Rustin Parr experience, and then Ashley's obviously undergoing a very different kind of transformation.And you know we thought we were, uh." ".We're never going to make a sequel to explain any of this shit." "By the way, I don't think it ever occurred to even you or I that people would think that we were actually showing the Blair Witch in this movie, and I will say really quickly, you know, again I don't want to explain anything, but we're hinting in a couple ways about how the Blair Witch.gets the sacrifices needed to keep the hunting going. Sadly, every time Wingard and Barrett come close to revealing information, they pull away.
#BLAIR WITCH 2016 MONSTER MOVIE#
The creature we see in this movie is not necessarily what everyone calls "The Blair Witch." If this sounds familiar, it may be because I pinpointed this as the central idea of the movie months ago. The idea was that, like any other urban legend, there are multiple interpretations of the Witch's story, and as a result, no one truly knows which tale is correct, if any.
Lead character James and conspiracy-theorist Lane were originally scripted to debate the origins of the Blair Witch legend. When the characters first enter the woods, there was an element cut that Adam Wingard believes would have given context to what we're seeing. Though a substantial amount of the commentary is filled with references to how much people hated the film (read my glowing review HERE), there are some real conversations about the way they approached crafting the story and world. That's not to say that they don't offer any intriguing information. Unfortunately, having just experienced what must have felt like the death of an exciting project, Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett are not just tired and subdued, they're kind of angry. If they recorded the commentary a month or two after the disappointing reception, maybe we'd have a subdued, measured talk about what their intentions were.
Had they sat down and discussed the movie prior to the opening, perhaps we would have heard a tired, but excited conversation packed with cryptic hints about what's really happening in the woods. Sadly, it seems that the commentary was recorded shortly after the film flopped, which not surprisingly, isn't the best timing. The Blair Witch blu-ray comes with a commentary track featuring director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barret, so naturally I listened to it expecting insights into the film akin to the above quote. But of course, um, what we actually discovered is that if you call your movie 'Blair Witch,' anything you show, everyone is just going to assume you're actually showing the Blair Witch, and uh, and then they're going to be annoyed about that." You know, it's something much older.We kind of thought that people were going to interpret this film a lot of different ways, and we were trying to leave a lot of mystery to it. SPOILERS for Blair Witch and it's commentary track! "To us, the Blair Witch isn't necessarily something that you ever really could show. After months of waiting, Blair Witch is finally out on blu-ray, so it's time to restart the hunt for secrets! Sadly, it looks like the mystery dies along with the franchise.
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