Wild Witch is a beautifully photographed film set in gorgeous locations and is well acted. I haven't read the series from which the film is adapted, but it's pleasing to see this tries to be different from the Harry Potter stuff and I do like seeing the emphasis on a predominantly female cast. I can also appreciate this is not a special effects extravaganza, though there were instances, particularly in the third act, when an attempt may well have been made to ramp up the action a bit more with some CGI, other than copious amounts of smoke (black or white).
I do agree with other reviewers who have issues with the narrative. It just doesn't play out all that smoothly. Oscar barely has a word to say after the first act and just keeps gazing off into the distance every time he's spoken to. Their relationship just never seems to go anywhere. If he's Clara's protector and the same age, how did he develop his powers and why don't we ever actually see them really displayed? How come there is never any discussion about fathers? For instance, whose Clara's father and why doesn't he have any role to play in the scheme of things? BTW, who was that older guy, who stood around Isa's house quite a bit, but hardly said anything? Why did Clara's mum say at one stage, I'm going to take her home because this is too dangerous and yet in the next scene, they're both chilling out back at Isa's place, not heading home at all? I agree with others as well, in that the ending was pretty anti-climactic and ho-hum.
Wild Witch is quite engaging thematically with the aspects about animals and the environment. But if the producers were looking at starting some sort of Wild Witch franchise, they'd need to be fronting up with a stronger product than this.
I do agree with other reviewers who have issues with the narrative. It just doesn't play out all that smoothly. Oscar barely has a word to say after the first act and just keeps gazing off into the distance every time he's spoken to. Their relationship just never seems to go anywhere. If he's Clara's protector and the same age, how did he develop his powers and why don't we ever actually see them really displayed? How come there is never any discussion about fathers? For instance, whose Clara's father and why doesn't he have any role to play in the scheme of things? BTW, who was that older guy, who stood around Isa's house quite a bit, but hardly said anything? Why did Clara's mum say at one stage, I'm going to take her home because this is too dangerous and yet in the next scene, they're both chilling out back at Isa's place, not heading home at all? I agree with others as well, in that the ending was pretty anti-climactic and ho-hum.
Wild Witch is quite engaging thematically with the aspects about animals and the environment. But if the producers were looking at starting some sort of Wild Witch franchise, they'd need to be fronting up with a stronger product than this.