Season of the Witch
Nicolas Cage is a controversial actor. Not necessarily because of any “racy” nature that his roles might have, but because of the unpredictability of his acting quality and the ultimate success (or failure) of his movies as of late. And lately it seems, he has gone on a “long-haired-guy-with-life-experience-and-a-good-heart” streak, first with The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and now Behmen in Season of the Witch. But enough about Cage!
The movie begins with the execution of three supposed witches in the 11th century. It is a sad time for everyone in the audience as 21st century sensibilities take over. (Witches? What witches?) It seems those bastards chose women who did not conform to society to blame for all their troubles, most of which were probably caused by the rarity of bathing. It is clear that the message now stands to be this: religion is bad, look what they used to do to women!
But then the plot takes a twist
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