Crucible

Pros: Well-acted, great setting
Cons: The shrill screams get tiresome after a bit

During the 17th century, a rash of practicing witchcraft broke out in the small town of Salem...or did it? In The Crucible, Arthur Miller dramatizes the events of the Salem witch hunts and their tragic result, giving us a close-up look of the kind ...

Pros: The acting, the good direction, the drama.
Cons: Some writing, the bad direction.

The Crucible is... a pretty good movie. I saw a poster for it in my english teacher's classroom. Its rather teasing, and beckons you to come and see it. It has a smug-looking picture of Daniel Day-Lewis, looking more Gangs-of-New-York-like then ...

Pros: great tale, wonderful acting, beautiful scenery
Cons: that real people were murdered during this time

The Crucible
Starring:
Daniel Lewis
Winona Ryder
Paul Scofield


Based on Arthur Miller's classic play


Amongst the cries and the screams of the girl children, 19 women; men and a child...

Pros: There were pros?
Cons: Long and dull

John Proctor is played by Daniel Day Lewis in this dramatization of the Salem Witch Trials. He watches as first Tituba, a black slave woman, then his neighbors, then his wife, and finally he himself stand accused of "conspiring with the devil." The...

Pros: great!
Cons: hummm? not for young readers?

A Hysteria Within The Crucible

*****

In his well known play The Crucible, Arthur Miller presents a
picture of a small village falling prey to an uncontrollable fear
of witchcraft. The play begins in Salem, Massachusetts,...

Pros: Amazing acting from everyone, a horrifying and powerful story of paranoia
Cons: Depressing

I am a lover of fiction:books, movies, TV shows, etc. It's a great passion for me, much like Football is a passion for some, Cooking, etc. Only a few select films leave a profound impact on me, and these films are my faviroutes: (in order) A ...

Pros: The conflict, the principles, the ending
Cons: (Sound of wind blowing)

I can't remember if I updated my public profile to reflect the fact that I am now teaching history. I am doing so at the Dallas Institute of Funeral Services, and I am following my predecessor's custom of getting the students to turn in one movie review...

Pros: Daniel Day Lewis has some of the best genes on earth.
Cons: A few minor slow spots.

The unfortunate truth about many of our high school English classes is that theatrical works are often relegated to closet dramas, and the mere text loses its impact. Thankfully, we now have this movie adaptation of Arthur Miller's "The...

Pros: Daniel Day Lewis's performance
Cons: Winona Ryder's performance

The Crucible dramatizes the Salem Witch Trials while commenting on our own society in which guilt can be established and punishment meted out based on the flimsiest of evidence. In this story, John Proctor (Daniel Day Lewis) witnesses the trials as first ...

Pros: Great drama,timeless theme
Cons: none

"The Crucible" is a gothic masterpiece, whose horror is rendered all the more chilling by the fact that the story is based on a true horrific events in our history. Working from his adaptation of his 1953 play,Arthur Miller and the...

Pros: Great to watch.
Cons: Disturbing, not very fun.

Well, I have to say that the Crucible is a wonderful piece of work. Arthur Miller's tale of the Salem Witch Trials (written to parallel the McCarthyism communist witch hunt) is gripping, intense, passionate, and thrilling to watch. Though you know the...

Pros: captivating movie
Cons: drags out a bit

This movie was a very interesting one. I originally rented it in order to help me understand the play by Arthur Miller. It did help. It was almost exactly like the play, and it was easy to follow. I thought it was much more interesting than the book....

Pros: great movie about witch hunts
Cons: not all events are actual

For those of you who have no idea what 'The Crucible' is about, think the Salem Witch Trials.

For English class, we forced to read the play by Arthur Miller, then watch the movie. The movie is much more interesting the actual play.
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Pros: Griping drama of a witch hunt
Cons: May offend some, but it's the truth

Daniel Day Lewis outdid himself again in this gripping, shocking tale of witch hunts.
This movie has a moral, never start a rumor, it could do you in. A big rumor gets blown out of proportion and a witch hunt is on. The citizens are killing off...