The Crucible Movie Review Essay

The Crucible Film Review The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, was just recently made into a movie directed by Nicholas Hytner and is a must see. The opening scene gives the viewers a sneak peak of whats to come with the thrills and horrors of witchcraft in Salem. In the opening scene, teenage girls are casting spells and there is a cauldron which automatically causes one to think of witchery and magic. Not only is the audience captivated from the opening scene, but they are hooked throughout the entire movie as well. The Crucible is a captivating film due to the casting of actors and the added characters and scenes used to exaggerate the movie. The film The Crucible was directed by Nicholas Hytner in 1996 and is rated a 6.8 out of 10 on IMDB. The main character of the movie, John Proctor, was casted by Daniel Day Lewis, a method actor who built the house he lived in as John Proctor for the

One added scene was when Abigail kisses John Proctor at the back of the house during their secret meeting. While they did have a secret meeting in the book, this added kiss sends a message to the readers that Abigail is more in love with John than he realizes. It shows that while she is not over him, she still believes she has a chance of being with him again. Another added scene is when Abigail accuses Reverend Hale’s wife of witchcraft and Danforth starts to realize that Abigail’s accusations are becoming preposterous. This added scene is important because it shows how Abigail won’t get away with her false accusations anymore, and no one believes her. An added character that helped the plot increase is Judge Sewall, who is important because he acts as an extra voice and a mediator between the village and the court. All of these extra scenes and characters are important because they add to the movie and increase the action that