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The Golem (2018)
Hanna
I went in there with an open mind and I can easily say that I was pretty happy with the start with all the interesting Jewish mythology. The movie was well acted and well made too. Noting all that, I must say that there was big point that I could not ignore no matter how much I tried. That is the writing and more specifically the character of Hanna. Her character did not have even one redeemable quality. All of the scenes (including the dream sequence) that showed her mourning her son seemed to so forced and out of character for her that they wrenched me out of the movie completely.
Movie made it pretty obvious from the start that she was a selfish character with huge ego. Selfish because she used birth control and lied to her husband who was nothing but kind and understanding towards her (even breaking the cultural and social norms by helping her study). Egotistical because she couldn't take the insult from the Rabbi and had to create the Golem (I know the movie tried to justify it by making the invader kill her sisters unborn child but to me it looked like she was gonna create the Golem no matter what).
After Hanna sees Benjamin with Sarah she gets so angry forgetting that she had been lying and manipulating Benjamin for the last 7 years. Thus killing Sarah. Even though it was unintentional but she understood the power she had over the Golem. So when the Golem kills Perla later she still denies it and tries to shelter the Golem.
The overall vibe that I was getting till that point was that she was happy about the power and recognition that the Golem brought her and when the movie tried to shove the 'mourning her son's death' down my throat I hated it very much.
Watching the movie became a struggle for me because she was such an unlikable character that I couldn't empathize with on any level.
I am a big horror fan and only watched the movie because of the rating that you guys gave here but I must say that this movie does not deserve more than 3 stars. Ruined my night.