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The Last Witch Hunter Research Paper

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Do you know that feeling of going into a movie theater and just being completely confused from the very start? Unfortunately some movies like to leave you in this trance of 'what the heck am I watching' from beginning to unrelenting end. Even more dissapointing The Last Witch Hunter is one of those movies. Vin Diesel (The Pacifier, xXx, Babylon A.D.) stars as Kaulder an immortal who lives his days keeping the hidden world of witches in order. 800 years ago or so he killed the Witch Queen played menacingly by Julie Engelbrecht (Die Mamba, Frei, Born to Dance) who, before passing, cursed him with the power to never die. Since then witches have made a truce to stay hidden in the world but to never use their magic on humans. Any witch who breaks this truce gets a visit from Klauder who is now a house hold name among witches who desperately fear him. Michael Caine (Now You See Me, Children of Men, Get Carter) is Dolan, he helps Kaulder, I guess, with changing identities, tracking down witches and putting them away. He's due for retirement and so in comes his replacement also named Dolan (anyone who holds this position is named Dolan seems like it) played by Elijah Wood (Cooties, Maniac, Happy Feet 2). On the night of his retirement Dolan …show more content…

But remembering is hard work for a man that's lived centuries so he needs the help of a witch that can take him to certain memories. Chloe played by Rose Leslie (Honeymoon, Now Is Good) is a young witch who owns a bar where humans aren't allowed to drink because...well...she only serves magical drinks but Kaulder knows she can fix up a potion for him to visit the memory he needs most. What he finds there puts him, Chloe and Dolan...the new one, on the trail of the Queen Witch's few remaining followers who have found the key to bringing her back to life. Dun, dun,

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