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October 31, 2022
Vol. LXX, No. 4
Hocus Pocus 2, a Hit or Miss? By Denise Santana and Michelle Razo Staff Writers
IN THIS ISSUE:
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Page 7: Why Maternity Leave Should Be Longer... The Sanderson sisters sing The Witches Are Back and One Way or Another, covering Blondie. The first song was performed as soon as the teenagers brought them back with the Black Flame Candle. There, in the middle of the forest, three witches come to life with a full on invisible band. It made their introduction less “scary” to the audience, which would be
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The original Sanderson sisters, Mary, Winnie and Sarah
Disney’s newest film Hocus Pocus 2, is causing nostalgia for many fans of the cult classic film. Saying goodbye to the original Sanderson sisters and introducing a new trio. Even with all that it still let us down. After 29 long years, Hocus Pocus 2 has been released with strong ties to the original. The sequel explains the origin story of the Sanderson sisters and how they were banished out of Salem and into the forbidden
forest by Salem’s townspeople. From there we learn that a witch can unlock their magical powers on their 16th birthday. The sequel then returns to modern-day Halloween 2022 which introduces the new protagonists of the story. Becca, a young witch who is oblivious of her true powers, on her 16th birthday. During her “birthday circle” in the forest, a witchcraft tradition they’ve practiced since they were
protagonists. The cheesy and misplaced generation Z humor was very noticeable and will probably age like milk. In the scene when Gilbert explains the black candle, he is asked by a child “What’s a virgin?” Everyone on the screen looks at Gilbert awaiting his response awkwardly. We didn’t mind it once but this style of selfawareness humor
was vomited all over the place. This wasted time and we learned nothing about the relationship among the characters. We are not looking forward to the idea of a possible new series expanding on the Hocus Pocus cinematic universe, but others would want to see the new girls coming back. “ G r e a t movie, loved t h e
5, Becca accidentally brings back the Sanderson sisters by lighting the infamous Black Flame Candle. The Sisters then seek revenge on the descendants of the priest that banished them from Salem in 1653. Becca’s friend Cassie is one of those descendants. Motivated to save her friend, the girls defeat the sisters with the power of friendship. The most noticeable part of the film was the musical numbers. We didn’t expect this film to be a musical. younger Sanderson sisters. Hope we get to see more of them!,” Nicole S. said on Google reviews. In our opinion, the film was cheesy and not necessarily the best use of our time. As Hocus Pocus fans, we were disappointed because the music was over the top and misplaced, the gen Z comedy was not that amusing, and the writing was just poorly done. It is almost safe to assume that Disney did these things intentionally, if we give the Mouse the benefit of the doubt. While there are some that are clamoring for Disney to expand on the stories of the new witches, others would prefer if the remake stopped right there. Disney is famous for turning its beloved films into series for the purpose of making a profit. Many examples such as Peter Pan, The Emperor’s New Groove, Tarzan, and Cinderella to name a few, have gone on to continue their ‘stories’ in the form of TV series. Fans of Hocus Pocus seem to be split down the middle on whether this film was a hit or miss. New generation of witches, Cassie, Becca and Izzy