Revenge flicks like those in the Death Wish series are usually brutally violent, and that’s always been part of the appeal, for better or for worse.Female-led revenge horror often centers around sexual assault that’s shown in disturbingly graphic detail, I Spit on Your Grave being one of the most infamous examples. Part of the appeal of these movies is the catharsis of seeing terrible people get their comeuppance, but they can easily become exploitative themselves when such an emphasis is placed on depicting the abuse of the women rather than just their revenge. She Will is a much quieter take on the woman’s revenge story, focusing more on the healing process rather than the triggering event, even though said process does involve killing abusers through the power of witchcraft – “quieter” doesn’t necessarily mean “softer.” Writer and director Charlotte Colbert’s debut film is dripping with Gothic atmosphere instead of blood, and while it doesn’t sensationalize violence against women, it isn’t afraid to address how very real such violence is for both modern women and their ancestors.
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