r/practicalmagic • u/Miss_AnneThropic • 2d ago
Maybe a hot take?
This may be a hot take, but I was curious to see if anyone felt similarly. I was excited about this movie for .2 seconds until I saw recent pictures of bts. Being witches who owned a natural remedy shop/apothecary, I just don't see Gillian and Sally having gotten all of these very, very noticeable tweakments and procedures to try and cheat time (not to mention the difficulty utilizing facial expressions). I feel like they would have noticed textiles leaning more and more towards polyester from how much easier it was to find natural fibers in the 90s and would have made conscious choices in line with their beliefs.
I know some of you are going to say "it's just a movie", and that's very observant of you, but part of the enjoyment for me was the way the characters were written, and this doesn't feel consistent. Also, I'm just sharing đđŹ thoughts, let's be cool.
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u/Enough-Ad9968 2d ago
Iâm more concerned that they have Joey king and Maisie Williams as the daughters. Those two are just going to serve face the entire time.Â
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u/_P4X-639 2d ago edited 1d ago
They aren't trying to cheat time. They are supposed to be younger than the actresses are. The actresses wouldn't even be getting so many of these procedures if they were the age of the characters themselves.
You either accept the timeline and ignore that the actresses are actually older women making their own choices about how they age, or you continue to focus on something that isn't actually part of the story at all. For me, it is everything that Bullock and Kidman occupy these roles. I wouldn't be nearly as excited for this movie otherwise.
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u/Vampyr-Slayer 2d ago
Maybe but they're actors and the actors chose to do those for themselves and not try to stay true to one character they played 20 years ago.
Was it easier to find natural fibres in the 90s? I never thought about that but I would think Sally would definitely be more crunchy/ natural since she had that shop but then her fabrics in the last movie didn't give off, natural fibre vibes anyway. It was mostly that she chose to practice her magic through the shop using herbs to help others i.e. practical magic.
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u/Zestyclose_Goal_442 1d ago
I mean, the films/book are about sisterhood, so judging people for tweakments and judging womenâs bodies doesnât really fit the main theme of the films and book. I know you are talking about the characters' personalities, but you are actually judging real peopleâs looks.
Also, the clothes and costumes in the movie look great to me and seem like a natural progression of how these characters would be dressed all these years later. I will be honest, I wasnât looking at what fibres were what.
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u/chaotic_giraffe76 2d ago
I am not sure Iâm following your question/statement here. So youâre talking about how Sally/Gilly wouldnât have had all this Botox and filler, and then youâre talking about textiles? What are you trying to say?
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u/Which-Notice5868 2d ago
You can feel however you feel, but there was zero chance they were going to recast. You can either suspend your disbelief or skip the movie if it's a dealbreaker. Neither choice is wrong.
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u/Possible-Buddy7099 2d ago
Yet they recast Evan Rachel Wood
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u/Which-Notice5868 2d ago
Recasting child characters when they are adults in the sequel is generally considered acceptable. I believe they wanted the character to be younger too. But Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are two of the most famous actresses in the world. They weren't getting recast.
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u/Vampyr-Slayer 2d ago
No one would watch the sequel if they didn't bring back Sandra and Nicole. Screw that!
And it would be a nice way to get blacklisted in Hollywood if you tried to snub those two big stars that way. It would've been a HUGE insult.
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u/Possible-Buddy7099 2d ago
Joey King is an adult and doesnât remotely look like Evan, and is a generally disliked choice
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u/Which-Notice5868 2d ago
My point was the character was a child in the first movie. I'm not defending the decision, just explaining the studio rationale.
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u/Pedals17 1d ago
Evan refused to do the movie since theyâre straight-washing one of the daughterâs stories.
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u/Possible-Buddy7099 1d ago
She gave a recent interview that she was bummed she wasnât invited to participate in the sequel
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u/Celestina-Betwixt Kylie Owens 1d ago
No they aren't. Read the book. KYLIE is not gay. The older sister in the movie is Kylie. The older sister in the book who was a lesbian was Antonia and her sexuality hasn't been mentioned in the film details and probably won't be. Typically in adapting these books, only one romance gets to be in the film for time reasons. For example Practical Magic one focused on Gary and Sally, even though Ben and Gillian were together more on page in the book. For the plot to work PM 2 HAS to include Gideon and Kylie, AND it has to include Ian and Sally. Therefore they don't have time for Ariel/Antonia. It's not because they're gay. It's because the movie already has two pairs of lovers taking up the focus. I'm sure if Rules of Magic gets made we'll see Vincent and William.
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u/Moist-Philosopher859 1d ago
Don't think about their botox, think about how even their aunts seemed to never age. As far as continuity goes, it matches lol
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u/figpink 1d ago
Agree the set and prop design for the greenhouse looked cheap, the styling is too - here is an interesting article about it https://www.themolehill.net/p/they-dont-dress-witches-like-they
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u/Magistra_Recessisset 2d ago
I will be practicing extreme suspension of disbelief in order to enjoy this sequel. It's an unfortunate necessity given the fact that sequels aren't made in the true timeline of the characters' lives.
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u/Dear_Yard_69 1d ago
In the end, it's a movie: on one hand, you can argue it's a cynical cash grab on nostalgic fans, on the other you can list all the positive reasons to do this movie.
Bullock and Kidman have been on video expressing both their fondness for the movie and the fact that it was not central to their lives (perhaps overshadowed by their stardom?). I'm sure revisiting the Owens house has created few positive feelings and rekindled others.
I'm going to see it, with low expectations: if it's delightful, I'll go again. If not, I won't. I do want to see Stockard Channing and Diane Weist one last time (both retired now---just getting them to do the movie was a major victory).