One of the things I marveled when viewing the film was Miller’s mastery of the Puritan culture. Miller even got to adapt his work to the screen and did it so well that the stage origins aren’t even noticeable. He saw parallels between the Salem Witch Trials where several people were put to death in that sad town for the elusive crime of witchcraft. The Crucible was Miller’s answer to the witch hunting House Un-American Activities Committee and the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee of Joe McCarthy. Back when it was on Broadway it was deemed too controversial in those paranoid days of the Fifties.
The Elusive Crime Of WitchcraftĪrthur Miller is gone now, but he lived long enough to see his master work The Crucible finally on the big screen. No complaints about anything other than the liberties taken here and there with the actual facts. So is the story worth seeing? Well, yes, though if you are looking for something fun, light or intended to pull you out of a depressed mood, you are certainly considering the wrong picture! The acting is quite good, the direction also quite nice. I mention all this so that you understand his motivations and occasionally the story does stray from the facts as we know them today. His goal was not to present the Salem witch trials verbatim but to use it in order to attack the McCarthy hearing….and as such, he made a few changes here and there to the facts of the case. “The Crucible” is based on a play written by Arthur Miller. The Crucible Movie Reviews Well made…unpleasant viewing.
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