I recently re-watched Practical Magic to get in
the Halloween mood. It’s one of those comfort movies for me that’s also fun to
watch at a specific time of year. I love the witchy elements, the beautiful New
England house on a cliff, the
constantly roaming black cats, and the dynamics of the small New England town.
I realized that it was a book first and thought, “I should
really read that!” But when I read a few reviews I realized the book was very
different than the movie. Apparently it’s set in Long Island and it has very
little to do so with magic. Additionally, the two sisters don’t live with those
fun, magical aunts! So, while I do find the dynamic between the sisters
interesting (the bad girl versus the good girl, basically), I realized that,
along with the plot, those elements didn’t hold a lot for me. Meaning, it wasn’t
the characters or the plot that drew me in, it was entirely the world.
I love that they dress as angels as girls and eat brownies
for breakfast. I love that the aunts are on the witch committee so they must go
to the annual conference, which includes dancing under the full moon naked (nudity
optional). I love the outfits they wear and the knickknacks and candles around
the house and the old spell book that’s passed from generation to generation.
And who wouldn’t want to live somewhere where midnight margaritas was a
tradition!
Do you have any books or movies like that, where the plots
and characters aren’t why you re-watch or reread them, you simply like vicariously
being part of that world?
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