'The Craft’s' decision to center outcasts was an anomaly among its teen movie counterparts.
I hate horror movies. I truly, deeply cannot stand gore and jump scares and my overactive imagination going to terrifying places. But I do like movies that are spooky and creepy, and I like movies that have feminist undercurrents even more. That’s why I love the 1996 cult classic The Craft, a movie that has become only more relevant since its release.
Nancy , the volatile de facto leader, uses her power to escape poverty and her abusive stepfather. Bonnie , long-suffering from disfiguring scars on her back, heals herself and in the process, takes on a more shallow persona. Rochelle curses her racist tormentor by causing her hair to fall out. And Sarah casts a love spell on her crush, despite the fact that he spread a nasty rumor about her.
Rochelle, the only Black character in the film, also gets the least amount of screentime of the leads, and we know little about her backstory. The other girls have a home life depicted — Rochelle does not. While the portrayal of fighting prejudice in a teen film was handled well, there should be more to a Black character than the racism they experience. Unfortunately, this is something that not only Rochelle endured, but that her actor, True, faced as well.
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