Scooby Doo Rocks!

[kokopelle]

'Scooby Doo and the Witch's Ghost' introduced the Hex Girls, comprised of Luna (voiced by Kimberly Brooks), Dusk (voiced by Jane Wiedlin), and Thorn (voiced by Jennifer Hale). While the movie had the usual Scooby Doo camp, the movie also takes an extremely sympathetic (though terribly focused) view to Wiccan philosophies and viewpoints. The Hex Girls are self-described as "Eco-Goths", and one of their songs has the refrain "to love the earth/is all we desire". Sarah Ravencroft is described as using her Wiccan healing powers to help sick people "who could not afford good health care". There is also much focus on the wrong done by discriminating against Sarah Ravencroft's peaceful wiccan religion.

Their second song is the best of the two (so says I).

The other thing I loved about this movie is that Tim Curry was the voice for Ben Ravencroft. Tim has such a cool sound, and I have so many other memories from his other work when I hear his voice.

Comments

[elegy-of-flames.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow! Didn't know they were making another movie. Scooby Doo is an artifact of my childhood (cartoons in Greece are many years behind...it was that and Thundercats), and I love it to bits even now, so I really must see this!

It's also nice to have such a positive portrayal in a medium not noted for its overwhelming attention to accuracy. Although goth pagan redhead rock 'n' roll chicks, isn't that a bit of a stereotype? Oh wait... :P

[greensh.livejournal.com]

The downside of that particular movie is the narrow focus... Wiccans are the good people and Witches are evil-wicked. My lovely mate postively dispises distinctions like that in media as it is prevelant in even 'paranormal' shows. Oh well, what are words for but to use and abuse?

Hmmmm... redhead rock'n'chicks... allow me to lose myself in such thoughts...

[elegy-of-flames.livejournal.com]

Oh, did they do that again? *sigh* Nevermind that there's people that ought to be better informed that also phrase it in those terms, so it's easy to imagine how they could've gotten misinformed (and/or chosen to avoid clarifying certain complexities...it's still a kids' movie).

Everyone is allowed their vices I guess. At least yours isn't giving you cancer :P