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Forbidden Fruits: Witchy teens blend fashion, feminism, and fear
17 Mar
Summary
- The film is a dark satire blending 'Mean Girls' and 'The Craft'.
- It follows four young women in Texas who form a fashion-obsessed coven.
- The movie explores progressive anger intertwined with fashion and power.
Set in a Texas mall boutique, 'Forbidden Fruits' presents an agreeably sharp-witted dark comedy about four young women who form a coven. These friends are obsessed with fashion and express themselves through a unique blend of slang, pop culture, and feminist ideology.
Led by the charismatic Apple, the group's dynamic shifts as they explore their supposed witchcraft. The film contrasts their "sisterly" directives with an academic feminist righteousness, suggesting a contemporary fusion of progressive anger and fashion.
The narrative takes a suspenseful turn when the coven casts a hex that appears to work, introducing elements of fear and shock. The movie examines the toxic influence of a leader who demonizes men, ultimately urging a breaking of that spell.
Directed by Meredith Alloway and co-written by Lily Houghton, 'Forbidden Fruits' is a stylized comedy that seriously questions what young women want: love, justice, or power, and the intricate interplay between them.
